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Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Rooker (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 18 September 2023. It occurred during Debate on bills on Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill.

My Lords, if nobody is getting up, I will just let the Minister and my Front Bench know that I agree with the content of all three speeches I have just listened to. My message to the Front Bench is that things have to be done differently. The noble Lord, Lord Mawson, did not just invent this system; it has virtually been his life’s work and it has been a success. It is not like the good old days and the bad old days; we have to learn lessons and do things differently. The present arrangements have not worked.

In the last Labour Government we made mistakes, but we are in a different world now, by and large. There is going to be a general election, when there may or may not be a change of Government, but there ought to be a change in policy about the way that these issues are dealt with. They cannot all be one size fits all, which is the apparent view of the present Government, whether of the public or the private sector. Partnership, good leadership and a willingness to share responsibilities is the only way to success.

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Reference

832 c1292 

Session

2024-25

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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