Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL]

My Lords, I support Amendments 1 and 2: indeed, my name has been attached to them on the Marshall...

My Lords, the one clear message from the two speeches that we have heard so far is the unanimous ...

My Lords, I was not sure whether to speak on this first group of amendments or on the second. How...

My Lords, I rise to speak very reluctantly, because I live in Scotland, not down here, and theref...

My Lords, I had not intended to speak in this debate but am encouraged to do so by the contributi...

My Lords, I support the amendment and I am a strong supporter of the Bill: I believe in the thrus...

My Lords, first, I apologise to the House for not speaking at Second Reading. I was unable to get...

My Lords, this is a brand new Bill, starting in this House and in its first day of Committee. Pre...

My Lords, I, too, welcome the Bill. I listened with great interest in particular to my noble frie...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for the points they have made, particularly my noble friend Lor...

Before the Minister sits down, I wonder whether I might take her back to the comments that she ma...

My Lords, I can confirm just what the noble Lord thought he heard, which was that we would be res...

My Lords, as we are in Committee we have ample opportunity to extend the discussion on this. Did ...

Yes, my Lords.

In that case, I suggest that she is wiping out the possibility of effective devolution over half ...

My Lords, I am afraid that I do not agree with the noble Baroness. We have mechanisms to deliver ...

Forgive me, but can I just pursue this point? This will not work. I am sure that other noble Lord...

My Lords, I think we agree but have perhaps got our wires crossed. It is an entirely flexible pro...

My Lords, can the Minister clarify one of her remarks? She talked about the Chancellor and the Se...

My Lords, as I understand the health and social care aspect, Greater Manchester has agreed a memo...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply, which I will come back to in a moment, and I thank ...