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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, probing Amendment 276, and Amendments 278 in 279, are in my name and that of the noble Earl, Lord Devon, who is regrettably unable to be with us today. Apart from…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 274, I will speak also to Amendment 318 in my name and that of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford. In doing so, I draw your…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe, raises a matter which concerns me. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Pickering, on this amendment. I am not, and never…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts. My concern is to do with not the specific examples referred to, but that we seem to be in a…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will not move this amendment, but I look forward to meeting with the Minister about this, and I may well return to it at a later stage in the Bill.20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 245—a probing amendment—in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Devon. Unfortunately, my noble friend cannot be here today due to other…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillCould the Minister explain why he considers it appropriate for authorities to have this power but, to visit direct—and it must be direct—loss in order to be compensable, he thinks…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my name is attached to Amendment 470 in this group, and it is a particular pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, on this. I would like to say a few words…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak to this group of amendments, doing so as a property professional. For very many years, the development process, housebuilding and the construction process…18 Apr 2023HANSARDPublic Transport in Towns and CitiesMy Lords, it has been my great privilege to serve on the Built Environment Committee during the period when this subject was considered. I add my appreciation of and thanks to our…17 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I feel compelled to say, “Hear, hear”, every time a noble Lord gets up to speak on this. As a chartered surveyor, I am, in effect, a witness of evidence to the fact…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I too support these amendments, particularly the lead amendment in this group, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath, about the gathering of better data. I will…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will get the guilt off my shoulders through your Lordships’ provision of the confessional: I declare an interest as co-owner of a second home in the West Country and…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the noble Lord for his intervention, because that is exactly the point I am making about having a degree of hypothecation. In other words, it should not just go into the…20 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my name is added to some of the amendments in this group, and I would like to speak very briefly to some of them. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 158. I declare an interest as a vice-president of the National Association of Local Councils; I am also the co-president of the West…15 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 81, spoken to so eloquently by the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market. In doing so, I draw attention to my vice-presidency of the National…13 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as this is the first time I have spoken at this stage of the Bill, I remind noble Lords of my various interests and activities. I am a chartered surveyor, a…27 Feb 2023