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HANSARDGreater Cambridge Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2026That the Order laid before the House on 4 June be approved. Relevant document: 5th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee22 Jul 2026HANSARDGreater Cambridge Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2026My Lords, the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 sets out that the Secretary of State may designate an urban development area where they are of the opinion that it is…22 Jul 2026HANSARDGreater Cambridge Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2026My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in a very interesting debate on the future of Cambridgeshire and the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation. I thank the…22 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for their questions and comments on the local government reorganisation Statement.…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationWhen we took these decisions, we were very aware that some of the councils involved were already receiving exceptional financial support. We continue to work with those councils…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationI am very grateful that we will debate that issue tomorrow, because at one point this afternoon I thought we might not. I am very pleased that we will debate the Cambridgeshire…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationI am grateful to my noble friend, as ever, particularly for his championing of Leicestershire, which he does admirably. The Government were always clear that boundary changes…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationI am going to sound a bit like a stuck record, but the proposals came forward from the local authorities themselves.21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationWell, we looked at all the proposals that were submitted and we assessed them. Noble Lords opposite can laugh if they want. I have been through this whole exercise of assessing…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationThe estimate of the savings came from the work that the local authorities did themselves. I accept that there will be a great deal of work to be done through the process as we…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationMy Lords, the noble Lord was part of the discussions on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which set out clearly the role of town and parish councils as we…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationI am grateful to the noble Lord for mentioning our new Prime Minister, because he is quite keen on devolution—that might have something to do with his background in the last few…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationI am grateful to my noble friend for raising this very important issue. Those of us who have operated in two-tier areas would often look at London boroughs and other unitaries—the…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationFirst of all, I do not think that they will be far-distant unitary councillors. In my experience, councillors have a great connection with their local area and they will continue…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationI thank my noble friend for his welcome of that decision. He is quite right, of course, that when these proposals were put forward there were areas on which there were different…21 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationThat is a very important issue indeed, which we picked up on early in the process. The Secretary of State has written to all tiers of local government to ask them, if they are…21 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate, including the noble Lord, Lord Best, the noble Baronesses, Lady Warwick, Lady Neate, Lady Lister,…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate on these amendments. I will now address those amendments relating to the operation of the disposals…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who spoke in the debate: the noble Lords, Lord Fuller and Lord Jamieson, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Teather, Lady Thornhill and Lady Coffey.…20 Jul 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate and to the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, for Amendment 82, which seeks to ensure that local authorities…20 Jul 2026