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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, for raising what is often a bone of contention among residents of new properties where those properties have been built…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I think it was the noble Lord, Lord Deben, who said that our planet faces an existential crisis. We must ensure that we take every opportunity to deliver policies and…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, has raised a very important point about the effectiveness of a plan-led system if local plans are not up to date. The noble Lord, Lord…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is as if we were never away. I remind the House of my relevant interests as a councillor on Kirklees Council and a vice-president of the Local Government Association.…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillLady Bakewell.04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this policy proposal is one of the most contentious issues that we have debated throughout the course of the Bill. So far, it has been a very thoughtful and considered…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 282D in my name would require the Chancellor of the Exchequer to undertake a review of the business rates system. The Government know that the current system…20 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for this group of amendments, which largely—not entirely—relate to the rights and responsibilities of Senedd Cymru. Throughout the Bill the…20 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville is unfortunately unable to attend today, as she is not well. I will say a few words on her behalf. First, I…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Young and Lord Lansley, for throwing some much-needed light on the practicalities of community land auctions. During the debate in…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, before I start, I repeat my relevant interests as a councillor and as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. This group of amendments concerns the…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this is an important set of amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock. They seek assurances from the Government that the replacement for the existing…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions and challenges to what I have said during this important debate. I particularly thank the Minister for being so generous…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I begin, as I generally do, by reminding the House of my relevant interests as a councillor and a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I wish particularly…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this amendment is really important for democratic overview of policing in a combined authority area. As the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, has said, West…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe noble Baroness said that you could have a combined police and crime commissioner and mayor only where there is coterminosity. If combined authorities are now able to expand,…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I make clear that this amendment, to which I have added my name, is about local authorities having the option to make some of their meetings virtual or hybrid. It is not…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the two amendments in this group apparently have little in common, but they do. Their common feature is that they are all about fairness. Amendment 66 in the name of my…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Northbrook, for the two amendments in his name, which relate to a specific issue that he also raised in Committee. On the face of it,…13 Jul 2023HANSARDBusiness and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for doing that. My worry is that I think that was initially included in the first set of regulations, and I wonder why it has somehow been taken out. But I…12 Jul 2023