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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Bybrook. What she said was very important: the Government have to go back to the drawing board on the issue of rural…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I would like briefly to contribute in the hope that I can be helpful to the Minister at this point. There is a list of areas of competence in Clause 2. The noble Lord,…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association and the recipient of a small local government pension. I thank the Minister for…08 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Best, I hope the Minister will be in a frame of mind to accept the amendment that I too have signed. The case has been very amply made by the…27 Oct 2025HANSARDBuilding Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025My Lords, I was interested to listen to the noble Lord, Lord Fuller. I note his concerns and hope the Minister will respond to them, but this is such a fundamental issue that it…15 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillCan the Minister explain who the funder of last resort is when a loss is delivered by a mayoral development corporation? Is it the council tax payer for the geographical area of…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, in the absence of other speakers, I am interested in the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, and will be even more interested in the Minister’s response, bearing…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, having listened very carefully to the debate so far, I think the next best step would be to hear from the Minister, but I want to express some support for Amendment 362…15 Sept 2025HANSARDInterpreting Services in the Courts (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, who identified so many of the problems in the courts system that impact on the interpreting service. I thank…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 160 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Pinnock. Given the debates and discussion that we have had on recent groups, it is increasingly important.…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of Amendment 162 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Lansley and Lord Best, as well as mine. As the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, has rightly…04 Sept 2025HANSARDLocal Audit (Amendment of Definition of Smaller Authority) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for explaining the statutory instrument. I share many of the perspectives of the noble Lords, Lord Sikka and Lord Fuller. I hope the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDLocal Audit (Amendment of Definition of Smaller Authority) Regulations 2025I thank the noble Lord for that intervention. It may be that RPI is the right way of doing it. I do not know why he took RPI there and not CPI. However, the issue is: why, in…03 Sept 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Bybrook, for their comments. We clearly have a difference of opinion about the importance of…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 107, I will also speak to Amendment 108. These amendments would remove unnecessary barriers to the use of licensing schemes to improve housing…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill15 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 68 I will speak to Amendments 69 to 71. This issue was not raised in Committee but it is sufficiently important—again I thank Citizens Advice for…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s reply but it has extended the doubts that I have had about this, because it is still not clear to me why the Bill is weakening the…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill07 Jul 2025