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Localism Bill

Debate on bills on Monday, 10 October 2011, in the House of Lords.

Localism Bill. Lords report stage fifth day.

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

730 c1352-468

Session

2010-12

Department

Department for Communities and Local Government

Legislative stage

Report stage

Procedure

New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Localism Bill. As amended in Committee. (Lords Minutes).
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Beecham | 730 c1352 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not intend to move the amendment but I urge the Government, in considering issues of ...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1352 (Link to this contribution) 190: Clause 22, page 26, line 13, at end insert— ““( ) The statement may include the approach that t...

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Baroness Hanham | 730 c1353 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the three government amendments in this group give the Local Government Ombudsman the powe...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1352-3 (Link to this contribution) 191A: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause— ““CHAPTER 6A Commission for Local Administra...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1466 (Link to this contribution) 202L: Clause 79, page 66, line 25, at end insert— ““but where it appears to the authority that it is...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1466 (Link to this contribution) 202G: Clause 77, page 65, line 15, after ““value”” insert ““only”” 202H: Clause 77, page 65, line ...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1465-6 (Link to this contribution) 202B: Clause 76, page 64, line 23, leave out from ““Chapter”” to end of line 26 and insert ““but sub...

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 730 c1465 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if I may say a word at the close of this debate, having moved the original amendments that...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1467-8 (Link to this contribution) 203D: Clause 83, page 69, line 15, after ““land”” insert ““— (a) if the disposal is by way of gift (...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1466 (Link to this contribution) 203C: Clause 82, page 68, line 24, leave out subsection (2) Amendment 203C agreed. Clause 83 : Mor...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1466 (Link to this contribution) 203A: Clause 81, page 67, line 41, after ““land”” insert ““— (a) may (but need not) be removed from ...

Lord Wills | 730 c1455 (Link to this contribution) If the Minister would actually listen to what I was saying—I would be delighted if that was the case...

Lord McNally | 730 c1455 (Link to this contribution) There has been an absolute tsunami of transparency. My right honourable friend Francis Maude has bee...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 730 c1462-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 203ZA and to ask one or two questions about the Government...

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 730 c1457-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is the first time in my parliamentary life that I have found myself moving two initia...

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 730 c1457 (Link to this contribution) 201A: Clause 75, page 63, line 33, after second ““land”” insert ““(except land where privately owned...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 730 c1463-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had an interesting debate at this late hour on this group of amendments. I can off...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1463 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Government for listening to the debate on this matter in Committee and for com...

Lord Gardiner of Kimble | 730 c1463 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, concerns about the unintended consequences of the assets of community value provisions wer...

Lord Wills | 730 c1454-5 (Link to this contribution) I am extremely grateful to everyone who has spoken in what has been a not particularly lengthy but v...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1446-7 (Link to this contribution) These matters are grouped together. I thank the noble Baroness. There are four amendments in the gro...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1447 (Link to this contribution) 197G: Clause 72, page 62, line 13, leave out subsection (3) and insert— ““(3) A relevant authority m...

Baroness Hamwee | 730 c1447 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend for that response. Of course, I shall not press the matter, but I note that ...

Lord Wills | 730 c1448-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 200 and 201 in my name on the Order Paper. The amendments...

Lord Wills | 730 c1448 (Link to this contribution) 199: After Clause 74, insert the following new Clause— ““Freedom of information and contracts (1) An...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1451 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Wills, is quite right that enthusiasm for freedom of information seem...

Lord True | 730 c1450-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must intervene. Obviously the noble Lord has not developed his arguments at the same len...

Lord McNally | 730 c1452-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Wills, for moving the amendment. It is well kno...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1451-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall resist the temptation to stamp on my noble friend; it is a highly resistible propo...

Baroness Hamwee | 730 c1445-6 (Link to this contribution) I shall not speak at much length. This amendment was tabled at the last stage as well. It would prov...

