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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 218. I look forward to hearing the noble Lord, Lord Pack, and others speaking to Amendments 219 and 220. In responding on an earlier group,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who has spoken in this short debate. I do not know which slippery slope my noble friend Lord Jamieson was referring to, but he did not address…11 Feb 2026HANSARDLife Sciences: BeaglesThe Minister will be aware that the noble Lord, Lord Burns, in his report, concluded that the most humane way to protect the fox population was through regulated and legal…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I hope I am not causing any confusion by having moved to these Benches. It was simply because the other Benches are very congested; I continue to support the same party…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIt was thee and me, yes—that was the sum total who voted against. I think that we were right and history has proven that to be the case. I am still trying to get my head around…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillCan I take this opportunity to put the question I asked in my intervention? For what reason are fire and rescue services not statutory consultees? The noble Lord indicated in his…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThe noble Lord said that the budget, the strategy and the planning were passing to the elected mayor, so is the elected mayor undertaking assessments? For example, if,…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIt is perfectly reasonable that the Minister has suggested that there should be a more joined-up set of regulations, but I tabled an amendment that would have achieved this…09 Feb 2026HANSARDConstruction Industry: TimberMy Lords, the Minister will be aware of the work of Fera Science Ltd, in Sand Hutton near York, which examines the wood used in furniture and other products that brings unwelcome…05 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I warmly welcome back the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. Having broken my ankle before, I feel her pain. I will speak to Amendments 132 and 222B in this group and, if…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLand Covenants: Supermarket ChainsMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the CMA also has a role to play in looking at the work of the Groceries Code Adjudicator? There is a great imbalance of power between the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThe Minister said that the judgment was on 15 January. If she and her department consider that their policy is being set aside by very clever planning barristers, would she…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am grateful for the opportunity to introduce the amendments in this group. I thank my noble friends—I call them that—Lord Clancarty and Lord Freyberg for supporting them. I…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all who have spoken; it goes to show the breadth of knowledge we have, both in the Committee and in the House, among those involved. I was particularly…04 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for summing up, albeit that there has been a delay of some two working days. I thank everyone who has spoken. I offer a particular thank…03 Feb 2026HANSARDWater Companies: FinesCan the noble Baroness explain what proportion of the fines paid to date have been used to improve the environment? Will she ensure that these fines can be used to help farmers…29 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness RatesMy Lords, it would be churlish not to welcome the measures—so far as they go—that the Chancellor has introduced. However, does the Minister accept that it is small family…29 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I would like to give an alternative view from that of the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, on Amendment 241C. First, though, I say this to the noble Lord, Lord Bassam: I spent…29 Jan 2026