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HANSARDMalvern Hills Bill [HL]I am a critic not of how the trust has managed the hills’ affairs—the general management —but of how it has managed the Bill process. I hope that that came across to everyone. I…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI want to scratch lots of bits out, since the noble Lord, Lord Best, was so succinct. Amendment 258 is in the name of Lord Cromwell and has notable signatories, and the noble Lord…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, Amendment 263 is in my name, and was kindly signed by the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman of Steventon. My noble friends Lady Janke and Lady Grender will speak to their own…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response. I absolutely accept that my amendments were pushing at the boundaries. However, at their heart is protecting tenants from being…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillFirst, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Kennedy and Lady Bennett, and the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, for their excellent, thoughtful and thought-provoking contributions. We all…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, first, I apologise to the Minister. I was remiss not to thank her before the previous group for the time she gave up to meet my noble friend Lady Grender and me to…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 220 and 225, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Best, and my Amendments 243 and 243A, all of which seek to strengthen and clarify the role of the…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I reassure noble Lords, with regard to time, that the amendments in this group, in my name and those of other noble Lords —and there are a quite a lot of them—all work…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the Minister for that. I am glaring at the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, because she filched one of the things I was going to say, but she is absolutely right—great minds…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am working overtime tonight. In moving my Amendment 226 I will speak to my Amendment 257 and support a number of important amendments in this group, including those…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I wrote in my notes that this was “hopefully” the last day in Committee on the Bill, but I have now inserted “possibly”. Regrettably, it is my last day, because of an…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am going to disappoint the noble Lord, Lord Best, as I rise very briefly because I feel that this ties in quite neatly with his later amendments on letting agents becoming more…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 185 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Best, and signed by the noble Lords, Lord Young and Lord Truscott, and me. It has been explained very fully…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, first, I echo from our Benches the sincere condolences to Lord Etherton’s husband, Andrew, and their family. They really do have our most sincere condolences. I also…12 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to give my support for Amendments 134 and 135 in the names of my noble friend Lady Janke and the noble Lords, Lord Black of Brentwood and Lord Best, who, in his…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillIn view of the time that we have lost—and I must say publicly that I regret the pressure that we are putting ourselves under—I will just say that it is essential that written…06 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I have spent some time looking at this and I have listened very carefully to the amendments in this clause from the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, and the noble Lord, Lord…06 May 2025