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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her very high-quality, thoughtful and complete reply, which I have become used to. I am sure that I and my noble friends will…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am sure my noble friend’s imagination is broader than that.05 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, that was disappointing reply, but it ended on a more encouraging note, and I am grateful for that. It is a simple thing. If a company sets terms for its riders that…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on bringing forward these amendments. However, reading Amendment 340 as it is written, in the context of our treatment of Lord Mandelson in…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI merely chose it as an example that we would all be aware of. It seems to me that the clause as drafted catches a lot of people who should not be caught by it. I will write to…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 318 I will speak to the other amendments in my name. Amendment 318 is a revised and strengthened version of a proposal that was kindly spoken to in…04 Mar 2026HANSARDBetter Prisons: Less Crime (Justice and Home Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate our five maiden speakers. They are the future of this House, and the future of this House is clearly effective. I congratulate, too, the committee on this…12 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, Amendment 216D seeks to deal with a consequence of the correct and necessary but sad development that councillors and those standing for council seats and in other…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I entirely agree with that. Do the Minister and the noble Earl realise that the last place in the UK named Lytton—spelled with a “y”—is in Stevenage?11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, could I take advantage of my noble friend’s expertise again? How are unitary councils included under Clause 60(5)? It lists only counties, districts and London boroughs,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, Amendment 222A just picks up the Government on the disappearance of the funds that the last Government made available to support the community right to buy. I very much…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, the Minister will not be surprised to know that I very much support what other noble Lords have said, given that I promoted amendments to her previous Bill on this…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I declare an interest in that I live in the middle of this problem: Eastbourne and Hastings have district councils and no parishes, so when we go unitary, we will be…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI can understand that, but how does a big town council for 100,000 or so people actually work within a unitary of half a million people, given that the town council will have the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillYes, but the town council will be on our current boundaries, presumably, whereas to work with the last 30 years of building and development we really ought to incorporate all…11 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I do not read this amendment in the same way as the noble Baroness, Lady Morris, does, but I will come to that. I start with renewed thanks to the Minister for the time…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I echo what the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, has just said, particularly the thanks to the Minister for the time and consideration of civil servants and the many excellent…28 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I very much support my noble friend’s Amendment 157A. One of the fundamental things that can come out of this register is proper information for Parliament on what is…28 Jan 2026