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HANSARDRecovering Access to Primary CareMy Lords, I support the comments made by the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, on the Statement. We on these Benches welcome the aspirational nature of what the Government are…09 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillFirst, I am very grateful for the very lengthy reply the Minister has given us. I listened very carefully to all she said, but could she confirm that the new system, which she…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I should like to speak to Amendment 331 on behalf of my noble friend Lady Pinnock. It an extremely important amendment and I will be very interested to hear what the…03 May 2023HANSARDVoter IDMy Lords, mention has been made of a review, and it is critical that it happens correctly. That requires three sets of information. The first is how many people were turned away;…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMay I ask the Minister to clarify one issue? I have listened very carefully to this debate but there is an issue that I have not fully understood. I heard her say that prescribed…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I agree strongly with what the noble Lord, Lord Carrington of Fulham, just said about Amendments 312G and 312H, as well as with what the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews,…20 Apr 2023HANSARDPublic Transport in Towns and CitiesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and the committee on their excellent report. The noble Lord’s emphasis on the importance of the bus and the level of fares…17 Apr 2023HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023My Lords, I move this Motion on behalf of my noble friend Lady Thornhill, who cannot be here today because she tested positive for Covid last night. She sends her apologies to the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023My Lords, in the one or two minutes I have, I thank all those who have spoken this evening. I hope the Minister has been impressed by the unity of view across the Chamber. He said…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my name is on Amendment 191A, tabled by my noble friend Lady Thornhill, as is that of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. It stipulates the process for the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023That this House regrets that the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023 will freeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) at the levels…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly about saturation areas and Article 4 directives that already exist under the planning system. I support the amendment in my name and that of my…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my name appears on Amendment 428, together with that of my noble friend Lady Pinnock. I just want to say two things. First, I hope the Minister understands the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction. I noted everything that he said, but I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, that, while it would be churlish not to…20 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Barnett FormulaCan the Minister clarify that her letter will explain—in great detail, I hope—why, for example, the East Midlands has a lower per capita public funding settlement than the rest of…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, in the words of the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, we have begun the debate. That is the intention of this probing amendment, because we must have it. Today’s…15 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Barnett FormulaTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the relevance of the Barnett Formula in the distribution of public spending across the United Kingdom.15 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Barnett FormulaMy Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to debate the relevance of the Barnett formula in the allocation of public funding in the UK. I am grateful to those colleagues…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI rise to speak to Amendments 155 and 156 in my name. These are probing amendments because I think it is very important that the Government explain their intentions. Amendment 155…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Minister has given one example of a constituent council—a council outside the area of the CCA becoming a constituent council because there are cross-boundary issues. But that…13 Mar 2023