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HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, these regulations make changes to the way in which we calculate levy and safety net payments as part of the business rates retention scheme. The changes are necessary to…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. Relevant document: 28th Report from the Secondary Legislation…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for their contributions. I thank them both for raising similar issues. While this is a very…08 Feb 2022HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022Clearly, we need to ensure there are proper controls in place, both at the local authority level and the Government need to look at it as well. I think that is very wise advice,…08 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsMy Lords, I cannot give a guarantee around retrospective application, but through these measures we are ensuring that many hundreds of thousands of leaseholders do not face…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsMy Lords, that is an incredibly helpful point, because in fact it is exactly what I did on Friday. On Friday we sat down to a virtual meeting with the developers and sought…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsThere are examples where Barratt has behaved very honourably and provisioned quite a considerable sum of money. A number of the other major developers have also put provisions…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety DefectsMy Lords, I respectfully disagree. The original purpose of the Building Safety Bill, which remains its primary purpose, is to fix the regulatory system that patently failed in…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a few words in conclusion to thank everybody who has worked so hard to get the Bill to this stage. I thank particularly the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton,…07 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillThat it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Building Safety Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: Clause 2, Schedule 1,…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, before I turn to the Commons amendments, I will take a moment to remind us all of what the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill will do. The Bill will put an end to…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 1 to 5.07 Feb 2022HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 6.07 Feb 2022HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am not sure whether we have moved all the amendments up to Amendment 9—because then I can wind up, so to speak. I can appreciate the—07 Feb 2022HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]Okay. I am just getting used to this process. On Amendment 6, it is really helpful that the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, raised the issue of timing. Of course, in order to start the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 7 to 9.07 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, can I answer?07 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling UpSorry, maybe noble Lords do not want to hear my response. I was pretty depressed at leading a council from 2006 to 2012 in one of the most deprived parts of the country, according…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling UpMy Lords, it is difficult to follow those two speeches because we have had a speech that is more balanced from the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and, I am afraid, quite a pointed…07 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling UpI always thank my noble friend for his comments and his probing in the right areas. I failed to mention in my response to the Front Bench that, of course, there will be an annual…07 Feb 2022