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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Wednesday, 17 December 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Andrews. The answering member was Baroness Warsi.
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

706 c849-900 

Session

2008-09

Legislative stage

Second reading

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill (HL). Explanatory Notes HL Bill 2-EN also published.
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Bills
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2009-0132
Friday, 16 January 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2009-0131
Friday, 16 January 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Greaves | 706 c871-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, contrary to the noble Lord, Lord O’Neill, some of us are desperate to be in on the discuss...
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 706 c869-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also pay tribute to the Minister’s excellent tour d’horizon in introducing this legislat...

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Lord Best | 706 c866-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my interest as president of the Local Government Association and I extend my tha...
Baroness Hamwee | 706 c866 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the meeting to which the noble Lord referred was one of which we were not aware. No discou...
Lord Roberts of Conwy | 706 c864-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness is quite right: this is very much a mixed bag, but I shall not pursue t...
Baroness Ford | 706 c863-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Second Reading of this Bill and congratulate my noble friend on the thoughtf...
Baroness Hamwee | 706 c859-63 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for her introduction to the Bill. I fear that that may be one o...
Baroness Warsi | 706 c856-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her full and detailed description of the Bill. I am sure she will...
Baroness Andrews | 706 c849-56 (Link to this contribution) That the Bill be read a second time. My Lords, I am delighted to introduce the Bill to the House. ...
Lord Dixon-Smith | 706 c891-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that the calls of ““Hear, hear!”” are not too premature. This has been a long and i...
Lord Tope | 706 c887 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a particular pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Graham, because in recent years...
Lord Graham of Edmonton | 706 c885-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, not only to the House but to the Fron...
Lord Tope | 706 c887-91 (Link to this contribution) I probably could, my Lords, but I am mindful of the strictures of the noble Lord, Lord Smith, that t...
Viscount Ullswater | 706 c877-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her explanation of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and ...
Lord Smith of Leigh | 706 c874-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend on the way she introduced the Bill. I share the views...
Lord Mawson | 706 c881-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s and the Government’s concern in the Bill to give a stronger voice...
Lord Borrie | 706 c879-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, to my mind, local government in many parts of the country seems to be in a state of poor h...
Baroness Andrews | 706 c893-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am extremely grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this excellent and thoughtfu...
Baroness Hamwee | 706 c898-900 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, briefly, I am grateful for what the noble Baroness said, but I must make it clear that the...
Baroness Andrews | 706 c895-8 (Link to this contribution) I beg the noble Viscount’s pardon, my Lords. I am mortified. I had not noticed that he was the Deput...
Baroness Andrews | 706 c900 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the point has been taken and I will ensure that the usual channels are open. I take note o...
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