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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Thurlow, in his Amendment 99A on the training of planning officers to improve the environment and the appearance of the built environment.…04 Sept 2025HANSARDRoyal Albert Hall Bill [HL]If noble Lords will forgive me, I am probably a fairly isolated member of your Lordships’ House in opposing this amendment. If the Front Benches will forgive me, I think somebody…29 Jan 2025HANSARDRoyal Albert Hall Bill [HL]My Lords—29 Jan 2025HANSARDIvory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024My Lords, I start by declaring my interests, as in the register. I am the president of the British Antique Dealers’ Association, which is an honorary and, sadly, unpaid position.…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIvory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024The Minister is, I think, getting slightly confused about what I asked. I was not asking whether ivory is being exported; clearly, it is not now, because it is banned. But narwhal…05 Nov 2024HANSARDHousing: Modern Methods of ConstructionThat this House takes note of the role of Modern Methods of Construction in the housing construction sector.05 Sept 2024HANSARDHousing: Modern Methods of ConstructionMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to introduce this debate and to propose this Motion. As many noble Lords will be aware, my noble friend Lord Moylan won the ballot for this…05 Sept 2024HANSARDHousing: Modern Methods of ConstructionMy Lords, I am very grateful to everybody who has participated in this debate. It has been an extremely useful debate. I particularly commend the response of the noble Baroness,…05 Sept 2024HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I add my support, as I did in Committee, to Amendment 204A by the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, and, with a little more reluctance, to Amendment 204B, which is a…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I too rise to support Amendment 190, to which I have added my name. Your Lordships will be delighted to know that I do not have to speak for very long as everything I…04 Sept 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I will add my two cents’ worth to encourage the establishment of a Joint Committee. I cannot believe that having a committee in each House of this Parliament would work…08 Jun 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to support the amendments that were so ably addressed and presented by the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews. These are important amendments because the demolition of…20 Apr 2023HANSARDPublic Transport in Towns and CitiesMy Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak on this excellent report. I am very pleased to follow my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Best, because he said all the…17 Apr 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, in this. There is no question that there are a large number of Muslims, both students and others, who have the very strong belief…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillOn a point of clarification, my noble friend talks about mutual societies, which are very important. Mutual firms have many characteristics that are similar to those of so-called…01 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Randall, but I am not planning to follow him into the woods and forests and deforestation. I find myself in a…10 Jan 2023HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Lytton. I do not propose to be quite as technical in my speech as he was in his; the expertise that he has brought…08 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, I start by congratulating my noble friend the Minister on her appointment. I add a note of sadness as well, because we will miss her excellent leadership on the Built…10 Oct 2022HANSARDHGV Driver ShortagesMy Lords, has my noble friend heard the stories about considerable delays in renewing HGV licences for drivers? There seems to be a problem with the DVLA’s processing of renewal…13 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Economic RecoveryMy Lords, I start by bringing to your Lordships’ attention my interests as in the register. Some businesses have undoubtedly done very well in the past 18 months, but many have…20 Apr 2021