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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI do not intend to oppose Clause 38 standing part of the Bill.24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, here we come to the odious Henry VIII provisions in the Bill, which are completely unnecessary. The Government are seeking power here to make regulations that “may amend…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall be brief, after this very valuable debate. I make it clear that the Opposition Front Bench is fully behind the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, again I return to the Dispatch Box not to object as a matter of principle to what the Government are proposing in Clause 42 but to throw a little grit, in the hope that…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillPending receipt of the Minister’s letter and saving our position for Report, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief because there are government amendments in this group. Their effect is going to be the same as what I set out to achieve; namely, that it would be…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I find myself somewhat out of temper with many noble Lords who have spoken. It would give me great pleasure to be able to say that I heartily swung behind them. I do so…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am at risk of losing my carefully nurtured reputation as an environmentalist and a nature lover. This amendment was beautifully presented by my noble friend Lord…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThat would be an indispensable approach, if this were to go ahead, but we are fundamentally forgetting local authorities and local planning departments in this. The…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, lane rental has worked well in London; it should be rolled out across the rest of England. National Highways should of course pick up its own litter. Street works should…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, we come to a series of amendments that relate to transport and the Department for Transport. If I may, I shall begin with a few preliminary remarks. The first is to…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I start by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, on the deftness with which he developed a debate on charging fees into one about charging his electric vehicle. It…24 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI could not agree more with my noble friend, and I will only say that you cannot get blood out of a stone. We are simply not going to get those changes unless we decide to bring…24 Jul 2025