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HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to support Amendment J1, so ably moved by the noble Lord, Lord Crisp. I also join him in thanking my noble friends Lord Howe and Lord Kamall, the two…05 Apr 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillI thank my noble friend for his very kind words, and, in return, I commend him for the progress which he has made with the Bill, with his statement on 10 January, the amendments…04 Apr 2022HANSARDHousebuilding: TargetTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards meeting their target of building 300,000 homes a year.30 Mar 2022HANSARDHousebuilding: TargetI am grateful to my noble friend, but is he aware that the House of Lords Built Environment Committee has warned the Government that they will miss their targets by about half…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I will intervene very briefly to welcome the Government’s amendments, particularly Amendment 100, which removes Schedule 8 and abolishes the building safety charges as…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I added my name to the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, in Committee but was unable to speak to it, so I welcome the opportunity to add a brief footnote…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillBefore my noble friend sits down, I am really grateful to him for the explanation he has set out but can he tell the House what happens where there is a building and no one has…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, as noble Lords may know, I am not in the habit of making long speeches, but this group of amendments covers a huge range of issues and is arguably the most important…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I welcome the amendments tabled by the Government. As my noble friend has explained, they extend the scope of liability, making it more likely that builders will be…29 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, in his opening remarks my noble friend spoke to Amendment 89, and I hope that it is in order to introduce a more consensual note to this debate by welcoming Amendment…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Services for Rough SleepersMy Lords, given the success of the Everyone In campaign, through which 15,000 rough sleepers were given accommodation to protect them from Covid, does my noble friend agree that…21 Mar 2022HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.18 Mar 2022HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill extends the logic of health warnings on cigarette packs to the cigarettes themselves. If implemented, it would require both cigarettes and cigarette papers to…18 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords Lord Crisp and Lord Faulkner in support of these amendments, which replicate the amendment I moved in Committee. They set out…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy Lords, I join others in welcoming my noble friend to this House and to his new post. I also commend him on his very well-informed and sympathetic response to the questions he…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHousing for Older PeopleMy Lords, it has been estimated that some 3 million pensioners would like to downsize but cannot do so because of the lack of suitable housing, with only some 7,000 homes for the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding and Fire Safety: LeaseholdersMy Lords, I welcome what my noble friend just said but I remind him of what the Secretary of State in another place said on 10 January: “First, we will make sure that we provide…14 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillMy Lords, I wish to speak to Amendment 19 in my name, which has been grouped with Amendment 18. When I tabled my amendment, I did not realise I had been gazumped by the noble…10 Mar 2022HANSARDCigarette Stick Health Warnings Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.02 Mar 2022