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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI beg to move.24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessI do not know how many times I am going to repeat this, but I will carry on doing so. We are working very closely with the Ministry of Justice and HM Courts & Tribunals Service to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessI was very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, for her contribution on the Bill. To ensure long-term sustainability, we have concluded that there is a case for the use of a…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am very happy to take back the points about Scotland, but we have conducted an extensive call for evidence on licensing, and we are carrying out an extensive review of the…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. As I said earlier, I recognise that this is an important issue, and we want to get it right, not least because we…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, for this amendment, requiring the Secretary of State to report on strategic authorities’ exercise of powers to borrow money. I…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI do not want to give a definitive answer to that from the Dispatch Box, but I think the answer is yes—it would certainly be in accordance with local government accounting…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for her Amendments 69 to 74. While I recognise her commitment to accountability in local government, the Bill provides that…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessI do not think we should exaggerate the situation as it currently stands. The Ministry of Justice quarterly possession statistics show that median timeliness for claim to order is…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessIt certainly would not help tenants to delay implementation of the Act. Tenants are waiting for this, and have been for a very long time indeed. We are working very closely with…24 Mar 2026HANSARDSussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions and their broad support for the Sussex and Brighton authority, which I think is broadly welcomed in the local area. The noble…23 Mar 2026HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026The most exciting ones always come at the end. As many noble Lords will know, the Government are embarking on a much-needed funding reform for English councils to ensure that…23 Mar 2026