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HANSARDLocal Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026My Lords, some time has passed since I tabled this regret Motion, and this House has debated this issue in considering the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. I am…21 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026Before the Minister sits down, can I ask about the £63 million? Has this already gone out to local authorities? If it has not, when will it go out?21 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) (Revocation) Order 2026My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate and to the Minister for her response. However, I reject the premise of the blame game that the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDLocal Resilience ForumsMy Lords, effective emergency response depends on clear lines of leadership and accountability. In the context of local government reorganisation and devolution, when will the…16 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I have Amendments 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in my name. These are minor and technical amendments, which I understand have been agreed by the Government. I beg to move.15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking all noble Lords for their thoughtful and constructive engagement with this complex Bill, both in Committee and on Report. While there have been a…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill15 Apr 2026HANSARDHMT “Empire Windrush”: 80th AnniversaryMy Lords, it is right that we recognise the contributions of the Windrush generation to our country. The previous Government introduced the largest Windrush grant scheme to…14 Apr 2026HANSARDGrenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillMy Lords, none of us will forget the events of 14 June 2017. The shock we all felt is nothing to the pain that the Grenfell community have suffered. We can never fully appreciate…14 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to the first group of amendments in my name, which reflect the concerns that we have repeatedly expressed during the passage of this Bill about imposing…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, these Benches also align with everything that has been said about the great Lord Beecham. I wrote down a number of things to say, but it has all been said. He was a hero…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions to the debate. It is an extremely important group of amendments. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I was really disappointed with the response from the Minister to my amendment. All that it asked was for the Government to promote parish governance and to support…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill13 Apr 2026