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Building Safety Bill

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 29 March 2022, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Scott of Bybrook, Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist and Lord Greenhalgh. The answering members were Baroness Hayman of Ullock and Lord Khan of Burnley.
Lords report stage. Amendments 17 to 19, 21, 23 to 25, 27 to 34, 37 to 38, 41 to 45 and 48 to 114 agreed to, with amendment 85 agreed to as amended. Amendment 115 agreed to on division (156 to 123). Amendment 117 agreed to on division (146 to 114). Amendments 120 to 122, 125, 127 to 152 and 154 agreed to. Amendment 155 agreed to on division (137 to 123). Amendments 161, 164, 166 to 199 and 203 to 220 agreed to. Amendment 221 disagreed to on division (59 to 124). Amendments 222 to 228 and 230 agreed to. Amendment 234 disagreed to on division (94 to 117). Amendments 238 to 253, 255 to 259, 263 and 265 to 274 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 144). (Part 2 of 2).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

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Session

2021-22

Department

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Legislative stage

Report stage

Procedure

Government defeats
New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Related items

Building Safety Bill 2021-22. As amended in Grand Committee.
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Bills
House of Lords
Building Safety Bill
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Building Safety Bill 2021-22. As amended on Report.
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Bills
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2022-0313
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 820 c1456 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, again, I thank those who have participated in this interesting debate.

Baroness Pinnock | 820 c1456 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords—


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Baroness Pinnock | 820 cc1457-8 (Link to this contribution)

No, we stopped before the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and I had had a chance to speak. That is w...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 820 cc1458-1461 (Link to this contribution)

I must again thank those noble Lords who have participated in this interesting debate. It is a sh...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 c1461 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her detailed response. I was very pleased to hear her response...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc544-1462 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Scott of Bybrook

17: Clause 41, page 56, line 27, at end insert—

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc1462-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I open this group by introducing a number of technical amendments tabled to strengthen ...

Lord Stunell | 820 cc1463-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have a couple of points that would perhaps have been better taken in Committee, but w...

Lord Khan of Burnley | 820 c1464 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome these technical amendments, tabled by the Minister. While I will not unnecess...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc1464-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for this short debate on these amendments. I am very pleased that m...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 c545 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Scott of Bybrook

18: Clause 47, leave out Clause 47

Member’s ...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc545-6 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Scott of Bybrook

19: After Clause 47, insert the following new Clau...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc546-1466 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

21: Clause 57, page 80, line 8, at end insert—

“(3A) T...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1466-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very pleased to speak to a group of amendments that will strengthen our solution i...

Lord Young of Cookham | 820 cc1469-1472 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome the amendments tabled by the Government. As my noble friend has explained, th...

Earl of Lytton | 820 cc1472-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as it is my first contribution in this part of the Bill, I must necessarily declare my ...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 cc1476-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, there are 70 amendments in this group, but, on a positive note, they are all seeking to...

Lord Blencathra | 820 c1479 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I particularly like her slogan, “Get the...

Lord Blencathra | 820 cc1479-1481 (Link to this contribution)

I support Amendment 233, so ably moved by my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham in his usual erud...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 820 cc1481-551 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I apologise for a brief Committee-style intervention, given the novel nature of the gro...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc551-1483 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate so far. In the interests of time, I will just s...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1483-6 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords who have spoken in this long—a little over an hour on one group—but important...

Lord Young of Cookham | 820 c1485 (Link to this contribution)

Before my noble friend sits down, I am really grateful to him for the explanation he has set out ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1485 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in practical terms, we have a £5.1 billion fund, of which we have committed the first s...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc1485-555 (Link to this contribution)

Before the Minister sits down, I thank him very much for his response to my Amendment 22. Could h...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c555 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, for the opportunity to clarify what ...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc556-7 (Link to this contribution)

Tabled by

Baroness Hayman of Ullock

22: Clause 57, page 80, line 10, at end insert—

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 c1487 (Link to this contribution)

I am very happy to accept the Minister’s assurance on this if we can have a meeting to follow up....

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c560 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

23: Clause 57, page 80, line 43, at end insert—

““buil...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c561 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

24: Clause 60, page 83, line 31, leave out paragraph (e)

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Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 c561 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Fox of Buckley

26: After Clause 74, insert the following new Clause...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 c1488 (Link to this contribution)

I thought we were going to have a vote.

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 cc564-1490 (Link to this contribution)

Your Lordships need to calm yourselves.

On Saturday, I went to visit my home in Wood Green....

