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HANSARDEnvironmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for presenting the regulations before us this afternoon and the opportunity to put one or two questions. He will recall the history of…22 May 2023HANSARDAir Quality Strategy ConsultationMy Lords, in relation to consultation and the London mayor, does my noble friend agree that the main cause of increased traffic congestion and the knock-on effect on air quality…18 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the kind words from the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton. I was not going to speak, but I would like to echo the remarks she made and repeat my concern,…17 May 2023HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Liaison Committee Report)I am grateful to everyone for their contributions, particularly my noble friend for his full response. It seems as though we have had a lot of consultations and workshops, but my…17 May 2023HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Liaison Committee Report)I thank all those who made this inquiry possible, especially the members of the Liaison Committee, who kindly agreed to a follow-up report on our original inquiry. I also thank…17 May 2023HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Liaison Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this report and I thank all who will be contributing this afternoon, especially my noble friend the Minister. I look forward…17 May 2023HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (Liaison Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Liaison Committee The Licensing Act 2003: post-legislative scrutiny Follow-up report (2nd Report, HL Paper 39).17 May 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank my noble friend and the department for bringing this measure forward—it is deeply appreciated among businesses. Do we know what the duration of the support will…16 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am sorry to speak out of turn, but I entirely support all the amendments in this group. In particular, I endorse the plea of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, on the status…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am not sure that that is entirely clear, but I have pressed the point as much as I can at this stage. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, while I am extremely grateful to my noble friend, I think he has made a bit of an own goal because I think it is still the case that the dashboard is simply not…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 8. Before I do so, and in the interest of brevity, I entirely associate myself with the words of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope,…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, this amendment relates to the remaining sunsetting clauses. It is important to state at the outset that, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, said in moving his…15 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillBefore my noble friend sits down, will he respond to my question about sufficient consultation time being allowed? The Food Standards Agency has accepted all the legislation that…15 May 2023HANSARDPost Office Executives: BonusesWhat due diligence are the Government doing with regard to Fujitsu being a preferred bidder for government contracts on an ongoing basis, given its history with the Horizon…11 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful for what has been a very wide-ranging debate. It was pleasing to see the support for all the amendments in this group; I am grateful for that and thank…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am very grateful to the noble Baroness. If the house is built after 2009, it will not be covered. I believe this is a gap in the legislation. When we were both in the other…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am delighted to speak to Amendment 291 and others, including Amendment 312K in my name. I declare my interests as on the register. I am also co-chair of the All-Party…03 May 2023