Housing and Planning Bill

My Lords, my noble friend Lady Andrews has showed the House her expertise in these matters and I ...

My Lords, again I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, not only for eloquently outlin...

I am very grateful to the noble Baroness. Having read the contents of her letter, with its commit...

Moved by

Lord Lucas

107B: After Clause 139, insert the following new Clause—

“P...

My Lords, I wish to claim a record. I have just seen the first clothes-moth of the spring so, now...

My Lords, I support the amendment. Indeed, I added my name to the previous version of this amendm...

My Lords, I note that this amendment has been supplied to us only today in the form of Amendment ...

My Lords, I also come to this without a full appreciation of the implications. In particular, I w...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lucas for his amendment and the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of...

My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend for her response. I thoroughly appreciate what no...

Moved by

Baroness Gardner of Parkes

108: Clause 141, page 72, line 20, at end insert—...

In moving this amendment I will also speak to Amendment 116. Although they are on different subje...

My Lords, I am very happy indeed to have my name associated with Amendment 108. The noble Barones...

My Lords, I speak very briefly in support of the spirit behind the amendment and what is sought t...

My Lords, strangely, I am going to speak against the amendment, because of the second part. I am ...

My Lords, I have considerable sympathy for the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Gardne...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords and my noble friend Lady Gardner of Parkes for speaking to this...

My Lords, before the Minister sits down, I just want to say that we will be returning to this iss...

My Lords, although there has been the ability for fees to go up in line with inflation, there is ...

I know that we are going to come back to this next week but, before the noble Baroness sits down,...

Before the noble Lord sits down—that is actually the subject of the amendment that I shall be mov...

My Lords, what we are discussing at the moment are fees that go beyond cost recovery. I am talkin...

I apologise but can the Minister explain why she keeps referring to us discussing fees that go be...

My Lords, I am slightly confused now because Amendment 108 says that all local authorities may in...

My Lords, this debate has been very interesting and it has certainly ranged widely. I still think...

Moved by

Lord Dubs

109: After Clause 141, insert the following new Clause—

“Cod...

My Lords, I hope to be brief, despite the length of the amendments down on the Order Paper. The m...

I thank the noble Lord for the manner in which he has engaged with me and Members of your Lordshi...

My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s statement and congratulate my noble friend Lord Dubs, who has ...

This is a very happy occasion when we are all in such agreement. I am most grateful to the Minist...

Moved by

Lord True

116A: After Clause 141, insert the following new Clause—

“Co...

My Lords, at this hour I will seek to be as brief as possible. It was very good to hear another c...

My Lords, I have added my name to this amendment, as indeed I did in Committee. The noble Lord, L...

My Lords, I have added my name to the other amendment in this group for the simple reason that th...

My Lords, I support Amendment 116B, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord True, my noble friend Lo...

My Lords, I support in principle the Government’s view on this change of use from offices to hous...

My Lords, unfortunately I want to express my concern about these amendments and, in doing so, for...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords who have spoken on both sides of the argument. My noble friend ...

On Amendment 116A, we see these developments all around here in Westminster, with offices now bei...

My Lords, I am sorry. Could the noble Lord repeat that?

On Amendment 116A(a), we can see all around here many developments where offices have been conver...

My Lords, I think that it is because it is not a planning consideration, so the tenant would be e...

My Lords, I am grateful to those who have spoken, including my noble friend. It is important to u...

Moved by

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

116BA: After Clause 141, insert the following new ...

My Lords, this amendment covers the issues previously discussed under Amendment 108. It enables l...

My Lords, we had a very good and thorough discussion on the recovery of full-cost fees on a previ...

My Lords, I speak in favour of the spirit of what the amendment is trying to achieve, but against...

Before the noble Lord sits down, I did put “may” in for the main part and then “must” for the con...

You should never have me write anything, because you will not be able to read it.