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HANSARDRail Ticket OfficesMy Lords, it is difficult to overestimate just how valued the staff and services provided by station ticket offices are by the travelling public. This major change affecting 150…12 Jul 2023HANSARDBusiness and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I was interested to hear the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, about Stringfellows. I understand—only from posters on the Underground, believe…12 Jul 2023HANSARDBusiness and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023On the non-domestic rates issue, we have raised the point during the course of the Bill, which my noble friend Lady Hayman has been dealing with, about the fact that there is…12 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, once again, I am grateful to the noble Earl for his response, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for agreeing that we need this definition, but I am still…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests, as I am still a serving councillor in both Stevenage and Hertfordshire. It is always a huge privilege to follow Members of your…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hayman goes to the heart of the Bill and its levelling-up missions by attempting to strengthen a…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am very grateful to the Minister for her answers. Once again, she gave the figures for the support the Government are offering. I am sure that people who are struggling with the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 24 in my name asks the Government to define by regulation exactly what they mean by levelling up. We have the 300-page tome of the levelling up White Paper—I…11 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill11 Jul 2023HANSARDHomelessness: Vagrancy Act 1824To ask His Majesty’s Government what further consideration they have given to using the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill to repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824 to end criminalisation…10 Jul 2023HANSARDHomelessness: Vagrancy Act 1824My Lords, in March 2022, the Minister the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe of Epsom, who I am pleased to see in his place, committed to repealing the Vagrancy Act within 18 months. My…10 Jul 2023HANSARDNetwork Rail: Ely Area Capacity Enhancement ProgrammeMy Lords, Ely, like over 1,000 railway stations in England, currently has a much-valued ticket office. Government plans unveiled today will axe this, alongside every other station…05 Jul 2023HANSARDHomelessness: Homewards InitiativeMy Lords, it is great that the Prince of Wales has turned the spotlight on this very important issue. Pilots are all well and good but is it not a damning indictment of this…04 Jul 2023HANSARDLow Traffic NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, local authorities are still having to rely on outdated guidance from 2007 for the design and modification of residential streets. In a debate in the other place in…03 Jul 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023It is unfortunate that we are only now starting to make some progress on the essential remediation works that will allow leaseholders to sleep easily in their beds and begin to…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register as a councillor at both district and county level and as a vice-president of the District Councils’ Network, though not…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out the proposals in these regulations. Although it could be considered a minor amendment dealing with just consequential matters, in…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBuilding Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Regulations 2023Before the Minister moves on, it would be really helpful to understand the entire role of the building safety regulator. There has been a lot of heavy lifting as we have gone…20 Jun 2023HANSARDRoad Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment) Regulations 2023I, too, thank the Minister for setting out the basis of these important regulations, which are fairly straightforward on the face of it. As she said, transport is our economy’s…13 Jun 2023