Baroness Hamwee | 730 c1445 (Link to this contribution) 197FC: Clause 72, page 62, line 7, at beginning insert— ““( ) A relevant authority that is consideri...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1445 (Link to this contribution) 197FB: Clause 71, page 62, line 4, at beginning insert ““Subject to subsections (5) and (6)””

Lord Greaves | 730 c1443-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for that. I realise that my noble friend has not had a chance to think about...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1445 (Link to this contribution) 197F: Clause 71, page 61, line 33, leave out subsection (4) and insert— ““(4) A relevant authority m...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1443 (Link to this contribution) Before my noble friend sits down and before I stand up, perhaps I may ask a question which has just ...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1443 (Link to this contribution) I may need to think about that and write to my noble friend. However, it seems to me that the in-hou...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 730 c1443 (Link to this contribution) Before the noble Lord sits down, can I ask whether there is any possibility of guidance being availa...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1443 (Link to this contribution) It is extremely unlikely that the noble Lord will get it as quickly as that, but I believe that it w...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 730 c1443 (Link to this contribution) I am pleased that the noble Lord understood the concerns raised on this important group of amendment...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1440-2 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lords who have spoken to this set of amendments. I have notes on these amendments ...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1443 (Link to this contribution) What I will say is this: I have been giving some thoughts regarding guidance, to which there has bee...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1437 (Link to this contribution) 197EZA: Clause 71, page 61, line 26, at end insert— ““(1A) The Secretary of State may by regulations...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1437-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is the other group of key amendments in this part of the Bill. I speak to four others...

Baroness Hamwee | 730 c1438-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have Amendments 197FA and 197FAA in this group, and I am well aware that my noble friend...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 730 c1439-40 (Link to this contribution) I shall be brief. The amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, raises important concerns. Th...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1435-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful for the long and comprehensive explanation. I am sorry—I have a cough, ...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1436 (Link to this contribution) 197D: Clause 69, page 61, line 1, after second ““body”” insert ““, other than a public or local auth...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1436 (Link to this contribution) 197E: Clause 70, page 61, line 20, leave out subsection (5) Amendment 197E agreed. Clause 71 : Con...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1432-5 (Link to this contribution) That is a little further down the road, is it not? If the clause states that that advice is being gi...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1432 (Link to this contribution) My Lords will my noble friend clarify whether that would be the case when the Secretary of State was...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1431-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have contributed. The noble Lord, Lord Greaves, introduced the deb...

Lord True | 730 c1431 (Link to this contribution) There is nothing to say that this deals with a large organisation—some of the things that we are dis...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1427-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this little group of amendments raises some important and fundamental issues relating to t...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1429-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I face in a slightly different direction from my noble friend Lord Greaves. I hope my nobl...

Lord True | 730 c1431 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a gentle sense of irony in the representative of the workers’ party, and my noble...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1431 (Link to this contribution) That is not what I said, nor is it what the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, said. What we object to is the...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1430 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I certainly support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, in respect of the propo...

Baroness Hamwee | 730 c1430-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have later amendments on the same issues. In relation to Amendment 197DA, I would like t...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1427 (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister sits down, and without wishing to pre-empt the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, is that...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1426 (Link to this contribution) I thank noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. I am able to say to the noble Lord, Lord Luc...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1427 (Link to this contribution) If we can do this by writing a letter and giving comfort in that way, it will be done that way. If, ...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1427 (Link to this contribution) 197CA: Clause 69, page 60, line 33, leave out paragraph (d)

