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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions, and I start by thanking especially the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, for Amendment 17, which seeks to amend…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am not aware of the timescale for that, but I will make some inquiries and come back to my noble friend.22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI thank my noble friend for that. As I have said, we are working on it, we are working on further changes and we will come back in due course.22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, for Amendments 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Khan, for speaking to those amendments to Part 2 of…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI have noted that. The noble Baronesses, Lady Pinnock and Lady Taylor, and the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, also brought up the issue of the exempting of retirement houses.…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to close this debate and to reflect on the many thoughtful contributions that we have heard. I thank all noble Lords for their engagement with the Bill…27 Mar 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillWe have taken the issue of human life as the important one. I think we will have further debates on 11 metres as we go through the Bill. I am conscious of time; if the noble Earl…27 Mar 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillAs I think I have said to the noble Lord many times from this Dispatch Box, this is a complicated issue. I think there are about 121 recommendations in the Law Commission’s…27 Mar 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am happy to write to the noble Lord on this issue, and I will put a copy of that letter in the Library.27 Mar 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I thank those Peers who have already engaged with the Bill and, indeed, those who have championed reforming the leasehold market for many years. I also thank colleagues…27 Mar 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillThat the Bill be now read a second time. Relevant document: 16th Report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. Welsh legislative consent sought .27 Mar 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillThat the Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the Bill in the following order:…27 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Government FinancesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for bringing forward this important debate on the current state of local government finances and the impact on local communities. I…21 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Government FinancesNo, I do not. We will work with local authorities on that issue. The Government have invested £5.5 billion on highways maintenance since 2021. In 2023, we provided an additional…21 Mar 2024HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024It is, but we already have the Elections Act, which looked at donations and the rules behind them. That part of election law is already being dealt with. Fundraising is a…19 Mar 2024HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024My Lords, if approved and made, these draft regulations will uprate the maximum campaign spending limits at the Greater London Authority and local authority mayoral elections in…19 Mar 2024HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions. They have made a number of points and I will try to respond to all of them. First, I say to the noble Lord, Lord Rennard,…19 Mar 2024HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Variation of Election Expenses and Exclusions) Regulations 2024At different times, different parties have raised large sums of money from different places over many years. I look at the party opposite, which has been funded by the unions over…19 Mar 2024