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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI have Amendment 40 in this group. I find myself very much in agreement with the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, which is a travesty of history. My route forward would be by Amendment…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, in my area, Eastbourne, the process of going unitary will mean that Eastbourne Borough Council is abolished, and we currently have no town council. Which council will be…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I very much agree with the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, that we are extremely unlikely to see any further opportunity of Lords reform in the lifetime of this…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, does it not strike the noble Lord as interesting that, in this amendment, he recommends the power of appointed people over elected people whereas in previous amendments…10 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for NeighbourhoodsMy Lords, I like the idea of the structure very much, as I did with the previous Government, but how do this Government propose that local people will hold the boards accountable…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHigh Seas TreatyMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her warm words, but are they not somewhat at odds with the Government’s wish to turn over the Blue Belt round the Chagos Islands…10 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI beg to move.03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I shall also speak to my Amendment 7. My objective in this amendment, and indeed in all my others, is to improve the Bill, not upset it. I am not intending to immerse…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to all who have spoken, and particularly my noble friend Lord Trenchard for his amendment, which is a very useful contribution to considering how to…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThere we have it, and a very fine great-great-grandchild she has, too. I am grateful for the support from my noble friends Lord Murray of Blidworth and Lord Strathclyde, who quite…03 Mar 2025HANSARDPermitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL]My Lords, the Government are bringing forward some excellent proposals to get us more housing, which we really need. I am in favour of a focus on new estates, new towns and…07 Feb 2025HANSARDPermitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.07 Feb 2025HANSARDPermitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to all who have spoken, in particular my noble friend Lady Coffey. It is nice to have some support from somewhere other than the Front Benches. She…07 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will also speak to Amendment 50A. I have sent the Government a reasonably lengthy explanation of what I am up to here, so I will restrict myself to a summary for the…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, if we are to live in a data-rich world, we really need a set of well-understood, good definitions for the basic information we are collecting. At the moment, age is…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I very much encourage the Government to go down this road. Everyone talks about the NHS just because the data is there and organised. If we establish a structure like…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that explanation. I am particularly glad to know that the Sullivan review will be published soon—I look forward very much to…28 Jan 2025