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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillNo, it is a power for the Secretary of State. The amendment seeks to remove the power of the Secretary of State to make consequential amendments to such legislation. The effect…15 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateSkills is an interesting issue. As I said to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, we expect developers to remediate these buildings at pace and we will be on their backs to…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateFirst, I say that I absolutely agree, and the Secretary of State agreed. He said in his Statement today, as he has said in many Statements, that it has been too long, but we are…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023I thank both noble Lords for their input. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, in particular because I know that this issue, especially PEEPs, is a huge passion of hers. When…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023I am not aware that that is how it is envisaged. I have not had any conversations about how the regulator will work with local authorities, but it is an interesting concept. I…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023We know that. Perhaps the type of landlord who does not register might be the type who could cause trouble. However, there is surely a way in which someone can remain anonymous…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateMy Lords, with the leave of the House I shall now repeat a Statement made earlier in another place by my right honourable friend Michael Gove. “Mr Speaker, with your permission, I…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateI can assure the noble Baroness that some of these companies in the list that we have seen today are not the large companies. That, obviously, is causing some of the smaller…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateMy Lords, today’s announcement is an important day for thousands of leaseholders living in buildings afflicted by fire safety defects. The Secretary of State announced that 49…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023.14 Mar 2023HANSARDHigher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, the regulations set out the high-level information to be provided to the Building Safety Regulator and clarify the parts of a building for which individual accountable…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety UpdateUntil we know when it will come, we will not know what is in it, will we? What I can say is what I have said before: it is really important to understand the complexity of this…14 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the noble Baroness for her offer; I would prefer to give a written answer to that question, because it was quite complicated, and I do not want to give the wrong answer.…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI did not say that the councils do not have any concerns or interest in the role of the PCC. Of course, they do, as we have heard, with community safety committees et cetera. What…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI think we are going to disagree on this, and there is a fine line. I also want to answer the questions from the noble Lord, Lord Bach, that I did not answer at Second Reading,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThis is the responsibility of the Department for Transport. I will be in touch with the relevant Minister to explain the Committee’s deep concern about the issue of bus services…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat is understood. I will take that back and do what I can; I will see what we have already. On Amendment 115 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, I agree with…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAll the powers will go. There will not be half a PCC left. Does that make sense? Amendment 119, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, seeks to allow the person…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, we have tabled a number of consequential, minor and technical amendments for combined county authorities. The consequential amendments are to existing legislation, to…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill13 Mar 2023