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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this has been a long and good debate, and I will not detain the House with a long summing up. I will deal first with the core defence that the Minister has just laid…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 195 in my name and those of my noble friend Lord Lansley, the noble Lord, Lord Best, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman. For me, this is the…06 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 199 on cycling in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, and I will follow briefly in his slipstream, if I may. I am grateful to…06 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Air Traffic Services: Operational FailureTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for making National Air Traffic Services liable to pay compensation to customers for operational failure.05 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Air Traffic Services: Operational FailureMy Lords, last week 2,000 flights were cancelled because of NATS’s inability to process flight plans, and a quarter of a million passengers were grounded. When airlines are…05 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, and commend his tenacity in pursuing this issue through his Private Members’ Bill and all…04 Sept 2023HANSARDRhodes Wildfires: Repatriation of HolidaymakersTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assist with the repatriation of holiday-makers from Rhodes following recent wildfires.25 Jul 2023HANSARDRhodes Wildfires: Repatriation of HolidaymakersI thank my noble friend for his reply and for the steps being taken. I also commend the citizens of Rhodes on the hospitality they have extended to British holidaymakers fleeing…25 Jul 2023HANSARDHousing and Planning: Policy ChangesMy Lords, today’s speech promised radical action to unlock the supply of new homes, which I am sure we all welcome. Can my noble friend say whether today’s announcement will…24 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismMy Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend’s voice has recovered. Last autumn, two years after the lockdown ended, a quarter of children were persistently absent from…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSchools: AbsenteeismTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce absenteeism in schools.20 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 96 and 98 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Lansley. In answering a question last week, the Minister, my noble friend Lady Scott,…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I add a brief footnote to what the noble Lord, Lord Best, said in speaking to Amendment 71, to which I have added my name, and to what my noble friend Lord Lansley has…18 Jul 2023HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Managing AgentsMy Lords, the Building Safety Act has given leaseholders very welcome protection against the costs of making their buildings safe, following the Grenfell tragedy. But the…17 Jul 2023HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized HousebuildersMy Lords, further to my noble friend Lord Swire’s excellent question, the number of sites with planning consent for fewer than 100 dwellings has fallen by 38% over the past five…12 Jul 2023HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am most grateful to my noble friend for the clear exposition of this statutory instrument and for the very helpful meetings that he and his officials have held with noble Lords…12 Jul 2023HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023My noble friend has been very helpful. Is it the Government’s objective that the Government’s One Login will be the access point to the pensions dashboard?12 Jul 2023HANSARDHomelessness: Vagrancy Act 1824My Lords, an amendment was moved by the noble Lord, Lord Best, to the police and crime Bill to enable abolition to take place, and the consultation to see what, if anything,…10 Jul 2023HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes. I remind…06 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanMy Lords, in welcoming the report, I press my noble friend on a very interesting suggestion on page 79, where the Government propose a “tie-in period” to “encourage dentists to…04 Jul 2023