Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for his support for my Amendment 9 in this group....

My Lords, as I said at Second Reading, I welcome the Bill. That the Government have chosen to enc...

My Lords, I have a great deal of sympathy for what the noble Lords, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, Lo...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of an informal campaign group which seeks to improve ...

My Lords, I draw the Committee’s attention to my interests as listed in the register: as a member...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for raising the points highlighted by hi...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. Both amendments in this g...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 2. Anyone wishing to press this or anything els...

Moved by

Lord Greaves

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out “or mainly”

Member...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed response to my previous amendment. I thought that...

My noble friend Lord Greaves has rightly questioned the meaning of “mainly” and its purpose: is i...

My Lords, I have nothing really to add: the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, has set out very clearly an...

My Lords, I am beginning to learn how the House works, and I appreciate the education; I am sure ...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Pinnock and the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for the...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 3. Anyone wishing to press this, or anything el...

Moved by

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

3: Clause 1, page 1, line 7, after “lavatories” in...

My Lords, Amendment 3 in my name seeks to add the words

“which are free of charge for anyon...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 10 in my name and Amendment 3, proposed by the noble Lord, Lo...

My Lords, there are important and relevant issues to explore in Amendments 3 and 10, proposed by ...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, wanted to know the evidence that this would cause a burde...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. We are identifying issues...

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 4. Anyone wishing to press this or an...

Moved by

Lord Lucas

4: Clause 1, page 1, line 7, after “lavatories” insert “of a pres...

My Lords, I urge the Government to take the opportunity to give the Bill some wording that expand...

My Lords, it is not clear to me why the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, believes that it is necessary to—...

My Lords, Amendments 4 and 12 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, enable us to debate impo...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lucas for his amendments, which would provide the Governme...

My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend for his obiter dicta on the Government’s general ...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 5. Anyone wishing to press this or the other am...

Moved by

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

5: Clause 1, page 1, line 8, after “zero”, insert ...

My Lords, Amendment 5 in my name provides for a relief where there is a public toilet in part of ...

My Lords, the formula proposed by this group of amendments raises an interesting practical questi...

My Lords, I am attracted to the idea that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope of Craighead, has...

My Lords, these amendments proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, explore the opportunities fo...

My Lords, I appreciate the backing that the Committee has given to the measures in the Bill and r...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. I was particularly gratef...

My Lords, we now come to the group consisting of Amendment 8. Anyone wishing to press this to a D...

Moved by

Lord Greaves

8: Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end insert—

“(8E) Subsec...

My Lords, the Deputy Chairman really ought not to continue tempting me to call a Division but, ne...

My Lords, my noble friend Lord Greaves’ Amendment 8 rightly explores the possibility of closed pu...

My Lords, the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, raises an important point and I ho...

My Lords, I am happy to give that clarification. I understand the intention of the noble Lord, Lo...

My Lords, I will read carefully the Minister’s reply—and go one more step towards being able to p...

Do I take it that the noble Lord wishes to withdraw his amendment?

I am sorry. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 11. Anyone wishing to press this or a...

Moved by

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

11: After Clause 2, insert the following new Claus...

My Lords, the amendment in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, seeks to inse...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Greengross, asked me to speak to Amendment 13 in her name. We ...

My Lords, I so agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, just said. I support Amendment 11, but...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Thomas of Winchester, and to ...

My Lords, all the amendments in this group are designed to ensure that the Bill is not the end of...

My Lords, I support these important amendments, and I ask the Government particularly to pay atte...

My Lords, this is an important series of amendments. My noble friend Lady Thomas knows, at first ...

My Lords, these amendments would require the Government to carry out an assessment of the impact ...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate. I agree with the comments made b...