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HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Repeal of EU Restrictions in Devolution Acts etc.) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid in draft before the House on 25 January. Their purpose is to repeal the powers introduced by Section 12 of the European Union (Withdrawal)…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCombined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2022My Lords, that was a very short and knowledgeable debate. I make the general observation that we are both former local authority leaders. We are the most centrally taxed nation in…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I beg to move the regulations. This statutory instrument was laid before the House on Monday 31 January 2022 under paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Repeal of EU Restrictions in Devolution Acts etc.) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their attention to these regulations. I think there is great unanimity that we are where we are and that we need to tidy these matters up in the…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCombined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations were laid before this House on 31 January 2022. The other place approved them on 14 March 2022. If approved by this House and made, they will implement…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022That the draft Orders laid before the House on 24 January be approved. Relevant document: 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, I beg to move the Motions standing in my name on the Order Paper en bloc.14 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding and Fire Safety: LeaseholdersLeaseholders living in their own properties in buildings over 11 metres will be protected from all cladding remediation costs. The Building Safety Bill will require developers to…14 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding and Fire Safety: LeaseholdersMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for putting me in the hot seat. We have done an awful lot. It is fair to say that through regulation we can ensure that we protect leaseholders,…14 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding and Fire Safety: LeaseholdersI thank my noble friend for stepping in helpfully. Of course, as we approach Report, the Government will bring forward further amendments that will do more to protect leaseholders…14 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding and Fire Safety: LeaseholdersI thank the right reverend Prelate, who has also been a consistent campaigner. As a Government we are very much aware of the impact this has on, say, pensioners, where property is…14 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding and Fire Safety: LeaseholdersMy Lords, there is no doubt that £15,000, paid over five years, is a substantial sum, but the reality is that some poor leaseholders who are victims have paid far more than that…14 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding and Fire Safety: LeaseholdersThat is a very good point: cladding per se is not necessarily a bad thing. What we cannot do is wrap our buildings up in cladding where the effect on the spread of fire is a bit…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, we debated this at some length in Grand Committee. The noble Lord made those points very eloquently. Since then, I have agreed to meet with him and the current county…14 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022It is a great shame; I am hearing “shame” from my own Benches. I want to make sure that I remedy that fact and get up to Cumbria. It is clearly a very nice place. It does not need…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSomerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022Is it in Devon? Gosh, that was not particularly good; I am probably not best placed to sell the virtues of Somerset. I wanted to say that I learn something every time, such as the…09 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022My Lords, this order was laid before this House on 24 January 2022. The other place approved it on 1 March. If approved by this House and made it will implement a proposal…09 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022. Relevant document: 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee09 Mar 2022HANSARDSomerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022. Relevant document: 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee09 Mar 2022HANSARDCumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022I think I have my “get out of jail free” card. I will write a very careful note responding to the point raised on the debate in the other place and ensure that I lay a copy in the…09 Mar 2022