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HANSARDResidential Construction and Housing SupplyMy Lords, I thank noble Lords across the Chamber for some notable contributions to an extremely important debate on many important areas of policy. It is certainly a subject to…24 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic ConveniencesMy Lords, my noble friend makes some interesting points. To be honest, quality overseas is variable, but there are certainly some good examples of the provision of public…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic ConveniencesMy Lords, on the cabbies’ business, the noble Lord told me how his brother drove past him in his cab the other day—I could well understand his point of view. The noble Lord…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic ConveniencesMy Lords, I know that the noble Baroness campaigns vigorously and correctly on these issues and she is absolutely right about their importance. She will be pleased to know that…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic ConveniencesI sense the House getting a little frivolous on the last day of term. I will take back the noble Lord’s points about the provision of an adequate number of facilities. Locally,…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic ConveniencesMy Lords, the Government recognise the importance of public lavatories as valuable community amenities. At Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced 100% business rate relief for…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic ConveniencesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for a genuinely important Question. I will pick up two points. First, Changing Places helps with the provision of disabled lavatory facilities.…11 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic ConveniencesMy Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord for that personalised example of the challenges that we face. I am interested to know about the “Can’t Wait” card, which I had not…11 Apr 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2019That the draft Order laid before the House on 30 January be approved.02 Apr 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, 10 orders have already been made in relation to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. If approved by Parliament and made, this 11th order will be the next step in…02 Apr 2019HANSARDGreater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2019My Lords, I thank the noble Lords who have participated in the debate on this important SI. It is worth noting that in the other place there was just one contribution from the…02 Apr 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, I know that the noble Baroness has done much work in this area. Indeed, we have done some work in a related area. I know she will be pleased about the money being…01 Apr 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate makes a perfectly fair point. He will be conscious of the fact that, by a relatively small amount, the financial settlement for local…01 Apr 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, the noble Lord is right that the figures have gone up relentlessly over a period of time, until this last year, which I think was in response to the money that has been…01 Apr 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, the Government are committed to ending rough sleeping by 2027, with the aim of halving it by 2022. We are already taking action. Last year we published a…01 Apr 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, the noble Lord referred to the statistics and said that there were 4,677 rough sleepers in 2018, but he did not go on to say that that was a fall since 2017, when there…01 Apr 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, once again, my noble friend refers to a different aspect of this. He is right that sensitive policing often helps to tackle these issues. I know that police throughout…01 Apr 2019HANSARDRough SleepingMy Lords, to begin with the noble Lord’s second point—I know nothing of that. It sounds, on the surface, alarming. If the noble Lord has further information, I would be grateful…01 Apr 2019HANSARDMeat: Ritual Slaughter and Religious FreedomMy Lords, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has indicated that it will look at labelling in the round to ensure that we take account of consumer demand.…28 Mar 2019HANSARDMeat: Ritual Slaughter and Religious FreedomMy Lords, the noble Lord knows that I have the utmost respect for him, but I have already made the point that this judgment does not alter practice in this country; that was…28 Mar 2019