Fire Safety Bill

My Lords, this is an issue that I raised in Committee, and I confirm that I have no intention of ...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy. I think that he and I a...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, has made a number of helpful and very important...

My Lords, although I certainly agree with the thrust of Amendment 5, it is Amendment 6, in the na...

My Lords, I remind the House of my interests, as recorded in the register, as a councillor in Kir...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, for raising the issue of engagement ...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response to this short debate and for putting clearly on t...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 7. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

7: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

“R...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 14. In Committee I made a commitment to set out during ...

My Lords, the proposed risk-based guidance set out in the amendment is extremely welcome, particu...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, has withdrawn from speaking to this group of amendments...

My Lords, these government amendments, as described, seek to clarify what evidence of culpability...

My Lords, I am very happy to support government Amendments 7 and 14 in the name of the noble Lord...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this short debate. I will addr...

We now come to Amendment 8. I remind noble Lords that Members, other than the mover and the Minis...

Moved by

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

8: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause...

My Lords, Amendment 8 in my name seeks to make progress in respect of the recommendations of the ...

My Lords, I strongly support the eloquent plea made by the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark,...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Eaton, has withdrawn, so I now call the noble Lord, Lord Shipl...

My Lords, I agree entirely with my noble friend Lord Stunell. There have been—and still are—legis...

My Lords, this amendment, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, is fundamental to the effective...

I am afraid that we are having a little trouble with the noble Baroness’s connection. If she turn...

The report continued:

“I therefore recommend that the owner and manager of every high-rise ...

My Lords, the Grenfell Tower fire was a tragedy of epic proportions. It was the largest loss of l...

My Lords, I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I now call the noble Lord, ...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions in this important debate. While I have ...

My Lords, we now come to the group consisting of Amendment 9. I remind noble Lords that Members o...

Moved by

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

9: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause...

My Lords, Amendment 9 tabled in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Mendelsohn, seeks to ins...

My Lords, I first associate myself with the excellent speech of my noble friend Lord Kennedy, who...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for raising this issue today, and to the nobl...

My Lords, I declare an interest here, as a co-owner of holiday cottages. I reassure noble Lords t...

My Lords, between them my noble friend Lord Mendelsohn and the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, have show...

My Lords, in Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, raised important concerns about the applica...

I thank the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Lord Mendelsohn, for raising again this im...

I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. As my noble friend Lord Whitty said, clar...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 10. I remind noble Lords that Members other tha...

Moved by

Baroness Pinnock

10: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

...

My Lords, Amendment 10, in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Shipley, seeks to establish t...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and I thank her for moving...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 10 and 11, but will speak more fully on Amendment 12, as pre...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to support the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnoc...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and the noble Lord for raising this important...

I have had no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock. N...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, also has his name to Amendment 10. With the leave of the ...

My Lords, perhaps I may recapitulate. We return to Amendment 10. The noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock...

I thank noble Lords for that brief wait while technical glitches were sorted out, and I thank eve...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 13. I remind noble Lords that Members other than...

Moved by

Baroness Pinnock

13: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—

...

My Lords, many tenants and leaseholders in blocks with cladding that is now known to be a serious...

My Lords, I listened to the Secretary of State on the “Today” programme this morning, in which I ...

My Lords, this is an enormously complex issue, as I outlined in an earlier amendment. The current...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the contributions of my noble friends Lady Pinnock and Lord ...

My Lords, Amendment 13, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, adds a new clause to the Bill...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for their A...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and all noble Lords who have contributed to this ...

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

14: Clause 3, page 2, line 28, at end insert—

“( ) Sec...