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 820 cc1490-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 264A in this group. I thank my noble friend the Ministe...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 820 cc1491-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise with pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I agree with alm...

Earl of Lytton | 820 c1492 (Link to this contribution)

I, too, commend the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, on this amendment. Given the circumstance...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1492-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, and my noble friend Lady Nevi...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 c1493 (Link to this contribution)

I will withdraw but I will come back to the Minister. I think it is important to come back to the...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc569-572 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

27: Clause 79, page 94, line 34, leave out paragraph (a)

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c572 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

28: Clause 80, page 96, line 4, leave out paragraph (a)

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc573-1494 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

29: Clause 81, page 96, line 23, leave out “, and any buildi...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

30: Clause 82, leave out Clause 82

Member’s explanator...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

31: Clause 83, leave out Clause 83

Member’s explanator...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

32: Clause 84, leave out Clause 84

Member’s explanator...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1494-576 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

33: Clause 85, leave out Clause 85

Member’s explanator...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1495 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

34: Clause 86, leave out Clause 86

Member’s explanator...

Baroness Brinton | 820 c1495 (Link to this contribution)

Tabled by

Baroness Brinton

35: After Clause 88, insert the following new Clause—

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Baroness Brinton | 820 c1495 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment was debated earlier. I just want to repeat the point I made then that I ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c577 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

37: Clause 95, page 105, line 16, leave out “intervals” and ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc577-1496 (Link to this contribution)

I am very pleased to move a group of amendments that are focused on ensuring that leaseholders ar...

Lord Cormack | 820 c1496 (Link to this contribution)

I was under the impression that this was grouped with a whole group of amendments that had been d...

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 820 c1496 (Link to this contribution)

I will take the blame for that. I should have said moved formally and that would have encouraged ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc584-6 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

38: Clause 95, page 105, line 17, at end insert—

“(c) ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc173-1497 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

41: Clause 95, page 105, line 26, leave out “an accountable ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1547-1499 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

48: Schedule 7, page 200, line 7, leave out paragraph (b)

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1564-8 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

71: Clause 112, page 115, line 19, leave out paragraph (a)

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1569-1571 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

72: Clause 114, page 116, line 30, leave out “section 110” i...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1576-1500 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

73: After Clause 114, insert the following new Clause—

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1582-1502 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

74: Clause 115, page 117, line 4, leave out “(6)” and insert...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1502-3 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

85: Clause 115, page 119, line 36, at end insert—

“30D...

Lord Best | 820 cc1588-1592 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Best

86: Clause 115, in subsection (2) before paragraph (a) insert—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1503-6 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

87: Clause 115, page 119, line 37, leave out “section 30C or...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1600-4 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

100: Schedule 8, leave out Schedule 8

Member’s explana...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1607-1507 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

101: Clause 116, page 122, line 4, leave out “, an administr...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1611-3 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

114: Clause 118, page 125, leave out line 32

Member’s ...

Earl of Lytton | 820 c1614 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

The Earl of Lytton

115: Clause 120, page 127, line 27, leave out from “dwell...

Earl of Lytton | 820 cc1614-1508 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment is leading the charge here. I refer noble Lords to Grand Committee, when...

Lord Young of Cookham | 820 cc1508-1513 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as noble Lords may know, I am not in the habit of making long speeches, but this group ...

Bishop of St Albans | 820 cc1514-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 260 and 126. I apologise for not being here this morning. I ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1516-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was a little slow in rising to introduce the government amendments. I was, perhaps, a...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 cc1623-1521 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is probably the most important group of amendments we are considering today, becau...

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames | 820 cc1626-1523 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure, especially after that introduction, to follow my noble friend L...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 820 cc1523-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have not spoken in these debates either. I hope, like the noble Lord, Lord Marks, I m...

Lord Blencathra | 820 cc1524-1632 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a privilege to speak after hearing from two such knowledgeable noble Lords. I am ...

Lord Blencathra | 820 cc1634-1526 (Link to this contribution)

Let us do it—that is a slogan for the next election for the noble Baroness. If the numbers are sm...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 cc1527-8 (Link to this contribution)

It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra. In relation to Amendment 115, t...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 820 cc1528-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, there are many amendments in this group, and I have concerns about the open-ended finan...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc1529-1644 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been an extremely important debate in which we have covered some of the critic...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1644-1530 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I spoke to the government amendments as I hoped it would assist the House to have the G...

Lord Cormack | 820 c1530 (Link to this contribution)

Can my noble friend quantify how many people he expects will be paying? What is the maximum amoun...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1530-3 (Link to this contribution)

I cannot quantify the exact amount people will pay, but it is fair to say that we have set out a ...

