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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWith that, I withdraw my amendment.13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the Minister for her detailed responses and the other noble Lords who have taken part in the debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, mentioned that the detail in the…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am still a bit confused about this. The Bill says that some mayors taking on police and crime commissioner powers can take certain powers to themselves and others can take…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am very grateful for the responses from the Minister. As was said earlier in the debate, we know that he always listens to the points being put forward, and I thank him for…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI think I said when I moved the amendment that our contention was that local government, including any CCAs, is already subject to extensive scrutiny, so we agree with that. I…13 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords—and Ladies, as I feel I should say today—I add my tributes to those paid to Betty Boothroyd. I never knew her; I came into this House, sadly, after she last spoke here.…10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likely immediate and long- term economic impacts of their decision to further delay HS2.10 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: DelayMy Lords, this chaos just will not do. Throughout the north and the Midlands, tens of thousands of jobs and billions in economic growth are dependent on HS2, but this is all cast…10 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am very grateful to the noble Earl for his detailed comments on the amendments. I would like to start with a few comments on the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to the noble Earl for his clarification. It covers one side of the picture with the smaller county areas. However, larger county areas, where the population may not…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMay I add to what my noble colleagues have said? This goes to the heart of this amendment. We struggle to say how you can have a county with more than one functioning economic…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as we start to examine those parts of the Bill which address local government and devolution powers, we might welcome the fact that the Bill addresses the long-standing…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am pleased we tabled these probing amendments, because they have brought out some of the discussion we needed to have in these areas. I am grateful to the noble…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as we have already discussed this afternoon, the principle of consultation when fundamental changes are being made to governance structures is an important one.…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAs a further point of clarification, if the Minister will allow, is that saying specifically that district councils represented on a CCA will not have a vote, whereas the CCA can…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is rather a shame that this Bill appears to have become a bit of a Christmas tree Bill, with everything hung on it. As my noble friend Lady Hayman has said, in truth…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill22 Feb 2023