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HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, I am just going to repeat the fact that there are places, both across the United Kingdom—Scotland and Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey—and other places such…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, my noble friend makes an excellent point. We are confident that, with the right education and support, young people will participate meaningfully. Young people are the…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, I am going to repeat the answer I gave to my noble friend. Education in our schools is a vital part of implementing this policy. In relation to knowledge and skills, we…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 53A, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, seeks to insert a new clause that would require the Secretary of State to establish an independent body to…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, let me say first that I always welcome encouragement from the noble Lord, and I will take that back. To address his question directly, we intend to actively explore and…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, let me first say that the Government were elected on a clear mandate, which included lowering the voting age to 16 for all elections in the UK. This is a major change in…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, the Government will introduce legislation as soon as time allows during this Parliament to give 16 and 17 year-olds the right to vote in all elections. We recognise that…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 53B would have the effect of removing the need for nuclear technologies that generate electricity or heat to undergo regulatory justification. Regulatory…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, the noble Baroness makes a very strong point. I will take it away, because ultimately we want to get more people registered and able to take part in our democracy. We…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 50 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, seeks to create a national policy statement for livestock markets and abattoirs. The Government are committed to a…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I would first like to extend my thanks to the many noble Lords with whom my noble friend Lady Taylor and I have already spoken about the Bill. I know that there is…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.25 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsMy Lords, the Cabinet Office announced investigations into seven organisations, a few of which the noble Lord mentioned. These organisations were named in the Grenfell Tower…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsMy Lords, I have some excellent news for the noble Baroness. Fresh from the spending review, we can confirm over £1 billion of new investment between 2026-27 and 2029-30 to…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsMy Lords, as part of the work set out in our remediation acceleration plan, we intend that by the end of 2029, all 18 metre-plus high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding in a…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I rise very briefly to say that I am not going to respond to all the contributions from the noble Lords. I think there are still some outstanding concerns, but let me…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsMy Lords, the noble Lord speaks with great expertise and makes a very important point. This Government have been taking decisive action to address the building safety crisis so…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsMy Lords, over half—57%—of all 18 metre-plus buildings identified with unsafe cladding have started or completed remediation. For 18 metre-plus buildings with aluminium composite…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsI hope my noble friend understands that this is still a live criminal investigation, so it would be remiss of me comment. However, let me reassure him: this will take time, as the…17 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, it has been my great privilege to steer this Bill through the Lords. I thank all noble Lords who have dedicated so much of their time to scrutinising the Bill. I hope I…17 Jun 2025