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HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome these technical amendments, tabled by the Minister. While I will not unnecessarily detain the House by discussing each amendment, I would appreciate…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome this final group of amendments relating to construction products. The Government are absolutely right to take steps to increase the recourse available to…29 Mar 2022HANSARDCode of Practice for Private ParkingMy Lords, the Private Parking Code of Practice has been introduced in an effort to regulate the industry and respond to the evolving threat of rogue operators. This is an…28 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly to this amendment, which would protect the rights of people in temporary housing to stand for election where the local authority provides temporary…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, government Amendment 121 relates to election candidates and the location which they state on their ballot paper and elsewhere. We on these Benches fully agree with the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, these amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, the bulk of which are new clauses to be inserted after Clause 2, relate to the administration of elections.…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response and the noble Lords, Lord Hayward and Lord Scriven, for their contributions. I want to say how impeccable the noble Lord, Lord…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group all relate to the secrecy of the ballot. Amendment 97 from my noble friend Lady Hayman would expand the offence to include attempting to…21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill21 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, it is with great pleasure that I introduce Amendment 30A on behalf of my noble friend Lord Collins of Highbury. The intention of the sole amendment in this group is to…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections Bill15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the Minister for his detailed response. There were some very good contributions from noble Lords; in particular I welcome the point the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, made…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillI thank the Minister for that comprehensive response. Just to reiterate, we will continue to have discussions around devolution, as it is affected by many parts of this Bill. In…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 31B, 32 and 32A in this group in the names of my noble friends Lady Hayman of Ullock and Lord Collins of Highbury. Amendments 31B and 32…15 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord’s intent to oppose Clause 17 standing part of the Bill and to probe the new restrictions on the Electoral Commission which, in effect, will…10 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I first say how much I am enjoying hearing the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, expressing his views in an unconstrained manner. I am also glad that he still has his…10 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to all the amendments in this group in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Pinnock and Lady Finlay of Llandaff.…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendment 132 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. It is a little but very important amendment and, as the noble Baroness…02 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I shall briefly speak to Amendment 115A in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox. It is good to see her put it in—I think she is becoming an expert on tabling…02 Mar 2022