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HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill1979.28 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillSometimes they are wise men and women. I hope that the Minister can take forward their wise suggestions on this group of amendments in particular. We welcome many of the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to a number of amendments in this group. It has been a fascinating and exhaustive debate, even though there has been a mix of amendments. I will start with…28 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to speak to Amendment 45, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Best, and well supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I reiterate that this…28 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I speak in particular to the amendments in this group in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, who have made excellent…24 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I speak very briefly to Amendments 5 and 10 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. I thank the noble Lord for presenting his…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, has eloquently outlined Amendment 7 and Clause 12 to the Grand Committee. I want to ask the Minister—the noble Baroness, Lady Scott—a few…21 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillIt would be a very long one.02 Feb 2022HANSARDMetal TheftWhat long-term strategies are the Government adopting to move to the prevention of metal theft crime, rather than responding to crime as it happens? In relation to the £170,000…14 Oct 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I first thank the noble Lord, Lord Lea of Crondall, for his Amendment 119; I will speak very briefly. He talked about having an international system of climate…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak briefly to the amendment introduced so eloquently and passionately by my noble friend Lord Faulkner of Worcester. I, too, congratulate him on his work on…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering. This amendment discusses the control and limiting of any potential…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra. I was going to prepare a 20-minute response to the Government’s amendments, but in the interest and spirit of…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to a number of amendments which have been debated at this late hour in your Lordships’ House. I will make my comments brief. I turn first to Amendment 90…13 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak primarily to Amendment 20 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter. However, having interacted with the Minister on a number of occasions during my…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Grantchester for his kind comments and for all his excellent advice and support on this issue. This has been a very interesting short…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I will speak to all the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, who has very passionately illustrated the scale of the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, has spoken eloquently on this issue, both in Committee and during this stage of the Bill. By failing to list soil…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, has made important and eloquent points in relation to light pollution throughout the passage of the Bill. Not only is this…06 Sept 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, when I saw that the speakers’ list said Baroness Khan, I was worried. I thought I might have to text my beloved Lady Khan in Burnley and ask her to come and represent…14 Jul 2021