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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments relates to the budgets and funding of combined county authorities and the scrutiny of them. Amendment 87, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as noble Lords have explained, this group of amendments considers various aspects of the membership of combined county authorities and combined authorities, and the…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt may be helpful if I cover the issue of district councils in a moment when I come to Amendments 155 and 156. I will do my best when I do so. Amendment 127A, tabled by the noble…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, and I am sure that we can cover those issues in more depth at the round table. I think it is worth bearing in mind that if the local councils…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI gave one example, which was a district council that might have particular interests; another might be a university. An integrated care partnership might have major interests in…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIn broad terms, yes. But if I can elaborate on that, I will certainly write to the noble Baroness. Amendment 172, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, and the noble Lord,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIf the noble Baroness will allow me, I will write to her on that, because I do not have an answer that would satisfy her in my brief. Amendment 96, tabled by the noble Baroness,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments relates, as we have heard, to transport functions and associated arrangements of combined county authorities. Before I address the amendments, I…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWell, I note the noble Lord’s scepticism, which is long-standing, and can only say that I will relay his comments to the appropriate quarter. I hope that the explanations I have…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI sense that this is a matter that we will come back to at a later stage of the Bill. I do not think I can add anything to what I have already said on this subject.27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI think this was said earlier. I do not think you can take the model of the metropolitan areas and combined authorities and transpose that on to other areas of the country. Why…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWell, does that not argue for having in certain circumstances a similar status for associate members, who can contribute on a par with the way that commissioners contribute to…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIf the noble Baroness will bear with me, I shall do my best on that. Noble Lords will be aware that 10 combined authorities have been established since 2011 in our city regions.…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, because the last thing I would wish to do is mislead this Committee or lead it down a path that led nowhere. Rather than go…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI think the answer to that is yes. CCAs can distinguish between associate members in that way. But they would need to justify to themselves why they were according that difference…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillSome extremely sensible and logical points have just been made. Perhaps I could address them by pointing out the contrast to what we have seen up to now. Devolution deals, up to…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt would depend on the circumstances. It would depend on whether the expenditure on consultants was classified as a truly new burden or not, and that is an arcane science on which…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as we have heard, this group of amendments is related to consultants and the Government’s appointment of levelling-up directors. Specifically, Amendment 51, in the name…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as we have heard, this group of amendments covers preconditions for establishing, and indeed disestablishing, a combined county authority. This process is locally led…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt may be helpful to the noble Baroness if I comment on that specific question. We expect upper tier local authorities with a population of less than 500,000 to collaborate with…27 Feb 2023