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1423-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords we now move to that part of the Bill regarding right to challenge. The first set of Governm...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1424-5 (Link to this contribution) I should be very grateful if my noble friend could go into a little more detail about Amendment 197E...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1425 (Link to this contribution) I do not know whether I can give the noble Lord any comfort. The problem is that, on the one hand, p...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1425-6 (Link to this contribution) I take it that that was not the Minister’s reply to the debate. I have three brief points to make. W...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1426 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister referred to the extension to Ministers of the definition of agencies which mi...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1418 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, you could have a category with a single authority or with two authorities that have some b...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1418 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for his explanation. We had this response and exchange pre...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1417-8 (Link to this contribution) I think that I can accept, as the noble Lord describes, that you might not want to make the difficul...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1419 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 195K but shall not move Amendments 195L or 195M because this is an...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1419 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment removes the power to make regulations in relation to significant issues rel...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1418-9 (Link to this contribution) Again, I am grateful for that. I hold to the view that although it may help in some instances, being...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1419 (Link to this contribution) 195K: Schedule 5, page 285, leave out lines 31 to 45

Earl Attlee | 730 c1420 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in its report, your Lordships’ Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee recommende...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1419-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not think that we are going to agree on this issue. We think that the Bill is unduly ...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1420 (Link to this contribution) 196: Schedule 5, page 286, line 6, at end insert— ““(6A) No regulations under this section are to be...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1420 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am content with the government amendments and have no points to raise in connection ther...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1421 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, similar amendments were withdrawn in Committee. I set out the Government’s position there ...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1420-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment takes us back to the point that we touched on earlier this evening: whether...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1421 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful again for that assurance being on the record. As with our earlier discussion...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1422 (Link to this contribution) 197: Schedule 6, page 302, line 13, at end insert— ““31A In section 113(3) (orders and regulations t...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1422 (Link to this contribution) 197ZB: Clause 63, page 52, line 29, leave out second ““a”” and insert ““the”” Amendment 197ZB agree...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1422-3 (Link to this contribution) 197ZC: Schedule 7, page 307, line 26, after ““(7)(a)”” insert ““— (a) in sub-paragraph (i) omit ““ge...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1423 (Link to this contribution) 197B: Clause 69, page 60, line 20, at end insert— ““(2A) The persons or bodies who may be specified ...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1413 (Link to this contribution) 195ZC: Clause 44, leave out Clause 44 Amendment 195ZC agreed. Clause 45 : Request for referendum ...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1415 (Link to this contribution) 195BD: Clause 51, leave out Clause 51 Amendment 195BD agreed. Amendment 195BDA not moved. Clause ...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1415 (Link to this contribution) 195BE: Clause 52, leave out Clause 52 Amendment 195BE agreed. Clause 53 : Date of referendum Amen...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1414 (Link to this contribution) 195BB: Clause 49, leave out Clause 49 Amendment 195BB agreed. Clause 50 : Action following determi...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1414 (Link to this contribution) 195BC: Clause 50, leave out Clause 50 Amendment 195BC agreed. Clause 51 : Resolution for local ref...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1414 (Link to this contribution) 195AA: Clause 47, leave out Clause 47 Amendment 195AA agreed. Clause 48 : Petitions: special cases...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1414 (Link to this contribution) 195BA: Clause 48, leave out Clause 48 Amendment 195BA agreed. Clause 49 : Action following determi...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1414 (Link to this contribution) 195ZD: Clause 45, leave out Clause 45 Amendment 195ZD agreed. Clause 46 : Duty to determine approp...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1414 (Link to this contribution) 195ZE: Clause 46, leave out Clause 46 Amendment 195ZE agreed. Clause 47 : Grounds for determinatio...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1415 (Link to this contribution) 195BF: Clause 53, leave out Clause 53 Amendment 195BF agreed. Clause 54 : Publicity for and in rel...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1415 (Link to this contribution) 195BH: Clause 55, leave out Clause 55 Amendment 195BH agreed. Clause 56 : Consequences of local re...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1415 (Link to this contribution) 195BG: Clause 54, leave out Clause 54 Amendment 195BG agreed. Clause 55 : Voting in and conduct of...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1416 (Link to this contribution) 195H: Schedule 5, page 278, line 38, at end insert— ““( ) On application by a relevant authority, th...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1416-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the purpose of the amendment is to try to have a safety valve in the arrangements for refe...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1417 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I fear that my response on this occasion will be fairly similar to the previous one. The a...

