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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThe Minister referred to QR codes on packaging, which are obviously covered by the terminology of the Bill as it stands. But the example I used was smart tags, which effectively…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI am most grateful to the Minister and for the support from the noble Earl, Lord Russell, and my noble friend Lord Kamall. With those assurances, I beg leave to withdraw Amendment…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy Lords, I am glad to be able to introduce this group and, in particular, to speak to my Amendment 124. This group is about the features of products in Clauses 89 and 90—not the…03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill03 Mar 2026HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI say a big thank you to the Minister for listening; as she rightly said, she has listened and taken on board the comments made in Committee. Amendment 78, which I tabled in…03 Mar 2026HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I have listened to many hours of debate, but I have only spoken to one group so far. I have other amendments in one group later, which I think are very important, but…27 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I have a number of amendments in this group and will speak to them in turn, but I just begin by saying that I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Bassam. His Amendment 206…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI have been looking at the clause and I come back to the fact that the local authorities in question are clearly not strategic authorities; the point is that they are the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am sure the noble Lord is absolutely right about that. The interesting thing is that, just because an area is urban, it does not mean that it does not have parishes. London, one…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI think the Minister might wish to refer to that, if necessary. My understanding is that, just because an authority is unitary, it does not mean it stops being a county or a…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, we turn now to a group of amendments that all relate to the exercise of delegated powers to amend future legislation—Henry VIII powers. They are powers by way of…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, before we complete this group, I just want to say that what the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, said by way of moving his probing amendment asks not only important…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am sorry to interrupt but I have a question. When the Minister talks about extending the list in future, is that the list of functions within areas of competence, or is she…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI, too, support what my noble friend Lady Scott of Bybrook was saying. I recall that she was responsible for Sections 18, 19 and 20 of LURA, on the conferral of functions on…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, not only for her supportive comments on all these amendments but for her participation in the…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I want to say a word in support of Amendment 133 from the noble Lord, Lord Best, about creating a statutory provision to enable financial assistance to be given to the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillForgive me, but I wish to speak before the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, responds to the debate. Her Amendment 127 raises an interesting question on Schedule 16. When mayoral…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 131. There is an interesting pot-pourri of subjects in this group. Amendment 131 would require the appointment of a statutory chief planner for…04 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank your Lordships for the opportunity to contribute on this. I fear that those of us who participated during the passage of the Passenger Railway Services (Public…02 Feb 2026