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HANSARDCrown Estate: WalesWe have a very good relationship with the Crown Estate and work very closely with the Welsh Government. We will be appointing a commissioner to the Crown Estate to ensure that we…09 Mar 2026HANSARDChild Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2026These regulations are made each year to uprate child benefit and the guardian’s allowance and set the national insurance contribution rates, limits and thresholds. First, the…25 Feb 2026HANSARDChild Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2026.25 Feb 2026HANSARDSocial Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s Relief) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s…25 Feb 2026HANSARDChild Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2026I thank the noble Lord for his speech and for the points that he has raised on this order. A lot of his points are outside of the scope of these SIs, but I will address them.…25 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillThat is not my fault.24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillWe will stick with 8 pm. If we start now, we will be able to finish it by then; if not, we will not.24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillIt has been agreed with the clerks and everyone that we will go beyond that to 8 pm so that we can try to get it all finished.24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillThere is agreement on my side that we will go on for a little while after that.24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillCan we just let the Minister reply to that?24 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, and the noble Lord, Lord Pack, for their amendments relating to council meetings. First, on Amendment 218, I…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, with my other hat on, as the Whip, I just want to say that the next group is pretty long. We may not finish it by 9.15 pm so we may end up having to split the group. We…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWe are definitely finishing at that time. If we can get through this big group, we will, I hope, be able to do the eighth group, but we must finish at 9.15 pm.11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillNo.11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI repeat that the function of the mayor is for the budget and the risk plan, so he or she will take into consideration the potential problems that the noble Baroness mentioned. He…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am not sure whether there were any questions there.09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThe noble Lord’s point about whole-society resilience in the security review is quite right in the circumstances in which we find ourselves. There are resilience plans in all…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for moving Amendment 170, which would require a mayor with fire and rescue authority functions to delegate those functions to a deputy…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillAs I said, it may not be a statutory body, but being involved in a great deal of things on a statutory basis would be a bit of an onerous burden on the fire brigade. The noble…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillIf it is the will of the Committee to hear the noble Lord speak, then fine.06 Feb 2026