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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will be brief. Amendment 278 is in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Willis, and the noble Lord, Lord Randall, neither of whom are able to be with us this…18 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his answer. I am delighted to hear that the framework will emerge before the end of the year—I will hold him to that. We all wait to see what…18 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will talk briefly to Amendment 282F which is in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, and to which I have put my name. It is on the subject of allowing…18 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to my Amendment 227A on an issue the Minister has already touched on: enabling statutory consultees, such as Natural England, Historic England and…13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 233 is in my name and those of the noble Baroness, Lady Willis, and the noble Lord, Lord Randall. I thank them for their support. I declare my interest as…13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have spoken in support of my amendment as well as those who are silently cheering me on but not speaking, as we are all keen to get on to the…13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am extremely confused about the order we are taking this in, but I understand that the government amendment has to be put. I just want to say one thing: every single time I have…04 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 106 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. I have been a great fan of the habitats regulations over the years; I was part of the movement…18 Jul 2023HANSARDClimate: Behaviour Change (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, I have sympathy with my noble friend Lord Browne and hope he does not feel that he drew the short straw in his place on the speakers’ list. I am at risk of endangering…07 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 15 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, who introduced it very powerfully. I want to talk to the House about the real relationship between…06 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat would be extremely helpful; I thank the Minister. I also very much approve of the assurances we have got that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, DLUHC and the…24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 483, to which I have put my name. I will not repeat that excellent introduction by the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, but simply commend the amendment…24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions and support. I very much value and endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, said about it not replacing or being in conflict…24 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment I will also speak to my Amendment 504G, both of which are on land use. A number of noble Lords will have heard me bang on about this…24 May 2023HANSARDRecovering Access to Primary CareMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement but regret that it concentrates on more GP and other ancillary services to meet rising demand rather than focusing on the causes…09 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank noble Lords for the support they have shown for this amendment. We have to remember that less than 2% of ancient woodland remains in this country. We are right on the…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry about this; I did not realise that my amendments would be grouped so closely together late at night. I shall be speedy on Amendment 300. I declare my interest as chair…03 May 2023