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HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I also have an amendment in this group. In thinking about what the noble Lord, Lord Foster, just said, there has been a running theme through our debates on the Bill in…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, it has been an interesting debate about two very different but important aspects of safety. I want first to talk about the Safer Stairs campaign introduced by the noble…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I shall be brief, because there will probably be another vote soon in the House. We are very happy to support the two amendments tabled in the name of the noble…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillI appreciate where the noble Baroness is coming from, but I still think there should be parity across the board going forward. Thinking about the Government’s levelling-up White…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group. Before I introduce them and talk about the things that we are perhaps not so content with in the group, I just want to say that we…28 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I want to say how much we agree with what the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, said about the importance of having adequate safety measures. That has to run through everything…28 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, this debate has been really interesting and slightly longer than I was expecting, so it is great to have had so many contributions. I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady…24 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillCould the Minister slow down a little? I do not know where I am any more. Could he start that group again? I am trying to make some notes on what he is saying.24 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillDoes the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, want to speak next?24 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillThen I will speak to my amendment, as I stood up first. As noble Lords have said, this has been a really important group of amendments to debate. I will speak first to my…24 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillPerhaps someone should table some amendments to change the word “polluter” in the Bill to “perpetrator”, so we can all be in the same place. Very briefly, I turn to the government…24 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, we have heard from the Minister that the Bill intends to make substantial changes to our electoral law. Despite its stated ambitions, however, it does not tackle the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillIn fact, it was meant to be the opposite.23 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesMy Lords, further to the questions from noble Lords around what has been in the press, if bans on foie gras and fur imports are to be dropped from the animals abroad Bill, can the…22 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I will look briefly first at Amendment 3 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stunell. As we know, the proposed building safety regulator will be responsible for…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, Amendments 6 and 149 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, draw attention to timing and delivery. For example, his Amendment 6 would ensure that safety is dealt…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for his clear introduction to his amendments. Noble Lords may remember that the Minister said at Second Reading that “Dame…21 Feb 2022HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, as we heard from the Minister, this instrument extends the legislation which allows late proxy vote applications for those who are required to self-isolate. As the…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction to this instrument, which, as we have heard, makes various changes to the business rates retention scheme. As we also heard…08 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, if the Statement and the paper with it are the sum total of the Government’s ambition, their legacy will be to have held back the aspirations of towns, cities and…07 Feb 2022