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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare my professional and personal interests in this matter as a chartered surveyor in the areas of planning, heritage and short-term lettings, and as a…17 Jan 2023HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2022My Lords, I declare my interest as a chartered surveyor and valuer once upon a time in the employment of the Inland Revenue Valuation Office, and a member of the Rating Surveyors’…20 Dec 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I greatly support this amendment, as I did at an earlier stage of the Bill. Therefore, I have to say that I do not agree with the Motion in the name of the noble Lord,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDHousing (Built Environment Committee Report)My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. I declare my professional interest as practising chartered surveyor, and I follow the noble Lord, Lord…08 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I believe that it is the duty of the person finishing off the speeches by the many Back-Benchers who have spoken to somehow entertain. I fear that I am going to…01 Nov 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, first, I apologise for my unavoidable absence at Report last week, but I add my belated welcome to the Minister on his appointment and thank him for writing today, as…19 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, this is my first intervention on the Bill because on the day of Second Reading I was convalescing at home and not allowed to go anywhere. On this business, regarding…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment I will also speak to the other amendments in my name in this group. I must first admit that I am a landowner, although I have not had any…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief. I was rather disappointed with the Minister’s response on Ofcom. This looks like minimal regulation—guidance only, no teeth. It is asymmetric with…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have an amendment in this group but I will also briefly voice my support for the other amendments to which my name has been added. The noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI ask the Minister to consider what happens if a contract under the 1954 Act contains a provision in relation to not increasing the height of a mast, or to an area where a mast…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that detailed reply. I will obviously not try to cover everything he said, but just touch on one or two points. The Minister referred to the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I cannot follow the amusement factor of the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey. As this is my first contribution on the Bill, due to force of circumstances, not least because on…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have a group of amendments here, all of them covering very technical bits and pieces and, rather than trying to deal with one at a time, disaggregate them and give an…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillThere have been instances where contracts of all sorts have been interfered with by government—for example, the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. There have been instances where rent…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 28, 30, 31 and 34, to which I have added my name. I also express my support for the clause stand part amendment spoken to by the noble Baroness,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillIn saying that mobile operators are very large and substantial companies, does the noble Lord accept that only part of what they do fulfils the same sort of social benefit…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI am indeed. I believe that one of the firms is based in San Diego, in California. One cannot help supposing—I think this is the sentiment in the market—that the driving down of…29 Jun 2022