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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 26, clause 18, page 14, line 35, at end insert— “(1A) But notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), if a CCA prepares and submits a proposal for conferred powers…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 11, in clause 5, page 6, line 5, leave out from “which” to end of subsection (11) and insert— “both conditions in subsection (12) have been met. 12. The…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)That, however, is set against the point that was made in the opening debate about the annex to the White Paper, which was presented to us as a suite of impactful metrics,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 3 adds a little more detail to the reporting requirement set out in clause 2, which we have just debated. We support the idea of annual reporting to help determine whether…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 3, page 3, line 28, leave out “120” and insert “30”. This amendment would reduce the period of time by which a report under section 2 must be…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)Yes, and it is reasonable to ask that these long-term commitments be sustained for that period of time. The goal here is to ensure that promises are acted on and implemented in a…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 6, in clause 2, page 3, leave out subsections (4) and (5). This amendment would remove the provision allowing the Secretary of State to discontinue a…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)That is exactly right. The RAG rating point is well made—it is what we would expect. There are lots of former councillors in the room, and that is what we would expect at local…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, clause 1, page 2, line 6, at end insert— “(4A) A statement of levelling-up missions must be accompanied by an action plan which sets out details of how…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)That is certainly what I had in mind when I tabled the amendment. It is not enough for me. We have already said that we are not going to have any independence in the system and…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)indicated dissent .28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important point. If as a nation we are genuinely seeking to do both those things—as I hope the Minister will say that we are—they need to be done together.…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Mark. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Shields on her amendments and the powerful case she made for them. I…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifth sitting)That is exactly the argument we have been making. We want that to be locally determined. I would be surprised if the Government in general really want to defend what they see from…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifth sitting)I am really grateful for the contributions to what has been a good debate. I will cover some of the points made by my Opposition colleagues and then move on to what the Minister…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifth sitting)Exactly, so I am very much enjoying it at the moment because we can fight these battles outside the rarefied atmosphere of the Chamber. However, one consequence of my liking these…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifth sitting)I start by saying—given that one of my Whips is in the room, I should not say this—that, for the reasons mentioned, I enjoy these Bill Committees. I am not sure whether I will…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to begin our line-by-line consideration with you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. The first two parts of the Bill deal with levelling up. I think it is safe to say that…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 3, in clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert— “(c) the independent body that Her Majesty’s Government proposes to use to evaluate progress in delivering…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifth sitting)That is very much the spirit in which I tabled the amendment, which is the first Opposition amendment to the Bill. That might be construed as the Opposition wanting to make life…28 Jun 2022