Earl of Lytton | 820 c1534 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will test the opinion of the House on Amendment 115 in a minute. However, before I do...

Baroness Pitkeathley | 820 cc1535-1647 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I cannot call Amendment 116, as it was pre-empted by Amendment 115, which has already b...

Lord Young of Cookham | 820 c1647 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Young of Cookham

117: Clause 120, page 127, line 33, leave out subsecti...

Baroness Pitkeathley | 820 cc1647-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as Amendment 117 has now been agreed, I cannot call Amendments 118 and 119.

Amend...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1648-9 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

120: Clause 120, page 128, line 16, leave out subsection (7)...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1649-1653 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

121: After Clause 120, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1540-1656 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

122: Clause 121, page 128, line 31, leave out “only one dwel...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1658 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

125: Clause 121, page 129, line 1, after “dwelling” insert “...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1660-1541 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

127: Clause 122, page 129, line 10, leave out “means a defec...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1662-1542 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

133: Clause 123, page 129, line 30, leave out from “a” to en...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1542-560 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

139: Schedule 9, page 225, line 10, at end insert—

““j...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1672-1544 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

152: Schedule 9, page 226, line 20, at end insert—

“No...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1698-1720 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

154: Schedule 9, page 226, line 23, leave out from “if” to e...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc1725-1 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Hayman of Ullock

155: Schedule 9, page 227, line 14, leave out from...

Baroness Pitkeathley | 820 c9 (Link to this contribution)

I cannot call Amendments 158 and 159 for reasons of pre-emption.

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc26-34 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

161: Schedule 9, page 227, line 19, after “time” insert “—

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1547-60 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

164: Schedule 9, page 227, line 29, at end insert—

“(6...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc62-1550 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

166: Schedule 9, page 227, line 34, leave out sub-paragraph ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1550-65 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

181: Clause 125, page 131, line 4, after “Tribunal” insert “...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc70-1551 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

186: Clause 126, page 131, line 24, after “corporate” insert...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc78-1552 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

194: Clause 127, page 132, line 18, leave out “the liquidato...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc81-1553 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

203: Clause 128, page 132, line 31, after “scheme” insert “t...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc83-1554 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

208: Clause 129, page 133, line 9, leave out subsection (2)<...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc86-7 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Scott of Bybrook

216: Clause 129, page 133, line 36, leave out from...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc87-1556 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the final debate on Report of this Bill, and I will speak to a number of...

Lord Stunell | 820 c1555 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, briefly, we welcome the changes that the Minister has reported, particularly Amendments...

Lord Khan of Burnley | 820 cc89-91 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome this final group of amendments relating to construction products. The Governm...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 c1557 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords for their support for these important amendments —I will write to the noble L...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 c92 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Scott of Bybrook

217: Clause 129, page 133, line 37, at end insert—...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 c93 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Scott of Bybrook

218: Clause 130, page 134, line 7, at end insert—<...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 c1558 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Baroness Pinnock

221: Clause 130, page 134, line 13, at end insert—

“(...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 c1558 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish to move Amendment 221 formally and divide the House on it. We have already decid...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c94 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

222: Clause 130, page 134, line 17, leave out “the proposed ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1560 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

224: Clause 131, page 134, line 37, at end insert—

“(1...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1560-96 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

227: Clause 132, page 136, line 11, leave out “relates to a ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc97-1561 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

228: After Clause 133, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c99 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

230: Clause 136, page 142, line 3, leave out from “section” ...

Earl of Lytton | 820 cc100-1562 (Link to this contribution)

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The Earl of Lytton

234: After Clause 136, insert the following new Clause—

Earl of Lytton | 820 c1562 (Link to this contribution)

I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc105-1565 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

238: Clause 139, page 144, line 5, after “converted” insert ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1565-6 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

243: After Clause 144, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1567-1576 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

245: After Clause 145, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1576-7 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

255: Schedule 12, page 242, line 22, at end insert—

“(...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc130-1578 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

263: Clause 151, page 156, line 15, at end insert—

“(4...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc136-9 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

265: Clause 154, page 157, line 28, at end insert—

“(d...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc141-1579 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

266: Clause 158, page 159, line 25, leave out “120(2)(c),”

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1579 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

270: Clause 159, page 160, line 9, at end insert—

“(da...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc145-8 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

272: Clause 160, page 160, line 35, at end insert—

“(z...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1580-152 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

274: Clause 1, page 1, line 17, leave out “as follows” and i...

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