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HANSARDCladding RemediationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on remediating flats with dangerous cladding.25 Nov 2024HANSARDCladding RemediationMy Lords, I am grateful for that reply. In the debate on Grenfell on Friday, the Minister’s colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Khan, said: “Yesterday the Ministry of Housing,…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCouncil TaxMy Lords, further to the questions posed by the noble Lords, Lord Clarke and Lord Tyrie, if the Government are not prepared to do a wholesale revaluation, and I understand why,…19 Nov 2024HANSARDAviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, unlike my two noble friends, I do not have a pilot’s licence—I will not respond to the shortage referred to by my noble friend Lord Kirkhope by applying for one—but I…18 Nov 2024HANSARDShadow Great British Railways: Chair AppointmentMy Lords, following the privatisation of the railways, in which I played a modest part, decades of decline in passenger traffic was reversed. Once the dead hand of the Treasury…12 Nov 2024HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024My Lords, my comments will be more nuanced than some of those from this side of the Chamber. It may not be for me to say this, but I am not sure it assists our debate for noble…11 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, Amendment 9 in my name would require an annual report on public operator liabilities. This might sound rather a dry subject with which to lead the last group on Report,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDGypsy and Traveller Communities: AccommodationMy Lords, if Gypsies and Travellers are not to camp illegally then, of course, authorised sites must be provided by local councils. After legislation was introduced some 50 years…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I am glad I let the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, speak before me, because I listened very carefully to what he said at Second Reading, when he made a powerful speech in…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillBefore the Minister sits down, can he just clarify something that he said? Is it the case that under new Section 30A inserted by Clause 2(3) he has the flexibility already to…06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillAny franchises. Can he use that section to renew the satisfactory franchises, because it would “not be reasonably practicable” to do so otherwise, and take them in-house?06 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, as this is the last debate and possibly the last speech on Report, I commend the Minister for the patient way he has dealt with the proceedings on Report, drawing on his…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEducation: Early Years Attainment GapHow confident is the Minister that she will be able to recruit the 35,000 additional staff that she needs to meet her target?05 Nov 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 15 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, which deals with lease extensions from the Crown Estate. I may do so with less…05 Nov 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsMy Lords, on Friday, we heard about the fiscal rules from the Chancellor. On Saturday, there was an announcement from the Secretary of State for Education of £1.4 billion for…30 Oct 2024HANSARDClimate AgendaMy Lords, it is a pleasure to be the first to commend the moving and compelling speech of my noble friend, and my former Member of Parliament. How appropriate that it should be…24 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 34 in my name, which would allow franchises to be led by local authorities. It goes a little further than one of the amendments proposed by my…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, this is not a great time to address the rather arcane subject of what is and what is not public expenditure. But it is absolutely vital to the future of the railways,…23 Oct 2024