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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 21, which, as the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso, said, would require that from the next Parliament all life peerages be created for a fixed term of 20…09 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, when I spoke to this amendment last Tuesday, I said I was minded to test the opinion of the House if the Government could neither accept the amendment nor give an…07 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights Bill07 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillBefore the noble Baroness leaves Amendment 209, will she say something, or perhaps write to me, about the delay in getting a needs assessment for young carers?03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 209 in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Russell, Lord Storey and Lord Watson. Amendment 209 would require local authorities to ensure…03 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing Associations: Financial AssistanceDoes the Minister recall the exchange last December, when I raised the problem of private developers completing affordable homes on a site but being unable to find a housing…03 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I will be very brief. I strongly support Amendment 29 so ably moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf. I recall that, when we debated this in Committee, the noble…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I speak to my Amendment 59. I am grateful to the Minister for the time that she spent with me and a representative of the Shared Owners’ Network after Committee, when we…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I have added my name to the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Best. I will add a brief footnote to what he has just said. As we heard in the last debate, there has been…01 Jul 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords—30 Jun 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI am grateful. Has the Minister refreshed his memory as to what he said on this subject on 25 April 2022 when he was in opposition? This is what he said: “My Lords, the Liberal…30 Jun 2025HANSARDMarking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025My Lords, as it appears that fewer than 30 Lords have voted, in accordance with Standing Order No. 56, I declare the Question not decided, and the debate thereon stands adjourned.30 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, may I say how much the whole House will miss the contributions of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, from the Dispatch Box? We welcomed the clarity of his contributions, and the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning: Energy Efficiency and Fire SafetyMy Lords, the National Audit Office estimated that the work to which the noble Baroness just referred will not be completed until 2035. Is that not far too late a date for people…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 486 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Russell, and shall add a brief footnote to what he has just said. At Second Reading, I…23 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I added my name to those of the noble Lords, Lord Russell and Lord Hampton, on Amendment 165. It replicates an amendment tabled in the other place that got strong…17 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsMy Lords, eight years after the Grenfell tragedy, the Public Accounts Committee in the other place reported that 3 million people are still living in unsafe buildings, unable to…17 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendment 143 seeks to promote the idea of a national foster care strategy. I declare an interest in that a very long time ago my wife and I were registered as foster…12 Jun 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are planning to take to change the entitlement to the Winter Fuel Payment.12 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendment 100 in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, which would insert a new clause aimed at giving all care leavers up to…12 Jun 2025