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1417 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry if I was not clear. The concern was not about being open and transparent with the Secreta...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1415 (Link to this contribution) 195BJ: Clause 56, leave out Clause 56 Amendment 195BJ agreed. Clause 57 : Application to parish co...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1416 (Link to this contribution) 195BK: Clause 57, leave out Clause 57 Amendment 195BK agreed. Clause 58 : Discharge of functions ...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1416 (Link to this contribution) 195BL: Clause 58, leave out Clause 58 Amendment 195BL agreed. Clause 59 : Interpretation Clause 5...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1416 (Link to this contribution) 195F: Clause 59, leave out Clause 59 Amendment 195F agreed. Schedule 5 : New Chapter 4ZA of Part 1...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 730 c1360 (Link to this contribution) If the noble Lord would give way, I have suddenly realised that my eldest grandson was for a time a ...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 730 c1360 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I think I should make it clear to the House that my father was a licensed London ta...

Lord Berkeley | 730 c1359-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a cyclist in London, I have come to know the London Pedicabs Operators Association quit...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 730 c1359 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may add to what my noble friend said. In fact, I introduced the London Local Aut...

Lord Berkeley | 730 c1361 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to interrupt the Minister but I believe that they operate in Oxford, and there is a simil...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can understand why my noble friend Lady Gardner of Parkes has moved this amendment. She ...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 730 c1360-1 (Link to this contribution) As far as it goes, I support the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes. Pedi...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1358 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is rather an overdose of me today, but it does make up for all the times I have sat her...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1357-8 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister and the spokesman from the Opposition for their very good and sound comments. I...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1354-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have some sympathy with the noble Baroness, and welcome her on her return from her homel...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1354 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am so pleased that we have actually reached one of my amendments. I flew back from Sydne...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1355-6 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his reply on this matter, which he went into in detail. I am even more grat...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1355 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, for introducing her amendment and welc...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1356 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment came to me because someone who lives near me in central London phoned me an...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1356 (Link to this contribution) 193: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— ““Power to make byelaws about smoke-free plac...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1357 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, again I thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their comments. Indeed, I have gre...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1356-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, again, one sympathises with the motivation behind this amendment. Quite apart from the par...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1353 (Link to this contribution) All of us on the opposition Benches are happy to concur with the amendment moved by the Minister. A...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1353-4 (Link to this contribution) 192: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— ““Power to require property to be maintained ...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1379 (Link to this contribution) And ability to pay—a very important point. The fines can only be set at a level that will not effect...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1379 (Link to this contribution) And ability to pay?

Earl Attlee | 730 c1378-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Tope and other noble Lords for their kind comments. First, I ...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1377-8 (Link to this contribution) He was none the worse for that. I do not think that his wife, who used to drive him around, would ha...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 730 c1377 (Link to this contribution) My noble friend's grandfather lived in my constituency.

Lord Beecham | 730 c1376-7 (Link to this contribution) I join other noble Lords in warmly congratulating the noble Earl on the manner in which this matter ...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1382-3 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAJ: After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause— ““Establishment of independent panel (1) T...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1383-5 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAL: Clause 32, page 30, line 11, leave out subsection (1) and insert— ““(1) Before a public auth...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1379-81 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAB: Clause 31, page 30, line 5, leave out ““an EU financial sanction”” and insert ““a final”” ...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1381-2 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAH: After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause— ““Designation of public authorities (1) A ...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1388 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZJ: Clause 36, Leave out Clause 36 Amendment 195ZAZJ agreed. Clause 37 : Interpretation of Pa...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1388 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZH: Clause 35, Leave out Clause 35 Amendment 195ZAZH agreed. Clause 36 : Meaning of ““local o...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1388-97 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZMZA: After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause— ““PART EU fines: Wales Power to require...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1388 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZK: Clause 37, Page 34, leave out lines 16 to 23 and insert— ““““the appropriate national autho...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1385-6 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZD: After Clause 32, Insert the following new Clause— ““Matters to be determined before a final...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1387-8 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZG: Clause 34, Leave out Clause 34 Amendment 195ZAZG agreed. Clause 35 : Further EU financial...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1386-7 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZE: Clause 33, Page 31, line 26, leave out from ““give”” to end of line 30 and insert ““a final...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1397 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZMA: After Clause 41, Insert the following new Clause— ““Empty rates In section 45 of the Local...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1397 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not at all sure that this is the right solution to the problem but I am sure the prob...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1397-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord has drawn attention to a significant problem with commercial property but t...

