Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Wednesday, 1 April 2009, in the House of Lords.

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill (HL). Lords Report stage third day. Amendments agreed. New clause (Amendment 166) debated and disagreed to on division (33 votes to 69). Adjourned.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

709 c1152-70

Session

2008-09

Proceeding contributions

Lord Teverson | 709 c1165 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I greatly like and appreciate the theme of this amendment. One of the issues in the south-...

Baroness Andrews | 709 c1165-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I appreciate the way in which the noble Lord introduced the amendment, because I understan...

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Lord Hanningfield | 709 c1167 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Minister clarify whether the RDA could give the money to the joint committee as i...

Baroness Andrews | 709 c1167-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is certainly my understanding. I was going to suggest to the noble Lord that we facil...

Lord Hanningfield | 709 c1168-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her answer and noble Lords on this side of the House for th...

Baroness Maddock | 709 c1165 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have a great deal of sympathy with the reasons for the amendment, but there is a problem...

Lord Smith of Leigh | 709 c1164 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, despite the lateness of the hour and the fact that tonight England is playing football, wh...

Lord Hanningfield | 709 c1161-2 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 166 166: After Clause 79, insert the following new Clause— ““Delegation by regional devel...

Baroness Andrews | 709 c1160 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 164G 164G: Clause 74, page 54, line 14, leave out ““Secretary of State”” and insert ““res...

Baroness Hamwee | 709 c1163-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend and I had added our names to what I might describe as the predecessor amen...

Lord Hanningfield | 709 c1162-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we discussed this amendment in Committee. It is supported by the Local Government Associat...

Baroness Andrews | 709 c1159-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, from what she has said, I do not think that I am going to persuade the noble Baroness. I s...

Baroness Andrews | 709 c1160 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not have an answer to that. There may be something like a code of conduct, but I simp...

Baroness Maddock | 709 c1160 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving way. When she is considering that, will she also consider ...

Baroness Hamwee | 709 c1158-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for taking the matter on board and for her generous comments...

Baroness Andrews | 709 c1158 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the issue in this group is one that we discussed in Committee and concerns the openness of...

Baroness Andrews | 709 c1158 (Link to this contribution) Amendment 160D 160D: Clause 68, page 51, line 20, at end insert— ““(9) The Secretary of State must ...

Lord Hanningfield | 709 c1157 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for those comments. I also thank her for her offer to clarify t...

Baroness Andrews | 709 c1154-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, noble Lords have been very patient in waiting for our turn to debate this Bill. I tried to...

Baroness Maddock | 709 c1154 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to speak about Clause 75, which Amendment 164J would remove. I read with disbelief ...

Lord Tope | 709 c1153-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my party’s views on devolution and decentralisation have been consistent and well known fo...

Lord Hanningfield | 709 c1152-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 160E, 164B, 164D, 164F and 164J. First, however, I must d...

Lord Hanningfield | 709 c1152 (Link to this contribution) Clause 68: Leaders' Boards Amendment 160C 160C: Clause 68, page 51, line 17, leave out subsection ...