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HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, in Committee, I tabled an amendment that proposed to extend the zero VAT that is offered for some green energy items to the batteries used to improve the efficiency of…28 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, there appears to be a clear consensus across your Lordships’ House that we need to improve the mental and physical health and overall well-being of citizens, and that we…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate; I have certainly learned a great deal. We had a discussion earlier about the difference between…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group cover the issues of data and data sharing for, as well as the registration of, and safety standards in, properties available for short-term…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will address the four amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Shipley and comment on some of the others. We have already heard numerous examples…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillBefore the noble Earl moves on to another point I raised, could I ask, through him, for the Minister to perhaps confirm that even in the current legislation as proposed, it will…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorMy Lords, during the passage of the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill, your Lordships’ House voted for an amendment that would have reduced energy costs in social housing. In the…16 Mar 2023HANSARDHousing: Conditions in Rented SectorMy Lords—16 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will make a brief contribution because tonight, in East Suffolk Council, where I now have the great privilege of living, there is to be a debate on the very subject of…15 Mar 2023HANSARDPlaying FieldsMy Lords, notwithstanding the answers that the Minister gave to the noble Lords, Lords Lexden and Lord Kennedy, is he aware that in the last few years over 100 schools have been…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the whole House is inordinately grateful to the noble Earl the Minister for genuinely listening to what people say and seeking to provide responses to our questions.…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 70 I am extremely conscious that it is a probing amendment to look at one aspect of the Government’s thinking on the creation and operation of CCAs.…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, before I turn to Amendment 71, I place on record a very personal—and it is not just mine—support for what the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, said a few minutes ago about…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry to interrupt because I know that the Minister wants to get on, but can she tell us at least whether the advisory board has expressed any view on the levelling-up Bill…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I want to talk briefly about the granularity of data, the choice of data and its use, and the need for independent assessment and evaluation of the use of that data in…22 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group are about ensuring that the levelling-up agenda addresses the needs of rural and coastal communities, which many of us believe have been…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I begin by thanking all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate, particularly the noble Duke, the Duke of Montrose, who referenced the amendment from the noble…20 Feb 2023