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HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thought I was quite clear in saying that an existing planning application has gone in. This Bill is to disapply the 1900 Act to allow the project to proceed. The…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, let me be absolutely clear. I understand that noble Lords have lots of concerns, strong views and opinions on this matter, but there is a process in place in which the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillThe noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, makes an excellent point. In response to his request, I am absolutely happy to provide all the details on the structure and the associated issues…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, finally, I turn to Amendment 5 from the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, which would require the Holocaust memorial and learning centre to be managed by a non-departmental…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, although these matters are important and need careful attention, the Bill is not the place to deal with them and it would be premature to attempt to do so. Decisions on…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, unfortunately I did not get the gist of what the noble Lord said, but I assume he was talking about the future planning process.11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Strathcarron and Lord Blencathra, the noble Baronesses, Lady Walmsley and Lady Finlay, and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI am not aware of that event, but I am happy to have a conversation with the noble Baroness on this issue. I remind noble Lords that it was because of the frailty of Holocaust…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillYes, that could be the case. Again, it is for the designated Minister to set out the process; it is a decision for them. Amendments 11 and 12 from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillBefore we round up the debate, these generic arguments are not relevant to the Bill. Let me remind the Committee, in the kindest way, that the Bill has two main functions. One is…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillWe will discuss UNESCO on a later amendment. It will need a bit of explanation, and I would like to discuss it in depth. If he could wait for that group, I will discuss that point.11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, this has been another passionate debate. I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans and the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI want to move on because there are a lot of points to come on to that I am pretty confident noble Lords will ask about, but I assure them that I will come back to the points…11 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I said repeatedly in the Statement and say again that it is for the local neighbourhood boards of the 75 places to decide who is on their board, with the guidance of the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, the noble Baroness makes an interesting and good point about having diversity and inclusion from a cross-section of society. We will set out further guidance on this…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, the noble Lord asks in particular about an issue of devolution. I say again that whichever council is established through negotiations as per the usual channels, it is…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I cannot pre-empt what local authorities and local neighbourhoods will want to do in their particular areas. The whole idea behind the exercise is to give more power to…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I appreciate the support from both Front Benches. I believe that I speak for us all when I say that promises made to the people of this country ought to be kept. We have…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, the noble Lord makes a very interesting point. My only answer at this time is that, of course, as a country, we want to see the modernisation of social housing. The…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I have already spoken about our three main objectives and what we want to do, but it is ultimately up to the local people to decide what they want to do. It is not…10 Mar 2025