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HANSARDHouse of Lords Conduct Committee: Code of Conduct ReviewMy Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, for arranging this. I will not keep noble Lords long, but I would like to make one important point. As was…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I cannot think of any possible or rational reason for objecting to a memorial to something quite so awful as the Holocaust, but I think there are strong reasons for…04 Sept 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, it should be a matter of concern that the Crown Estate, an entity with which the sovereign has such a close association, should be used for political purposes, however…02 Sept 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I listened with great interest to the right reverend Prelate. Worthy though charities are, it should not just be charities which benefit from this. Although I would like…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI thank the Minister. We touched on this before. The Minister said that this is compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights, but the advice given to the Government was…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, Amendments 16 to 18 in my name seek to ensure that the approach taken towards marriage value by this legislation does not undermine long-standing and entirely legitimate…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI thank all those who were kind enough to support this amendment. The Minister talked about adequate examination. I have great respect for the Minister and especially for his…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I will speak to the group of amendments in my name, Amendments 13, 15, 19, 23, 24, 25, 40, 46, 47 and 48. These amendments seek to define a home owner’s lease, which…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, Amendment 9 in my name would ensure that, when a building has more than 25% of commercial floorspace, the right of collective enfranchisement will not apply unless at…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillWell, I would say to the Minister that people who have leases of under 80 years bought them. They purchased them and they got a discount on what they were buying because of the…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, Amendments 21 and 22 in my name seek to provide a means to ensure an orderly phasing out of marriage value. As we know, the Government’s impact assessment confirms that…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, Amendment 1 states that a lease is a retirement housing lease where residents have a minimum age of 55 years. I declare an interest as a chairman of the Hospital of the…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillYes, but complications exist now, and therefore it is unnecessary to go as far as the new Bill does. That having being said, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am not sure that what the Minister said would not apply even if my amendment did not pass. Does he have a comment on that?24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill24 May 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessI very much appreciate what my noble friend the Chief Whip has said, but the fact is that it is still a disgrace. It is not washing up—it is letting all the water out. You have a…24 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillSorry, but when you buy a car under hire purchase, you buy it that way: that is why it is called purchase. You are just deferring your payment over a period. That is what happened…24 Apr 2024