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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillBefore we move on from this topic, I will add another observation: the county members are the ones that have the places on the combined authority. The districts do not have voting…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to noble Lords for a good debate on these topics relating to spatial planning. They are very important issues, and this is a key part of the Bill. There are some key…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am sorry that we come to these amendments so late in the evening. Amendment 198 and the subsequent amendments are things I feel particularly strongly about. Amendment…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, once again I thank noble Lords for a very interesting debate on very important aspects of the Bill. I am grateful to the Minister for her detailed response on all the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the previous discussion highlighted some of the concerns we have about the contradictions between the matters that have been enshrined in the Bill, which some of us…27 Mar 2023HANSARDAvanti West CoastMy Lords, it is disappointing to hear the Minister again blaming the workforce for the problems of Avanti. Rail passengers in the north-west and Wales will have greeted the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this has been a really fascinating debate on a key part of the Bill. It has been good to hear voices with such great expertise and wisdom around the Chamber this…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, in an earlier debate on these topics on Monday, we heard the noble Lord, Lord Foster, discussing Southwold, where I spent many happy hours on holiday as a child and…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as we begin our discussions on the detail of the planning section of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, it is important to explain that, although our amendments…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for that clarification. The noble Lord, Lord Moylan, set out the four questions asked by his amendments, and they are all very important questions…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak next as I have an amendment in this group. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, for his excellent speech on his amendments and for meeting with me and…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI beg leave to withdraw the amendment.22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry; I do not want to try the Minister’s patience, but we are not understanding how the various things sit together—the NPPF and the NDMPs. It is not quite clear to me how…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to the Minister for her response so far. Can she pick up the points that the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, and I made about the piecemeal nature of how this works and…22 Mar 2023HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very pleased to support the Motion before the House today in the name of the Minister. The action taken by P&O Ferries was a national scandal which should have…21 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesMy Lords, I will start on a positive note—I like to do that—by saying that we welcome the successful negotiations with Network Rail, although all those who regularly travel by…21 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesCan the Minister kindly clarify the bonus situation? If she cannot clarify it now, then I will be happy to receive her response in writing. Which period do those bonusses cover? I…21 Mar 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI respectfully ask the Minister, rather than waiting until October when we might be back here having another discussion about this issue, if we could have some kind of interim…21 Mar 2023