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HANSARDElections BillI thank the Minister for his response to these amendments and other noble Lords for their contributions to the debate. I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, for…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the Minister for that clarification. I look forward to her response. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillIf it was a 2013 report, and thinking of inflation, I wonder whether that should have been reconsidered, to come back to an earlier discussion.15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, this has certainly been a very interesting debate. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, for tabling these amendments, and I wish him well as I understand the reasons…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI apologise. Did the Minister just say that the amendments have nothing to do with Clause 14? They are amendments to Clause 14.10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe Minister did not address my concerns around consultation on the document. Will he come back on that, please?10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, and we agree with everything he has just said. This is the beginning of our debates on the Elections Bill, so I…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I imagine that, compared with the previous debate, this one will be a lot shorter and sweeter. I tabled the amendment to Clause 17, which, as I am sure noble Lords are…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the Minister for his response and look forward to his letter. I thank him for agreeing to write to me so that I have the details of the response. On that basis, I am happy…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction. Clearly, these amendments are technical and we agree with noble Lords that they are required. I agree with my noble friends…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, on consultation, may I just come back to the Government’s response to the committee’s fifth report, which I read out earlier? They said that suggestions to set minimum…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, just on that point on consultation, I suggest that the Minister, when he responds, thinks of the expression “more haste, less speed”. Rushing things through without…10 Mar 2022HANSARDNorth Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister again for his introduction to this draft statutory instrument and other noble Lords for giving me so much in-depth information about North…09 Mar 2022HANSARDSomerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, this is the third and last of the SIs on structural changes we have been debating. I will be brief, as we seem to have been here for some time. I thank the Minister for…09 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument, which is the first of three instruments on structural changes that we will discuss today. I have a…09 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Government (Disqualification) BillMy Lords, I shall be brief and begin by confirming that the Labour Party fully endorses this proposed legislation. I also pay tribute to Sir Paul Beresford for promoting this…04 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal WarmingMy Lords, this week’s IPCC report suggests increasingly severe climate impacts, with warnings that heatwaves and flooding are highly likely, including in the UK. Firefighters are…03 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, has raised a very important issue and certainly has our support. Something has to be done to resolve this, and others who have spoken have…02 Mar 2022