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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this has been a full debate on the numerous issues bearing on pavement licences. I shall begin by addressing Amendments 449 and 450 in the name of my noble friend Lord…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I would simply encourage my noble friend to read my remarks in Hansard . There is no promise in this clause to the effect that the current or a future Secretary of State…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 478 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, would require new homes and buildings in England to have solar panels as of April 2025. I acknowledge…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Moylan would require the Secretary of State to consult on the proposal in the levelling up White Paper “to explore…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the discussions my noble friend Lady Scott and I have had with the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, prior to this debate.…22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI believe I have done so. The clause is justified for all the reasons I have mentioned.22 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, in addition to the levy we have been debating, the Government are interested in testing other mechanisms that could improve land value capture. Community land auctions…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the process will not be as my noble friend has described. The simplest way I can describe this is that community land auctions will be a process of price discovery. In…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, has explained, this group of amendments concerns development corporations. I am grateful for the broadly supportive comments from…18 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe extent to which those financial benefits can be taken into account will be set out, as I mentioned, in regulations. My noble friend makes a fair point, but parameters will be…18 May 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, we return to consider the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill for what I hope will be the final time. I thank noble Lords once again for the insightful debates…10 May 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 10E to which the Commons have disagreed and do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 10F in lieu.10 May 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their questions and comments, which I shall do my best to respond to. I begin with the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, who made, if I may say…10 May 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I beg to move the Motion on the Order Paper in the name of the Leader of the House.09 May 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat Standing Order 38(1) ( Arrangement of the Order Paper ) be dispensed with on Wednesday 10 May 2023 to enable debate on the second reading of the Illegal Migration Bill to…09 May 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I am more than happy to hear from the noble Lord in a second. Although I principally rise to move the Motion, I should like to seek the indulgence of the House on one…09 May 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI turn briefly to the Motion. Tomorrow, the House will debate the Illegal Migration Bill. This is a flagship piece of legislation and 87 noble Lords have indicated their desire to…09 May 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I certainly take the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, on board. There is always a judgment to be made, when the list of speakers is as long as it is tomorrow,…09 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments concerns chief planning officers, local authority resources and capacity, and risk and resilience. I welcome the discussion that has taken place…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, nothing would give me greater satisfaction than to be able to tell the noble Baroness but, having asked this question myself, I fear I cannot give a definite timescale…03 May 2023