Lord Clement-Jones | 730 c1363-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 249A. This proposed new clause originates from a well rese...

Lord Clement-Jones | 730 c1362-3 (Link to this contribution) 195: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— ““CHAPTER 8 Powers in relation to casino prem...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1361-2 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Earl and the noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. It has been much wide...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1361 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I skilfully avoided saying that this problem was unique to London, because I thought this ...

Lord Clement-Jones | 730 c1365-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. If those are reassurances, I wonder what a negative r...

Lord Marlesford | 730 c1366 (Link to this contribution) 195ZA: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— ““Litter deposited from motor vehicles (1) ...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1364-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is almost refreshing to move from the constant headlines about the casino economy, whic...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1365 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken on this amendment. I am aware that this amendment woul...

Lord Marlesford | 730 c1366-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I seek to include a provision to support local authorities in reducing the level of litter...

Lord Reay | 730 c1367-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have put my name to my noble friend's amendment. Litter thrown from motor cars is a scou...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 730 c1368-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have huge sympathy with my noble friend’s amendment. Before he left the Chamber, my nobl...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1370-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have taken part in this debate and pay tribute to the noble Lord, ...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1369-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very taken with the image of the noble Lord, Lord Jenkin, patrolling the highways and...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1371 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAA: Clause 31, page 29, line 22, leave out subsections (1) to (5) and insert— ““(1) A Minister o...

Lord Marlesford | 730 c1371 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid that that was a real example of talk rather than action. Frankly, it was a ver...

Earl Attlee | 730 c1371-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to a necessarily long list of amendments, starting with Amendment 195ZAA. Th...

Lord Tope | 730 c1374 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I think I was the first to complain about the original provisions of the Bill when we c...

Lord Jenkin of Roding | 730 c1375 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I raised this issue at Second Reading, as did a number of other noble Lords. I would like ...

Lord Berkeley | 730 c1375-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join the noble Lords, Lord Tope and Lord Jenkin, in congratulating the Minister. I raise...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1376 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted by the policy statement but I have one question that I hope the Minister will be able...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1408 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before we go any further it may be in the interests of the House if I indicate probably wh...

Lord True | 730 c1408 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not wish to inject a note of dissent entirely, because noble Lords who were in Commit...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1406-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in moving Amendment 195ZAZN, a relatively short number compared with some we have just had...

Lord Tope | 730 c1407-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Greaves in all that he has said. He has made a very persuas...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1406 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understand that this amendment, like many others, would become superfluous, if, as I app...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1406 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZN: Clause 42, leave out Clause 42

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 730 c1405-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response and to all noble Lords who have participate...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1406 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZMB: Clause 42, Page 38, line 17, leave out ““one or more”” and insert ““at least one-third of ...

Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 730 c1405 (Link to this contribution) I apologise for interrupting the Minister’s flow but, as she enumerates what the Government are doin...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1405 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think I hear what my noble friend has to say. I will note that what he says is recorded....

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1412 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I confirm that Clause 59 would go, along with all the other clauses, because what the amen...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1413 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my amendments take out the whole of Chapter 1 of Part 4. I would be quite happy to take ou...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1413 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZP: Clause 43, leave out Clause 43 Amendment 195ZAZP agreed. Clause 44 : The required percent...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1411-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not know that there is an awful lot more to say. It is interesting that at this stage...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1412 (Link to this contribution) Before the noble Baroness sits down, first of all I hope that she will forgive me for not thanking h...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1412 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have seen the Electoral Commission’s submissions in relation not only to the costs, but ...

