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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendments 93 and 95. Amendment 95, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, and my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier—who, sadly, cannot…09 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Russell, and add a brief footnote to the speech he made on Amendment 290, to which I have added my name. As he said, the…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI hope I did not give that impression. I made it clear that as long as land met one of the nine objectives, of which protecting against urban sprawl is only one, in my view it…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this short debate has revealed that tension at the heart of planning policy and, indeed, political debate: what is the relative priority for environmental imperatives on…03 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold EnfranchisementMy Lords, further to the Answer which my noble friend has just given to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, will the protection to which my noble friend has just referred be…02 May 2023HANSARDRt Hon Dominic Raab MP: Resignation LetterMy Lords, looking around, I see many noble Lords who have had more successful ministerial experiences than mine, but none who lasted 21 years. My experience is that you do not get…27 Apr 2023HANSARDHousing: OvercrowdingMy Lords, the research to which my noble friend referred showed that the families most likely to suffer from overcrowding are families already in the social housing sector, but…25 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to my noble friend. None the less, the principle that he ended his speech with is still valid: a local authority should not be dependent on the good will of a…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, for introducing this group of amendments, for setting the scene for this important debate on building safety, and for…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 267 is in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. This amendment has the support of the LGA and it would enable local authorities to charge…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who has taken part in this debate. There have been a lot of Youngs involved, and I will try to respond on behalf of both of them. Let me say…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSupported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillMy Lords, the Bill is another production from that well-known partnership of Blackman and Best, purveyors of high-quality legislation to the Houses of Parliament following their…21 Apr 2023HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillThat the Bill do now pass.21 Apr 2023HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillMy Lords, I am pleased that the Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill has now reached its final stage in your Lordships’ House. I thank my noble friend the…21 Apr 2023HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to both Front-Benchers for their support and to my noble friend the Minister for addressing in correspondence some of the broader issues that were raised…21 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I wish to intervene briefly to put this debate in an important context. Before I do so, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Best, on eventually achieving the victory which he…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the hour is late, and we are less than half way through the targeted groups for the day, so I will be as brief as I can in winding up this fairly lengthy debate. I note…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, in this debate on transport, it is a pleasure to follow in the slipstream of the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, and add some footnotes to his speech on Amendment 240. Before…20 Apr 2023