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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy apologies, but if it is that complex, is it not more likely that mistakes could be made, making it even more concerning that something could just be repealed or revoked without…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for introducing the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge. I have a similar amendment in this group; it requires that the…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate; I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, for bringing it forward. I also thank the licensing committee and its…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have an amendment in this group that I shall speak to, but I will first make a few comments about the amendments in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Lytton. I thank…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for introducing her amendment and indeed for tabling it in the first place. This important issue is not talked about enough. I…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the Minister for introducing these government amendments. We have no problem at all with them. They seem fairly straightforward in what they want to achieve, but I would…24 Apr 2023HANSARDEcology Bill [HL]I will say only a very few brief words. Clearly, reversing biodiversity decline is extremely important, and we have had useful debates around the Bill, which clearly has been on a…21 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, there are two amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend Lady Taylor of Stevenage: Amendment 259, which probes subsection (7), which is inserted by Clause…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 243 is in the name of my noble friend Lady Taylor of Stevenage. Amendments 244 and 246 in this group are both also in her name. I shall briefly speak to them…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for introducing her amendment. We agree with everything she has just said. I am also objecting to Clause 101 standing part of…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for introducing the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Northbrook. I just make a very brief comment about the issue of…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, and I thank the Minister for his thorough response to these amendments. On my noble friend’s Amendment 243, I was…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for supporting my amendments. As the Minister said, she was right to draw attention to the many competing demands on local…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as I just said when I asked for that clarification, this is a really interesting amendment. One reason I am particularly interested in it is that, not only before being…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI have just a quick question. It is a really interesting amendment, and I was wondering how the noble Lord saw the role of the regulator fitting in to all of this.18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillSorry, I have been making quite extensive notes on all this. I hope I can read my own writing in a moment. I thank noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. These issues are…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, we have a number of amendments in this group, and there are a number of issues that I want to visit in this group, so I apologise if this takes a few minutes. Looking…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillBefore the noble Baroness sits down, she has not mentioned the lovely Secretary of State.18 Apr 2023