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Local Government Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Wednesday, 28 July 2010, in the House of Lords.
Local Government Bill (HL). Lords report stage.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

720 c1298-332 

Session

2010-12

Department

Department for Communities and Local Government

Legislative stage

Report stage

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Related items

Local Government Bill (HL). As amended in committee.
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 720 c1324-5 (Link to this contribution) 4: Clause 2, page 1, line 14, leave out subsection (2) and insert— ““(2) Subject to subsection (2A) ...
Lord Rosser | 720 c1324 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I am sorry that the Minister ...

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Baroness Hanham | 720 c1323-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can say simply that I will not accept this amendment. I have heard once again all the ar...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 720 c1330 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had two contributions from the noble Baroness, Lady Shephard, and the Minister, wh...
Baroness Hanham | 720 c1329-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Shephard, for her contribution, because she has summed up...
Baroness Shephard of Northwold | 720 c1328-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a lifelong citizen of the county of Norfolk, as a former Norfolk ...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 720 c1325-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister has kindly written to those of us who participated in Committee and challenge...
Lord Rosser | 720 c1317 (Link to this contribution) 3: Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— ““Expenditure There shall be paid out of money provide...
Baroness Hanham | 720 c1314-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had one hour’s consideration of a matter which is nothing to do with this Bill. We...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 720 c1315-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it goes without saying that I am disappointed by the response of the Minister. As has been...
Lord Burnett | 720 c1313 (Link to this contribution) No, I am not giving way any more—the noble Lord has had his say. This is a distraction and a huge wa...
Lord Grocott | 720 c1313-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having listened carefully to this debate, I am struck by two things. The first is that no ...
Lord Burnett | 720 c1312-3 (Link to this contribution) What is most of account to me is the result of the last general election, in which the majority of t...
Lord Howarth of Newport | 720 c1312 (Link to this contribution) Does the noble Lord regard it as significant that in no fewer than four opinion polls held in Exeter...
Lord Burnett | 720 c1312 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Tyler, who was a very distinguished Member o...
Earl Cathcart | 720 c1321-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind the House that I still live in Norfolk, have been a district councillor for more ...
Lord Low of Dalston | 720 c1322 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not an expert on local government, or even on all the issues at stake in this case, s...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 720 c1320 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have one point to make on this. At the preliminary hearing, Devon and Norfolk asked for ...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 720 c1319-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Rosser. Time after time in this saga...
Lord Rosser | 720 c1317-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 3 now that it has been accepted, following further representatio...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 720 c1308-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will be brief. Fairly obviously, I support these amendments. Does anyone in this Chamber...
Lord Tope | 720 c1307-8 (Link to this contribution) Unless something much more revolutionary than I expect is taking place, a change of parliamentary bo...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 720 c1309-11 (Link to this contribution) No, my Lords. We were then in a very different economic situation. What is more, when this process w...
Earl Cathcart | 720 c1309 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, two separate Labour Secretaries of State said on three separate occasions that a unitary N...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 720 c1311 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, let me clarify one point. I spoke of unitary authorities, especially for cities. I do not ...
Lord Tyler | 720 c1311 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had not intended to participate in this debate, but I am moved by the eloquence of the H...
Lord Tope | 720 c1306-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, again I have the pleasure of following the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, ...
Lord Tope | 720 c1307 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may finish the sentence and then I will give way to the noble Lord. I have nearly forgotte...
Lord Grocott | 720 c1307 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord. In view of his opposition to what he has described as expensive bou...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 720 c1298 (Link to this contribution) 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 3, at beginning insert ““Subject to the proviso in subsection (1A)””
Lord Howarth of Newport | 720 c1300-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to speak in support of Amendments 1 and 2. These amendments invite the Government t...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 720 c1298-300 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 2. These two amendments provide that a relevant order may ...
Lord Howarth of Newport | 720 c1305 (Link to this contribution) May I ask the noble and learned Baroness what what she is saying has to do with the amendments we ar...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 720 c1305 (Link to this contribution) I scarcely know where to begin. I listened with absolute fascination to the delightfully inaccurate,...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 720 c1305-6 (Link to this contribution) I hope your Lordships will appreciate that I would not have dreamt of standing up on this amendment ...
Lord Tyler | 720 c1311-2 (Link to this contribution) But the argument advanced by the noble Baroness and the noble Lord was much more applicable to count...
Lord Rennard | 720 c1323 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in responding to the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Low, I simply point out that the arg...
Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 720 c1321 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I may assist the House. This is Report. If the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, wishes to keep t...

Subjects

Councillors
Costs
By-elections
County councils
Devon
Exeter
Local government
Norfolk
Norwich
Reorganisation
Unitary councils
Suffolk

Legislation

Local Government Bill (HL) 2010-12

Link

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