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HANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026My Lords, methinks the previous speakers on the Conservative Benches do protest too much. First, I remind the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, that it was the Conservative Government, I…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but that is not the question I asked. The order does not say “the top two”; it just says “the candidates remaining” without defining what…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, on Clause 6, I have a contrary view to that of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson. I start by reminding the Committee that I have a registered interest as a councillor on…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]The Minister has provoked me now. All those are positive moves, but how much do they add up to? That is the question. The enormous sum of money that the Government have made…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsMy Lords, to continue from the previous question, large underground attenuation tanks are often used in residential developments as their answer to sustainable drainage. Can the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]Well, my Lords, that has started the debate on this important Bill in a rather polarised way. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed in the response from the noble Baroness,…01 Jun 2026HANSARDGrenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillMy Lords, this has been an incredibly moving debate; in particular, the contribution of the noble Lord, Lord Roe of West Wickham, who shared his practical experience at some…14 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, this group of amendments neatly follows the previous group as it concerns further empowerment to be strengthened for the most local tier of our democracy. Amendment 195…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response. I am pleased that we have had this debate on this group of amendments about parish and town councils, but I am very disappointed…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, earlier we discussed the words “community empowerment” in the title of the Bill. We have not had sufficient discussion about what that will mean and how it will be…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, we have had nearly an hour of debate on this very important group of amendments, which is at the heart of the community empowerment part of the Bill. The various issues…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, we have had three—13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI shall start again. We have an amendment signed by three noble Lords who have, in their usual lawyerly way, made a powerful case for one side of the argument. Here I am, however,…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThey are likely not to have the power to agree to have a debate on the amendment as an entity. Considering that the Government are supporting this amendment, it is likely to be…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWell, it depends whether noble Lords regard land held in public trust for public benefit as important. If noble Lords do not, then they are probably lucky in having land to…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to this statutory instrument, one in a series of statutory instruments creating county combined authorities that we have…23 Mar 2026HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026My Lords, I draw the Grand Committee’s attention to my interest as a councillor on Kirklees Council. This is a very technical measure and a bit of a mixed bag. The reset of the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I now have to remember where I left off.05 Mar 2026