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 730 c1412 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if I may intervene before the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, winds up: am I to take it from wha...

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 730 c1408-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall be extremely brief. My morale has been sustained throughout the Recess by the pros...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1409-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am significantly less well informed than the noble Lord, Lord Beecham. This has caught m...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1410-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much welcome the Government’s decision to accept the amendments of the noble Lord, ...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1398-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken on this amendment, particularly the noble Lord, Lord L...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1399 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can I just point out to my noble friend that the effect of my amendment is not to reduce b...

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1398 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am slightly concerned by this amendment as I think there is an international problem occ...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 730 c1398 (Link to this contribution) The amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, raises a significant issue. I can clearly see the...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1399 (Link to this contribution) I will certainly use my best endeavours to see that we can write to the noble Lord and that copies a...

Lord Beecham | 730 c1399 (Link to this contribution) Can the Minister also consider the points that I made in addition to those made by the noble Lord, L...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1399 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted that the noble Lord has made those comments. I think that the officials had...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 730 c1399 (Link to this contribution) Can the Minister give the House an indication that he will come back before Third Reading? I would n...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1400 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend. I apologise for being so confusing in the preparati...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 730 c1400 (Link to this contribution) I will endeavour to look at them, although I believe that they were on a different matter. Neverthel...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 730 c1401-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to move and speak to Amendment 195ZAZMAA. I am doing some work at the moment on po...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1402 (Link to this contribution) Hear, hear.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 730 c1402 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we will have that discussion at a later date. For the moment, we have a voting age of 18. ...

Lord Tope | 730 c1402-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if the purpose of this amendment was to enable a short debate on the political engagement ...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1403 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in contrast to some of my noble friends, I am very much in favour of the involvement of yo...

Lord Cormack | 730 c1403 (Link to this contribution) I hope my noble friend will not mind my pointing out that one can be wholly in favour of young peopl...

Lord Lucas | 730 c1403 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course I believe always in the wisdom of my noble friend, even if my own views differ. ...

Lord Cormack | 730 c1403-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am provoked into making a few remarks. I entirely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Tope, ...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 730 c1400-1 (Link to this contribution) 195ZAZMAA: Before Clause 42, Insert the following new Clause— ““Youth councils (1) Every local autho...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1404 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for introducing that interesting short debate on this matter. I...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1458-61 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise at this time of night, but I am going to take a little time both in responding...

Lord Greaves | 730 c1445 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think we have thrashed this to death now. I do not think there is anything else to come....

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 730 c1420 (Link to this contribution) 196A: Schedule 5, page 286, line 12, at the beginning insert ““Subject to subsection (1A),””

Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 730 c1358 (Link to this contribution) 194: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— ““Licensing of pedicabs (1) A local authority...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1464 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am extremely grateful for the more or less general support for what we have done, and, i...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1427 (Link to this contribution) 197C: Clause 69, page 60, line 26, after ““functions”” insert ““in relation to England”” Amendment ...

Baroness Hanham | 730 c1422 (Link to this contribution) 197ZA: Clause 62, page 50, line 14, leave out ““and (e)”” and insert ““, (e) and (f)”” Amendment 19...

Subjects

Devolved matters

Assets

Council tax

Contracts for services

Casinos

Housing

Land

Freedom of information

Licensing

Liability

Greater London

Gambling

EU law

Fines

Empty property

Increases

European communities

Local government

Motor vehicles

Northern Ireland

Local government finance

Litter

Property

Business rates

Referendums

Procurement

Local government services

Ombudsman

Parish and town councils

Scotland

Voluntary organisations

Young people

Wales

Repairs and maintenance

Smoking

Local Government Ombudsman

Pedicabs

Petitions

Legislation

Localism Bill 2010-12

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