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HANSARDShort-term Holiday LetsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Best, chaired the working group on the regulation of property agents. It has reported and the Government are considering its response. As he said,…24 Feb 2020HANSARDShort-term Holiday LetsMy Lords, government officials meet their counterparts in local authorities regularly and short-term letting is raised through those channels. I am not aware of any specific…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019That the draft Orders laid before the House on 14, 28 and 31 October 2019 and 17 January be approved. Relevant documents: 2nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory…13 Feb 2020HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL]My Lords, I note what the noble Lord has to say and I will discuss it with my noble friend the Chief Whip. Motion12 Feb 2020HANSARDAndrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020The noble Baroness’s point is basically about transparency. I do not have any information on that issue to hand, but I will write to the noble Baroness. The next point was about a…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAndrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020As the noble Lord is well aware, “shortly” is a term often used in this position from the Dispatch Box. I cannot give him any more details on that at the moment. He also raised…11 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019My Lords, the draft order, which is being introduced under the Public Bodies Act 2011, abolishes the office of the Public Works Loan Commissioners and transfers their power to…11 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Public Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019. Relevant documents: 2nd Report from the Joint Committee on…11 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019I understand that the noble Lord is for ever on his feet on a wide range of issues. I am probably putting the cart before the horse. If we go to the cart, I will come on to…11 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019My Lords, my noble friend makes a good point. I will come to that issue in a couple of paragraphs and will point it out when we get to it. Under the prudential system, local…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAndrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020My Lords, first, I would like to draw noble Lords’ attention to the fact that the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee described this order as an “instrument of interest” in…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAndrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee11 Feb 2020HANSARDPublic Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions and questions. My noble friend Lord Deben asked how Parliament will be kept informed. I may have to write to him with the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDAndrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020I thank all noble Lords for their contribution to this short debate. I will do my best to cover all the points raised but should I miss any out, I will write to noble Lords. The…11 Feb 2020HANSARDCash MachinesMy Lords, the Government recognise the importance of free access to cash and so have launched the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group, bringing regulators together to ensure…04 Feb 2020HANSARDCash MachinesMy Lords, of course, bank branch closures are a commercial decision for banks. However, the Access to Banking Standard commits banks to inform customers of closures and options…04 Feb 2020HANSARDCash MachinesThe noble Lord brings up business rates, as did my noble friend. As I said, I will draw this to the attention of the department. He also brings up the subject of whether we will…04 Feb 2020HANSARDCash MachinesMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate mentions access to cash in rural and more deprived areas. At the moment, 73% of free-to-use ATMs are within 300 metres of the next one, and…04 Feb 2020HANSARDCash MachinesMy Lords, I understand the concerns my noble friend has expressed. At the moment there are 45,000 free-to-use ATMs, which represent 75% of ATMs. This is 13% higher than it was a…04 Feb 2020HANSARDCash MachinesMy Lords, the noble Lord brings up the £5 million fund provided by LINK and its members to fund requests for new ATMs in local areas with poor access to cash. This is an…04 Feb 2020