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HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill22 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI do not want to comment on this from the point of view of a member of the sponsor body, because I certainly am not. I was a member of the Joint Committee that reviewed the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 2) Regulations 2019My Lords, I will ask the Minister some questions, and I express some surprise that, in his presentation to the House, he did not mention demand-side response, which was the…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDevolution: English CitiesMy Lords, it is a great delight to take part in this debate and to listen to the energy and passion that the noble Lord, Lord Heseltine, still brings to this, decades after he…17 Jul 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 2) Regulations 2019I am sure that the Minister is aware that for the cost of a gigawatt of generation capacity, you could have a great deal more demand reduction capacity, but only if the right…17 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillThe noble Lord exactly anticipates the point I am coming to. If this goes ahead unamended, it is a recipe for the hidden hand to cause delay and wasted effort. Those were the…08 Jul 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillMy Lords, I speak as a member of the Joint Committee that looked at the draft Bill and produced the report which is in front of your Lordships as background to this debate. The…08 Jul 2019HANSARDGrenfell ResponseMy Lords, I associate myself with the words of the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, and with the sentiments of the Statement in what it has to say about both the Barking fire and the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019My Lords, it is a pleasure to contribute to this short debate on this statutory instrument. I thank the Minister for his introduction, which sketched out the framework very…20 May 2019HANSARDArchitects Act 1997 (Swiss Qualifications) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction of these regulations to the House and his explanation of their content and purpose. It is certainly very important indeed that…08 May 2019HANSARDResidential Construction and Housing SupplyMy Lords, it is a pleasure to contribute to this timely debate. I welcome the words of the Minister in introducing it and in giving us a good overview of what the Government…24 Apr 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019My Lords, first, I support what my noble friend said and pick up in particular his final point about the scope of the judgment in the European Court. I thank the Minister for his…03 Apr 2019HANSARDElectricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019I thank the Minister for what he has said so far and for his shopping list of money well spent. I do not wish to challenge that but is he satisfied that the Government’s…03 Apr 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, I am very pleased to contribute to this debate. I represented one of the constituencies in Greater Manchester for 18 years, and served on one of its…02 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019I am delighted to participate in what I am sure will be a short debate on this item. My delight is enhanced by the fact that it is the one piece of business we are considering…12 Mar 2019HANSARDElection ExpenditureMy Lords, does the Minister agree that it is vital to retain a robustly independent Electoral Commission with political input but with a majority of independent members, and that…13 Feb 2019HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this debate. It is timely and important and I strongly endorse the many excellent contributions that have been made so far. I…24 Jan 2019HANSARDTower Blocks: CladdingMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his Statement. But even after his emollient words, there are still around 800 families living in privately owned blocks who do not yet know what…22 Jan 2019HANSARDCombustible CladdingMy Lords, in responding to noble Lords over the past two years, Ministers have repeatedly said that it is necessary to go at pace to show commitment and a real sense of urgency.…07 Jan 2019