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HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interests as set out in the register, as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as a member of…01 Dec 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. We clearly had evidence of the volume of appeals by businesses. I am still concerned about the value of those and whether…01 Dec 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, Amendments 7 and 8 in my name pursue an issue I raised both at Second Reading and in Committee regarding the complete mystery surrounding the £1.5 billion of taxpayers’…01 Dec 2021HANSARDConformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) (Construction Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, the Minister read out the technical details with gusto. He obviously enjoyed doing it. In a nutshell, what we are being asked to accept today is the transfer of a…23 Nov 2021HANSARDLocal Audit (Appointing Person) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Before the noble Lord sits down, I asked whether the standardised variations of the fees would be in proportion to the accounts that were being audited.23 Nov 2021HANSARDConformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) (Construction Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2021Exactly, perhaps. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who guards the guardians? This is important. With those remarks, I broadly agree with the proposed changes.23 Nov 2021HANSARDLocal Audit (Appointing Person) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I draw attention to my relevant interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association, a member of Kirklees Council and a member of that council’s audit and…23 Nov 2021HANSARDIntegrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsMy Lords, I too live in Yorkshire and am proud to do so. I can confirm that there is an extraordinary sense of anger and betrayal as regards the plan for rail infrastructure in…22 Nov 2021HANSARDRail Infrastructure: North of EnglandI have a little quiz for the Minister. I am sure she will be able to come up with the right answer, but here goes. Which city has half a million people, considerable deprivation,…18 Nov 2021HANSARDLeaseholders: CostsMy Lords, I remind the House of my relevant interests as in the register. If the Government are to avoid a torrent of bankruptcies by April next year, as has been predicted by…18 Nov 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my relevant interests as set out in the register, as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and a member of Kirklees Council. My noble…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 1 and 2, which are tabled in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Fox, and to Amendment 6, which is tabled in the name of the noble…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his extensive reply. I remind him, despite the detail he provided, that I said right at the start that I support the proposals in the Bill. I…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill10 Nov 2021HANSARDLeaseholders: Safety Remediation CostsMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as a member of Kirklees Council. I thank all noble…04 Nov 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I draw attention to my relevant interests in the register.28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the removal of dangerous cladding from buildings identified as high-risk.28 Oct 2021HANSARDHomes: AffordabilityMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for instigating this debate and for his very powerful introduction to so many vital issues, poverty being at the heart of it all. I…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBuildings: CladdingDespite the Minister trying to blind us again with statistics, the hard fact is that thousands of leaseholders are living in limbo, suffering anxiety and in despair. Some are even…28 Oct 2021HANSARDPublic ServicesMy Lords, given my local government interest, I know it is not how services are provided but if services can be provided. For example, social care—a service provided by both…26 Oct 2021