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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I will direct my comments towards the healthcare aspects of today’s debate. I welcome the mental health Bill, as it is vital and overdue to provide greater needs-based…19 Jul 2024HANSARDRenters (Reform) BillMy Lords, I declare my conflicts: I am a former chartered surveyor and I have buy-to-let properties, as declared and set out in the register. I began research on the Bill by…15 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I have not heard a voice in the Chamber this afternoon against the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Best. It is such a refreshing amendment, it is long awaited, and…01 May 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, on his high-speed gallop through a large number of his Friday afternoon amendments. They were quite technical, and anyone who…29 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I support each of the three amendments in this group. I was going to say that the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, concerning compensation, was so articulate…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, it is not on the list but I did put my name to this amendment and I am very keen to support the right reverend Prelate. Much of the debate we have had so far this…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, I turn to my Amendment 18 in this group. I begin by declaring my interests as both the owner of two buy-to-let investment flats and the occupier of a flat, all on…22 Apr 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy Lords, there is much to be applauded in the Bill before us today. However, I am concerned that in seeking their objectives the Government are using a sledgehammer to crack a…27 Mar 2024HANSARDCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (Substitution of Cut-off Date Relating to Rights of Way) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I will take the same tack as the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, and add my voice to his, following his welcome return to his place in this Chamber. Unless I have misunderstood…27 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, and I applaud his comments on homelessness and the desperate need for social housing. I thank the Minister for…09 Nov 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 8, moved by the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, and particularly the reciprocal duty of disclosure by the VOA apart from for data protection…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a former chartered surveyor with interests in rating. This amendment and the rest of the amendments in this group clearly call for a review of…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillBefore the Minister sits down, perhaps I might clarify something I said that, I think, might have been misunderstood. In the context of Amazon—I am sorry to use a particular…19 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a former chartered surveyor. The current CPO guidance attempts to deal fairly with owners who are caught up in the process of having land…13 Sept 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this group. I thought that the reference made by the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, to a timely VOA response was particularly apt, and I…03 Jul 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating Bill03 Jul 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillI take a slightly different position. I support these amendments, but I want to introduce a brief note of caution. The case for a reduction in the frequency of updating rateable…03 Jul 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillThat was an impressive introduction. I apologise for bringing this up so late. I was not going to table it, as it was too difficult, but I just could not not do so. I give great…03 Jul 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillI declare my interest as a former chartered surveyor. I should have done so earlier, and I apologise. I, too, join in the chorus of thanks to the Minister and her Bill team for…03 Jul 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating BillMy Lords, perhaps I may introduce my remarks with the fact that I am floating high on a cocktail of painkillers, in advance of dental surgery tomorrow. If I start mumbling,…19 Jun 2023