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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, my Amendment 196EC to Schedule 26 fairly sets out some of my concerns, which, having listened to the noble Baroness, I am sure are shared by others in the Room. I tabled…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank my noble friend for her response to my amendment. It is worth the Government thinking a bit more about whether it would be appropriate to put in the Bill something that…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I shall not speak for long. I was looking around the Room, trying to add up how many former local leaders there are, and I got to five or maybe six. We probably all had…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 206 in this group. I guess it is fishing in a similar pool to that of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, but with a more explicit purpose. With the increased…11 Feb 2026 Bills sponsored (3)