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HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, as this is the first time that I have spoken at this stage of the Bill, I declare my interests as a chartered surveyor and member of various property-based…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord asked a pertinent question and the short answer goes back to my earlier intervention. The impact on business and on premises are two separate things.…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, I shall make a few general comments about this group, which I certainly relate to. The Minister will doubtless have seen the item I sent in the past day or so from the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, far be it from me to delay any part of this important Bill, but I would like to be clear about the Minister’s insertion of “businesses or premises”. There does not…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillPerhaps I may pick up on a couple of points that the Minister made. It appears that he envisages that the arbitrator will have to use quite a lot of his own discretion. In my way…10 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, all these wonderful speeches are a hard act to follow. I declare that I am a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a valuer and a patron of the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillMy Lords, I, too, welcome the opportunity to debate this Bill—I apologise, I may be standing too close to the microphone; it is my stentorian tones. In making my initial comments,…27 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the Minister on his untiring work here. The Statement made in another place yesterday is certainly extremely welcome. As a practising…11 Jan 2022HANSARDBuilding SafetyDoes the Minister agree that the only remaining viable route that is coherent across the piece is, in effect, the polluter pays amendment, the draft of which had the scrutiny of…11 Jan 2022HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, I will make a contribution from, as it were, the technical Benches on the matter of non-domestic rating. I thank the Minister—this will probably be the only time I can…08 Dec 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, it might be of assistance to the Committee if I offer a few words of clarification, because the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, has given us some extremely perceptive…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, noble Lords will know of my professional interest in business rating and that I was at one time an employee of the Inland Revenue Valuation Office Agency. I added my…10 Nov 2021HANSARDLeaseholders: Safety Remediation CostsMy Lords, I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Stunell, has secured this debate. His party, with cross-party support, has spear- headed the cause of those caught up as…04 Nov 2021HANSARDRating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) BillMy Lords, the procedure for this debate before Second Reading was queried at the time of the Chief Whip’s commitment Motion. I had not realised that not only has this procedure…19 Oct 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am largely supportive of this group of amendments, particularly the one moved by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. It always seemed to me that some…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, and I thank the Minister for introducing this group of amendments, in which I have two: 5 and 39. I…20 Jul 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak to the amendment just moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. I am a fan of what I see as post-occupation evaluation. I welcome the…20 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a property owner with tourism interests within the Exmoor National Park, going back very many years, and I have professionally had an…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to add my voice in general support of these amendments. It is always a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, with her…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, as a rural resident and minor landowner, I very much welcome the opportunity to debate this issue. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville,…30 Jun 2021