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HANSARDSocial Security System: Rising Cost of LivingMy Lords, I am confident that the Minister, like me and many others in this House, does not want to see children suffer as a consequence of soaring food prices. She may have heard…17 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests as vice-president of the Local Government Association and as a member of Kirklees Council. This has been a wide-ranging and thoughtful…11 May 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, this is a shattering defeat for those doughty and determined campaigners who have made the case for justice for all leaseholders. I say to them that we on these Benches…26 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, it is good to recognise that the Bill has indeed been transformed during its passage through Parliament, but the major transformation point was initiated by the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillLeave out from “House” to end and insert “do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 184A and 184B and do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 184C and 184D”26 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I start by thanking the cladding and building safety campaigners who have been resolute and unremitting, since the Grenfell fire tragedy, in pursuing justice for…04 Apr 2022HANSARDHousebuilding: TargetMy Lords, I am sure that the Minister understands the difference between affordable housing and housing for social rent. In response to a previous question on social housing, the…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords—29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillNo, we stopped before the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and I had had a chance to speak. That is what comes of stopping mid-flight, but here we go—if anybody can remember what we…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillI think it is the reverse.29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, there are 70 amendments in this group, but, on a positive note, they are all seeking to protect leaseholders. We have been very fortunate in having such a clear…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, this is probably the most important group of amendments we are considering today, because it is absolutely at the heart of the building safety scandal that started…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillLet us do it.29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I wish to move Amendment 221 formally and divide the House on it. We have already decided that leaseholders will not pay towards the cost of remediation, and now we have…29 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, what a wonderful, emotional, eloquent contribution from the noble Lord, Lord Woolley. I have to say I totally agree. Here we are this afternoon debating the minutiae of…17 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, there was no intention on my part at all to create any division within our communities. I have spent a lifetime in mixed communities, trying to engage people from every…17 Mar 2022HANSARDPayments to Train Operating CompaniesCan the Minister explain how raising fares and cutting subsidies to the train operating companies contributes to one of the key aims of levelling up, which is to improve public…15 Mar 2022HANSARDWomen: Cost of LivingMy Lords, here is a simple action the Government can take that will help the poorest households, many of which are forced on to prepayment meters for their energy bills. The cost…10 Mar 2022HANSARDSomerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022I am very happy for the noble Lord speak. He has been here most of the evening waiting for this to come, but I was seeking clarification because we do not want to set a precedent…09 Mar 2022