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HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, in his response just now the Minister talked about raising the competence of the construction industry and improving the quality of the built environment. This set of…24 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillAfter that rapid run-through of about 40 amendments in this group, I shall respond to all of them as follows. The first three amendments are in the name of the noble Lord, Lord…24 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, we were waiting for the government Minister to introduce his amendments, so that we can then respond.24 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMaybe that is what has induced this change: it was too confusing for elections to your Lordships’ House. This Bill is thoroughly anti-democratic. Only a Government determined to…23 Feb 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my relevant interests as an elected councillor, and as someone who has been at the heart of elections, local and national, on every…23 Feb 2022HANSARDHunting TrophiesMy Lords, it was reported in the media over the weekend—I think this is what the noble Baroness was referring to—that the Government are doing an about-turn on imports of fur and…22 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillThe Minister is far too eager. During the course of the debate on this group of amendments, it has struck me that the challenge of this Bill is that it is primarily in response to…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I apologise: I was not here at the beginning of Committee due to flooding on the track. There was no electricity on the lines so the north was cut off—my part of the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I will just say how important these amendments are. Although they are brief and innocuous on the surface, they are fundamental to building safety. In the Grenfell Tower…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillPermitted development rights are not about just the conversion of offices into homes. Where I live, many old mill buildings have been converted. Some of them, particularly the one…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsMy Lords, there is a big difference between protecting leaseholders and ensuring that they do not pay a penny piece for wrongdoings that were none of their making. Will the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, I remind the House of my interests as a member of Kirklees Council, a vice-president of the Local Government Association and someone who lives in a part of west…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBenefit Sanctions on JobseekersPutting pressure on people to take jobs with the threat of benefit sanctions has a known link with deteriorating mental health. Indeed, some medics have pointed to a link between…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, this has been an excellent debate on a Bill that is widely supported across the House. I remind noble Lords of my interests as a member of Kirklees Council and as a…02 Feb 2022HANSARDRailway Timetables: DisruptionEarlier, the Minister said that the Government were very keen for passengers to return to the use of rail. What would she say to rail travellers in Yorkshire, who are facing the…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy Lords, I start by paying tribute to the cladding campaigners, whose extraordinary persistence in conducting a fact-based, solutions-offered campaign is largely responsible for…11 Jan 2022HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Fox, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, for the constructive meetings that helpfully resolved the issues in the part of the Bill…08 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, in the absence of the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy, I will speak next. I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interests as a vice-president of the Local…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my registered interests as vice-president of the Local Government Association and as a member of Kirklees Council. I want to pick up…06 Dec 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill01 Dec 2021