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HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundI am always trying to make sure that things happen in months rather than years. It is not as easy as I might have thought it was, but we do endeavour to do that. Regulations on…18 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundWe took a different view from the previous policy, and I think that was the right thing to do. Many local councillors will potentially give up many hours of their working life to…18 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundOn the last point, I listened very carefully to the noble Baroness’s contributions on the pensions Bill. If she came to meet me, I would treat it as a teach-in on pensions, so I…18 May 2026HANSARDHampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026I will take the second point first because, as I hope I conveyed in my winding speech, the proposals we have considered have all come from authorities themselves. They set out…18 May 2026HANSARDProvision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, for his contribution to this short debate. He is quite right that this provision was brought forward in a Bill from the previous…18 May 2026HANSARDProvision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026.18 May 2026HANSARDProvision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026I will respond to the noble Lord about the de minimis level in writing, if that is all right. In terms of determining what the exemptions are, the conveyancers will put this…18 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundThat is very important, and the new system is partly to make sure that the fiduciary duty is undertaken by scheme managers and by the democratic oversight that these schemes have.…18 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundI cannot comment specifically on the Law Commission principles, but I will write to the noble Lord on that. However, the LGPS, as a public sector scheme, is subject to…18 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundThe Fit for the Future reforms do not seek to undermine the fiduciary duty of local pension funds in any way. The responsibility to set investment strategies—the key driver of…18 May 2026HANSARDHampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, for his comments. I know that he has great experience of dealing with matters such as this. I will pick up each of his points in…18 May 2026HANSARDHampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026My Lords, these regulations were laid on 16 March 2026. When referring to the Hampshire and the Solent combined county authority hereafter, I will use the term “strategic…18 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundI hope I made it very clear in my earlier Answer that the Government’s position is crystal-clear on this: that the issues around sanctions are for the UK Government to determine,…18 May 2026HANSARDLocal Government Pension FundMy Lords, the Government’s position on these matters remains unchanged from the 2016 guidance, which was amended in 2017. Decisions on boycotts and divestment are matters of UK…18 May 2026HANSARDHampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 57th Report from the Secondary Legislation…18 May 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott. This Government’s objective remains clear: to ensure that every part of England can benefit from…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMoved by That this House do not insist on its Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123, in respect of which the Commons have insisted on their disagreement, and do agree…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, in moving Motion A, I will speak also to Motions B and C. What a privilege it is at the end of this Session of Parliament to bring back the English Devolution and…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 36, 90 and 155, in respect of which the Commons have insisted on their disagreement, and do agree with the Commons in their…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I have already spoken to Motion E, and I beg to move. Motion E1 (as an amendment to Motion E)27 Apr 2026