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HANSARDLoot Boxes in Video GamesMy Lords, sadly I do not have any relevant interests to declare in the way that my noble friend Lord Vaizey of Didcot has. He is right about the importance of the video game…13 Dec 2023HANSARDConstruction Sector: Cash RetentionsMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister accept that this is not a time to assume that the status quo is good enough? The noble Lord, Lord Stunell, is absolutely right: what we…11 Dec 2023HANSARDChildren’s MinisterMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister accept that of course we want to see the best for children irrespective of our political parties, but the Cabinet table is rather small…06 Dec 2023HANSARDResidential Accommodation: Empty HomesBefore we get to an understanding of what the best solution is to the number of empty homes we have, can my noble friend the Minister explain why we see such stark regional…23 Oct 2023HANSARDLand Use in England Committee ReportMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register: my residential and commercial property interests and my vice-presidency of the Local Government Association. It is a…25 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 324, 329, 342, 346, 347, 351, 352 and 360 in my name. I have tabled them on behalf of the emergency services of England, including the…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI really appreciate that response, but the emergency services replied to the letter from the Housing Minister with a way forward. They are very concerned that the existing…03 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold EnfranchisementIt has been very helpful to hear the assurance that we will see leasehold reform before the end of this Parliament, but could my noble friend push to have the Bill published? It…02 May 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe. As the deputy mayor for policing and crime alongside him when he was a very distinguished commissioner, I always defer to his…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Moylan, who is the finest chair of the House of Lords Built Environment Committee since my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe last year. He…22 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Barnett FormulaMy Lords, I chose to spend my evening talking about the Barnett formula in large part because of the arrival of the noble Lord, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill. I watched him be an…15 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityMy Lords, it important to see impartiality in our Civil Service, which is judged throughout the world as the finest—arguably until Thursday—but precedents are just as important.…07 Mar 2023HANSARDHomeless People and Rough SleepingMy Lords, the point that we want to establish is that, as the noble Lord, Lord Bird, knows, rooflessness is very different from homelessness. These latest statistics are very…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Heat Pumps: Budget UnderspendMy Lords, is it not fair to say that implicit in the last two Questions is the rather disappointing uptake in the number of homes putting in heat pumps? I declare that I put in a…28 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare my residential and commercial property interests as set out in the register. I am also proudly now a vice-president of the Local Government…22 Feb 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, first, I declare that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association, along with probably half the Chamber. I will reflect on that magnificently crafted…21 Feb 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for that very articulate exposition of government policy around the desire to increase home ownership and how important it is to…18 Jan 2023HANSARDBanks: Forged Customer SignaturesMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister recognise that it is not the banks that we should be aiming at but the fraudsters themselves. The City of London Police, the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDCross-government Cost-cuttingMy Lords, it is incredibly difficult to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bird. I started off wondering where that was going to lead. I wish him merry Christmas. I bought my Big Issue…21 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Cultural Review of the London Fire BrigadeMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, for securing this timely debate. It is important that this House considers the implications of this shocking review. I…08 Dec 2022