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HANSARDAir Quality Strategy ConsultationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the compliance of their revised national air quality strategy consultation with best practice, as laid out in the…18 May 2023HANSARDAir Quality Strategy ConsultationMy Lords, local authorities are central to efforts to improve the country’s air quality, but the nature of this consultation exercise suggests that the Government think otherwise.…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThere is an enormous number of amendments, and I somehow did not spot it. If I had spotted it, my name would be on it.18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her thorough and detailed response. I also thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate and those who expressed support for my…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have a number of amendments in this group. I will not go into detail on all of them but will talk about our concerns about this part of the Bill and home in on a…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, apart from the Government, I have the bulk of the other amendments in this group so I thought I would go through them now. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Willis; she…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, very much for his introduction to his amendment. It thoroughly covered the issues and concerns of everybody in this…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThere was no need for riling.18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am delighted to see the Minister in his place because it gives him the opportunity to make me gruntled again. If he is doing the next two groups, I am beginning to…18 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and the noble Baronesses for introducing their amendments as well. I have the final two amendments in this group: Amendments…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, I remind him that I asked a number of questions about areas other than air pollution—for example, on flooding. I wonder if the Minister could look…17 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief. I just want to give particular support to Amendment 48, to which I have added my name. We cannot allow the Bill to weaken environmental and food…15 May 2023HANSARDHorticultural PeatMy Lords, clearly it is critical that we stop peat extraction, but restoration must also be a priority. What are the Government’s plans to increase the restoration of our…09 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, for her introduction to this group. As she and other noble Lords are aware, I have a particular interest in…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI apologise, but that is not good enough. I know people living in properties built after 2009 who are completely stuck and cannot get insurance. The Minister talked about the need…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is after 2009.03 May 2023HANSARDVoter Authority CertificatesMy Lords, we have heard about the review, but the review has to be meaningful, otherwise it is pointless. So, given that the Minister has previously stated that this will consider…02 May 2023HANSARDParliamentary Democracy in the United KingdomMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for bringing forward this brief but fascinating debate, and congratulate the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lichfield on…25 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for his amendment and for enabling a short debate on NSIPs, because I think it is pretty important. I ought to say that, before I…24 Apr 2023