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HANSARDMobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020My Lords, I refer the House to my relevant registered interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I fully support the regulations before the House today. I…03 Sept 2020HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) Regulations 2020My Lords, first, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the noble Lord, Lord True, for…03 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration (Persons Designated under Sanctions Regulations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank the Minister for setting out clearly the purpose of the regulations. As other noble Lords have said, this matter is technical but important. I do not intend to…02 Sept 2020HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, first, I declare my relevant registered interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. The regulations are obviously most disappointing. They are, I…29 Jul 2020HANSARDPlanning RulesMy Lords, I refer the House to my relevant registered interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Does the noble Lord think that the planning system supports…28 Jul 2020HANSARDEnglish Language LearningMy Lords, I refer the House to my relevant registered interests. It is important that everyone living in the United Kingdom learns to speak, read and write English. I endorse the…27 Jul 2020HANSARDBarnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020My Lords, I declare my relevant interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I am pleased that we are today approving this order and transferring powers to…24 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I start, as did the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, by paying tribute to all the immigrants who have come to our country and worked in essential services and…22 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl for his kind comments and join him in thinking that the House has worked very well in dealing with this important Bill. We send it back to the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, when I first spoke this evening, I should have mentioned that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association, so I mention it now for the record. I will be…20 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Holmes of Richmond and Lord Addington, relating to small breweries and sporting clubs. I am a bit…20 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for tabling the government amendments. As other noble Lords said, a convincing case was made for the ending off-sales at 11 pm under these new…20 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Human TraffickingMy Lords, will the Minister first join me in paying tribute to the work of the Clewer Initiative and the leadership shown there by the right reverend Alastair Redfern, the former…16 Jul 2020HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2020My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Stevenson’s regret Motion. The essence of my noble friend’s Motion is that, while broadly welcoming the intention of these orders, there…15 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his announcement of the concession that the Government will bring forward an amendment to address the issues which I raised on Amendment 73. We…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, which would add a new clause after Clause 15 on the specific issue of outdoor entertainment.…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, in my first contribution I should have declared my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as president of National Pubwatch. Amendment 76…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl for his response to my amendment. Obviously, I never intended to press it to a vote, and the noble Earl made some valid points on my amendment.…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy Lords, Amendment 77, in the name of my noble friends Lord Hain, Lord Monks and Lord Hendy, and the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, introduces the issue of…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning Bill14 Jul 2020