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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I listened carefully to the Minister’s reply. I should like to say straightaway that I applaud the useful overall relaxation in permitted development rights. I take her…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 312 obliges the Secretary of State to amend the general permitted development order to make a change of use from business premises to a café or restaurant…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who contributed to the debate on my amendments. I seemed to have good support on Amendment 178 from the Labour Front Bench and the Lib…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I apologise that I was unable to take part in the Second Reading of the Bill. Amendment 177 proposes the preparation of a code of practice for consultation by local…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill20 Mar 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a consultant to an FCA-regulated investment management firm. Like the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and others I find it disappointing…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillCan the Minister address the point about Thames Valley Police not being reimbursed for the £7 million it spent, which has discouraged other police forces from carrying out those…06 Feb 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, I listened with interest to my noble friend Lady Noakes moving her amendment. Clearly, consumer credit is at a record level, due, I am sure, to a long period of low…30 Jan 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy Lords, first, I declare an interest as a consultant to an FCA-regulated investment management firm. Overall, I strongly welcome this Bill, as do important UK financial…10 Jan 2023HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I welcome Amendment 17, which had not even made it to the internet section of the Bill when I looked an hour ago. I also welcome the Minister’s mention of the national…22 Nov 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I speak in support of this amendment. The noble Baroness has rightly underlined the importance of ensuring that the code is actually having the impact the Government…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a site owner and NFU member. I agree with every word that the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, has said. I am astonished by this piece of legislation…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am totally opposed to this Bill. I do not like the idea of “excluded” provisions in it, with this meaning that they would no longer apply in domestic law. These would…11 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, the Chancellor said his recent fiscal Statement represented “a new approach for a new era”. He continued by saying: “For too long in this country we have indulged in a…10 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, but Vodafone’s figures to March 2021 showed a pre-tax profit of £3.7 billion. That seems to be a reasonably profitable company.29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support this group. I was initially rather astonished by the Minister’s lame response at Second Reading that the Government will not make public their investigation…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, briefly, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and the noble Earl, Lord Devon, which would make…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will briefly support the clause stand part amendment and the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. They appear entirely sensible, especially…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillDoes the noble Earl not think it most unusual for commercial contracts to be interfered with in this way? Is it not almost unprecedented to have such retrospective actions on them?29 Jun 2022