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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the noble Baroness for a very helpful answer. Will she say something about the actual timeline for this group formally starting work? She suggested that it was going to…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI speak to Amendment 285AA, which refers to Clause 123. It is by way of a probing amendment, and I would have explained to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, had he been here, that the…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the noble Earl for taking us through what for some of us is a kind of grade 1 learning experience, which he has dealt with very effectively. I have some considerable…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I think the noble Earl will have detected a degree of unease right around the Chamber about how this clause will take effect, not just in the course of this…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I give three-quarters support—I was going to say half-hearted support—to what the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, has moved by way of his amendment. The nationally significant…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the noble Earl for giving way—I realise he has a mammoth task this afternoon. Amendment 258A introduces a new schedule to the Bill. It appears to be five pages long, which…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAnd consultation.20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI just want to briefly say that I very strongly support the plea put in by my noble friend in relation to a rural strategy. I am also interested to understand the Minister’s…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI wonder if I could help the noble Earl. For neighbourhood plans, there is an independent examiner who is not actually drawn from the inspectorate but obviously has to be a…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Minister is being extremely thorough. She has emphasised very much that she does not want to constrain local authorities exercising their decisions as is appropriate for their…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the noble Earl for giving way. He has perhaps got the cart in front of the horse there. My amendment refers to neighbourhood plans which are in force. It seeks to make…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the noble Lord for giving way. Does he agree that a compounding factor is that the calculations of viability studies are kept secret and that, if they were more…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI think the spirit moved. It is good the right reverend Prelate spoke first in this case.20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, and the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, in this debate. My contribution is quite modest…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am very pleased that I chose to give way to the right reverend prelate the Bishop of Leeds, because he has done a superb job in introducing the amendment in my name,…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendments in my name in this group. I start by briefly reminding noble Lords that I am a member of the Marple neighbourhood forum, which is drawing…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this is an extremely important debate with a large number of amendments of great importance. Having recently been recruited to the rapidly increasing cohort of the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI remind the Minister that, on day two, she made similar noises about a draft of the statement of levelling-up missions. She did not make a promise but said that she had heard the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI seek to reassure the noble Lord that it will be covered in regulations.18 Apr 2023