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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, during the Covid pandemic, the catering industry suffered huge disruption, and, with the support of local councils, some innovative solutions were found to create…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for setting out the case for his amendment. However, I am afraid it still looks to me as if he is trying to fix something…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThere we go; noble Lords are on my side already. For those of us who get involved in the sharp end of politics, this is a cry from the heart. When you are facing a delivery round…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe issue about regional inequalities is really important. This is supposed to be a levelling-up Bill. If there will be more inequalities in the infrastructure levy in different…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for giving us a detailed and thorough response, in spite of the late hour. It is much appreciated. As the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock,…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this has been a very interesting discussion. This is probably one of the cases where there is less clarity at the end of the debate than there was at the beginning. I am…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, although it is not a matter for the register of interests, I declare a particular interest in this group of amendments in that I grew up in an area developed and managed…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for initiating this clause stand part debate, because in the way we do business in your Lordships’ House, amending existing Bills,…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who took part in this debate—over two days, because we had a previous day on this group. When I introduced our amendments, I said that a…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMadam Deputy Chairman, we spoke to our amendments in the previous session, so we move on to the debate on the other amendments.18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, we move on to Part 5, “Community land auction pilots”. This was not in the Bill when it went through Committee in the other place so it has not really had any proper…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill18 May 2023HANSARDRail ServicesMy Lords, it would be churlish not to welcome a sensible, if very belated, decision from the Government to remove the TransPennine Express route from FirstGroup. The appalling…17 May 2023HANSARDRail ServicesOn the Minister’s last point, I did raise the issue of management. There are two sides to the story in any industrial relations issue, and there has clearly been some poor…17 May 2023HANSARDRedcar SteelworksMy Lords, it is vital that the public, particularly the public of Teesside, get answers to the very serious questions about the transfer of this key public asset into private…17 May 2023HANSARDBus FundingMy Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing this Statement about bus services to us. I am afraid it will leave too many bus users around the country wondering whether the Minister…17 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023I know it is not the tradition of the Committee to not vote for SIs, or to vote against them, and I understand that—I will not do anything like that—but had this come before my…16 May 2023HANSARDHouses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. I start by saying that my comments will mainly be directed at the Home Office. I am sure that the Minister, with her…16 May 2023