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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Buckingham. I think that hate might be too strong a word, but I certainly share his preference for in-person over virtual meetings,…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I thank the Minister for that explanation of the purpose of the clause, but he will be aware that the Royal…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)We are extremely concerned about the implications of this clause, and the explanation just given by the Minister does not reassure me one bit. Clause 187 is a placeholder clause…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Mark. New clause 37 in my name and that of my hon. Friends, is, like new clause 16, a simple amendment. I will not devote too…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)Can she explain why subsection (2) allows regulations to include provision to create criminal offences, in similar ways to sections 3 and 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824, which the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDPrivate Renter SecurityLast week Government sources told The Times that Ministers were planning to renege on their commitment to abolish section 21 no-fault evictions, only for the Prime Minister to…17 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I will speak to new clause 54, but I shall be extremely brief. As the Minister will know, the new clause seeks to achieve precisely the same outcome as new clause 53, in relation…13 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I thank the Minister for that response and am partly reassured by it. As I hope I made clear, we are trying to drive at what I think is a very limited form of public participation…13 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Second sitting)The Minister referred to at least two further sets of guidance that are to follow. Can she give the Committee any sense of the timeline for that?13 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Second sitting)It is a pleasure to reconvene under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I welcome the two new Ministers to their places. I want to speak to new clause 53, not least because I am not…13 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Third sitting)Part 9 is one of the less remarked-on parts of the Bill, but it contains important measures. As the Minister outlined, it provides for enabling powers that require the disclosure…13 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I thank the Minister for that very detailed exposition of the purpose of the new clause. She will be pleased to learn that, in general terms, we are supportive of the provisions…13 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Second sitting)In our exchanges on clauses 131 and 132, we debated the public legitimacy of the new locally led development corporations. We believe the same issue arises in relation to clause…13 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 183, in clause 138, page 157, line 26, at end insert— “(4) In the case of a locally-led urban development corporation, the board must include no less than…13 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandWill the Minister give way?12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandWill the Minister give way?12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI disagree with the right hon. Gentleman; I think he is wrong on that point. It includes brownfield land and land that has previously been developed. That is part of the problem:…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Gary. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry North West (Taiwo Owatemi) not only on securing a debate that is…12 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty First sitting)I beg to move amendment 181, in clause 127, page 141, line 32, leave out “in particular” and insert “not”. This amendment would ensure that any specified environmental outcomes…08 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twentieth sitting)I beg to move amendment 162, in schedule 11, page 288, line 11, after “development” insert “of the area”. This amendment seeks to ensure consistency with inserted section 204A(2)…08 Sept 2022