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HANSARDImmigration ProceduresMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Roberts for this short debate. I also thank my noble friends Lady Ludford and Lord Greaves for their devastating critique of the current…14 Feb 2019HANSARDConstruction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I sympathise with the view of the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, about the volume of statutory instruments that we have to consider, the lack of time to consider them and,…13 Feb 2019HANSARDBuckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019My Lords, it is fairly clear that there are two views in Buckinghamshire on how to establish a unitary structure. It is not for me to support one view or another; that is a matter…13 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundMy Lords, will the Minister confirm that if any meetings are held with individual MPs, the minutes of those discussions will be published immediately after they have taken place?04 Feb 2019HANSARDSocial HousingMy Lords, I remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association. First, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Osamor, on her excellent maiden speech,…31 Jan 2019HANSARDTower Blocks: CladdingMy Lords, I remind the House of my entry in the register of interests. In repeating the Answer to this Urgent Question, the Minister referred to the waking watch that has been put…22 Jan 2019HANSARDTower Blocks: CladdingMy Lords—22 Jan 2019HANSARDPoverty: MetricsMy Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stroud, for her work and for this debate. As she has said and as my noble friend Lady Tyler agreed, what gets measured gets done—but…21 Jan 2019HANSARDPlanning: Permitted Development RightsMy Lords, I remind the House of my declaration of interests. I also remind the Minister that since 2015, 42,130 housing units in England have been converted from offices to flats…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTenant Fees BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his statement. He said that the Bill would improve the lives of millions of tenants, and he is absolutely right. It is a much better Bill as a…15 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political DeclarationMy Lords, in the two and a half years since the referendum, debate has continued on the relative merits of possible withdrawal options. That we are still debating these derives…14 Jan 2019HANSARDNew Home Building ProgrammeMy Lords, it was reported over the Christmas Recess that large housebuilders declared dividends of over £2 billion in 2018. Does the Minister agree that this fact sits most…10 Jan 2019