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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI just want to intervene on what the noble Baroness was saying about the importance of councils being able to take it up, by just making a quick reference to one of our most…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister, but half of the amendment is not about allotments. Having run this scheme in London, I know that allotments are almost impossible to get. It is also about…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman. What I have to add is that my Amendments 160, 161, 163, 164, 165 and 169 would bring a more climate…04 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, my Amendment 243 deals with climate mitigation and adaptation. It would make statutory existing government guidance that new school buildings must be both net zero in…03 Feb 2026HANSARDYorkshire: Sustainable Water Management SolutionsMy Lords, flood defences in Monmouth were built in 2020, survived a storm in 2022 and fell down in 2025. It seems that a lot of the concrete stuff that is built is not actually…28 Jan 2026 Bills sponsored (2)