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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, Amendment 209A in this group is in my name. I express my regret that I was unable to speak at Second Reading, for which I apologise. This is my first intervention on…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIn my view, a process of parishing does not consist of the dividing up of a borough—if I can call it that—such as Eastbourne into a load of little bits and pieces. That may be the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for her kind remarks about me. It has been a pleasure to work with her and with predecessor Ministers from her department and their various Bill teams over a…11 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is the first time I have spoken at this stage of the Bill. I must say that, in the presence of such expertise, I find myself entirely inadequate for the purpose. At…27 Nov 2025HANSARDHeather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am pleased to support the Motion in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Caithness. There are indeed matters to regret in the manner—and especially the timing—of these…30 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to support the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, to which I have added my name. We have both spent many years trying to persuade the…27 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I very much welcome the opportunity to discuss the matters in this Bill and welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Levitt, to the Front Bench. She is obviously used to dealing…16 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I declare an interest, as I have nine water butts all collecting rainwater when it rains. However, further to what the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, said, there are some…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillAfter such an expert series of speeches on this, I hesitate to rise, but I feel compelled to support the noble Lord, Lord Best, and others who have introduced a critical series of…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, invited me to acknowledge that other jurisdictions do this better. I entirely agree, but they do not always have the same regulatory…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the issue of training was behind my comments in the previous group about planning and proceeding on the basis of competence and confidence, so I support all the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThis group of amendments raises several interesting areas about which I, as a chartered surveyor and an occupier and co-owner of listed buildings, feel strongly. I welcome the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, as this is the first time I have addressed the House at this stage of the Bill, I will just remind your Lordships that I am a chartered surveyor. I think that is…01 Jul 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I must remind your Lordships of my professional involvement in aspects of this sector as a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, an honorary fellow of…25 Jun 2025HANSARDCladding: High-rise BuildingsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware of the divergent opinions of fire safety remediation standards under what is known as PAS 9980, and in particular the undefined metrics of…17 Jun 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I welcome this group of amendments as a point of discussion and commend the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, on his introduction of it. As somebody who has spent 50 years in…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am grateful to noble Baroness, who has great wisdom in this area. I am a humble technician on these matters. There is an issue of permanence: whether the item is in some way…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will make just a couple of comments on the two amendments tabled by my noble colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Best. I start with Amendment 220 and the point made in support of it…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I have already mentioned Amendment 222 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, so I need say no more about it at this stage. I turn, then, to the one other…14 May 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, as this is the first time I have spoken at this stage of the Bill, I ought to declare an interest. I am a landlord of private rented residential property, but I think…28 Apr 2025