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HANSARDHousing: Young PeopleThe noble Lord is absolutely correct, but the Government, through deliberate policy over the last few years, have been increasing the number of overseas students. The result is…14 Mar 2024HANSARDHousing: Young PeopleMy Lords, I pay tribute to the enormous contribution that the noble Lord, Lord Young of Cookham, has made to the cause of housing over so many years. I jotted down a number of…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWest Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for his devastating critique of this draft order. I have spoken many times in this Chamber on the need for combined authorities to…13 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Regeneration: Industrial AreasMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, for enabling us to have this important debate. I remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Local Government…07 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Regeneration: Industrial AreasI will happily wait a bit longer if that helps. As part of that letter, because the Minister has said that it is not the job of the NAO to audit this body, will she tell the House…07 Mar 2024HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for enabling us to have this extremely important debate. As someone whose main career was with the Open University, and then as a…07 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Regeneration: Industrial AreasMy Lords—07 Mar 2024HANSARDUK Population GrowthMy Lords, the Minister said a little while ago that net immigration figures were much too high. She went on to say that the Government were taking action. Yet today’s Times…04 Mar 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, this has been a most instructive Second Reading and I very much look forward to the Minister’s response to the many detailed points that have been raised. I remind the…20 Feb 2024HANSARDEast Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024Since we are on that specific issue, may I ask two questions? The Minister said that there were two recommendations but, actually, there are 28 altogether.19 Feb 2024HANSARDEast Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, has raised a number of pertinent points and I am looking forward to hearing the Minister’s response to them. She…19 Feb 2024HANSARDEast Midlands Combined County Authority Regulations 2024Right, but there are others which relate indirectly to the scrutiny, risk and audit function. Secondly, this is not just about the East Midlands Combined County Authority. This…19 Feb 2024HANSARDLocal Authority FinancesMy Lords, I remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association. The Minister said a moment ago that the Government have listened carefully to local…06 Feb 2024HANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her introduction to these two SIs. I understand entirely the need for speed on them both. I should declare an interest as an elector in…30 Jan 2024HANSARDChurch of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) MeasureMy Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chichester for explaining these Measures, and for the subsequent explanations by the noble and learned…23 Jan 2024HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Prescription of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. I welcome strongly the decision to ensure, through this instrument, that charities and unoccupied properties will be eligible…23 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformI congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy and Lord Young, on their persistence in this matter. We took a Question on this on 30 November, replied to by the noble Baroness, Lady…11 Jan 2024HANSARDParliamentary Democracy and Standards in Public LifeMy Lords, this debate is about standards in public life. I want to focus on audit and risk management in the public sector, particularly in local government. I should remind the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDLong-term Plan for HousingMy Lords, the Minister has said that it is not the purpose of this long-term plan for housing to address the need for more homes for social rent. She has also said that the…11 Jan 2024HANSARDHomelessnessTo ask His Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of people who will be homeless this Christmas; and what plans they have to reduce the number of people who…18 Dec 2023