🗣️ Speeches and Debates
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My Lords, the development corporation parts of the Bill are the best parts of it, and my intention is to make the best of that and to support it. I came here with an open mind, not really knowing whether I was going to press the amendment but in her winding, the Minister said two things which I am uncomfortable with, so in due course I wish to test the opinion of the House. The first was...
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My Lords, I am getting there; I just wanted to give the two reasons. The first was—
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Your Lordships are only delaying it. First, the development corporations outside London should have the same financing as those within and, secondly, the Minister mistakenly interpreted my amendment to mean that it required development corporations only to take private finance, whereas it was to give it the option. As I am dissatisfied with the Minister’s response, I wish to put the matter...
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My Lords, the development corporation parts of the Bill are the best parts of it, and my intention is to make the best of that and to support it. I came here with an open mind, not really knowing whether I was going to press the amendment but in her winding, the Minister said two things which I am uncomfortable with, so in due course I wish to test the opinion of the House. The first was...
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My Lords, I am getting there; I just wanted to give the two reasons. The first was—
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Your Lordships are only delaying it. First, the development corporations outside London should have the same financing as those within and, secondly, the Minister mistakenly interpreted my amendment to mean that it required development corporations only to take private finance, whereas it was to give it the option. As I am dissatisfied with the Minister’s response, I wish to put the matter...
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My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 238. I welcome the broad thrust of empowering and reinvigorating the development corporations contemplated by the Bill. In fact, I think it is the best part of the Bill. Clause 96 seeks the achievement of sustainable development and the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. However, there will be no sustainable development without sustainable...
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My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 238. I welcome the broad thrust of empowering and reinvigorating the development corporations contemplated by the Bill. In fact, I think it is the best part of the Bill. Clause 96 seeks the achievement of sustainable development and the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. However, there will be no sustainable development without sustainable...
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✍️ Written Questions and Answers
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To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of both Houses have accepted the Restoration and Renewal Programme’s invitation to visit the Palace of Westminster basement to view the underground services before the presentation of fully costed proposals expected by the end of the year.
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To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of both Houses who have not yet accepted the Restoration and Renewal Programme’s invitation to visit the Palace of Westminster basement would need to visit on average on every anticipated sitting day before the end of October in order for all parliamentarians to have undertaken such a visit before the presentation of fully costed proposals...
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter regarding local government reorganisation sent by the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution to the leaders of all two-tier councils and neighbouring unitary authorities, published on 15 January, what assessment they have made of the capacity of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the...
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter regarding local government reorganisation sent by the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution to the leaders of all two-tier councils and neighbouring unitary authorities, published on 15 January, what statutory process and timetable they expect to use to postpone the May 2025 local council elections in areas that...
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many reviews are currently outstanding for decisions to be made by Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on whether or not to list a building, and what is the average time to conclude a review.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the overall competitiveness of UK port charges on a regional basis for the bulk cargoes that support global trade, in comparison with those of the UK's principal trading partners in the European Union.
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To ask His Majesty's Government for how many hectares, and in which locations, are applications currently being considered for large-scale solar farms under the 'nationally significant infrastructure project' regime; and what aggregate assessment they have made of the consequent effect on national food security and other competing land uses.
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