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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise on this St Piran’s Day to carry forward the millstone of ensuring accessibility just a bit, knowing that so many disabled people still struggle with accessibility…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillOn taxi accessibility, is the Minister arguing that the local requirements of disabled people might be different in one area from those in another? Surely, that is completely…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for his point, but I am not sure that I entirely agree with him and I look forward to the meeting and to Report. In the meantime, I withdraw my amendment.05 Mar 2026HANSARDRetail and Hospitality SectorFirst, I must declare my interest, in that my wife, Victoria, is chairman of VisitEngland—what older Peers might call the English Tourist Board. I congratulate all noble Lords who…22 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I think I might have discovered why Governments of all flavours make their legislation so heavy and long—in the case of this Bill, 371 pages, 93 clauses and 34…08 Dec 2025 Bills sponsored (1)