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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering for bringing forward this amendment, and to all noble Lords—well, my noble friend Lord Fuller—who have…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful that the Government have come forward with this amendment. We believe it is right that the cumulative impact of gambling licences in an area should be…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, for tabling this amendment. We are fully supportive of the importance of addressing climate change and protecting the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am grateful to the Minister for her reply. We share the Government’s ambition for more homes. On the specific proposal in response to the Day case, we recognise the need to…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, these amendments highlight a real tension in this Bill. While powers are being devolved to mayoral combined authorities and CCAs, there remain serious questions about…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, has raised an interesting point which deserves an answer. On this side of the House, our views were made very clear in Committee: we are on…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, for her comments and the Minister for hers. Let us be clear: this is about doing what everyone has said that we need to do, which is…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, this amendment is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Scott of Bybrook. There is near universal agreement that a “brownfield first” strategy is the right one.…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMake an amendment.26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak on this group of amendments on collaboration. I will not comment on the government amendments, other than to say that we consider them to be technical…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, as has been raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, these provisions introduce a substantial change to the licensing framework for London by creating a role for the…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for setting out this group of amendments. As has been outlined, they are technical in nature, correcting references between combined…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessMy Lords, in the other place, the Minister, Matthew Pennycook, said that “court readiness is essential to the successful operation of the new system” and that he was working “to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRenters’ Rights Act: Definition of Court ReadinessTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they define “court readiness” in the context of the answer by the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Matthew Pennycook MP,…24 Mar 2026HANSARDParking (Code of Practice) Act 2019My Lords, on many new housing estates, the roads have not been adopted by local highways authorities, despite residents paying council tax. What are the Government doing to ensure…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I too declare my interest as a councillor in central Bedfordshire. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for bringing back this amendment. In Committee, we…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026