Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL]

My Lords, as always, I must begin by declaring my interest as a London borough councillor and, ag...

My Lords, I start, as others have done, by declaring interests. I am the president of the Nationa...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association, of which...

My Lords, I first declare a specific interest. For six years I was one of the commissioners of th...

My Lords, following on from that resounding vote of confidence, I need to declare an interest, al...

I advise the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, and the House that 70% of audits being outsourced —if that ...

My Lords, I, too, declare an interest as leader of a London borough council and a member of the L...

My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I have f...

My Lords, I declare an interest, as so many others have, as a vice-president of the LGA. I am als...

My Lords, I will follow what the noble Lord said about the Yeoman Usher. We do not like losing se...

That is my star sign.

That was a lucky hit.

We have had a long debate on three matters within one Bill. That was ...

Before my noble friend sits down, she has not responded—I understand why and I do not complain ab...

My Lords, I certainly will. I apologise to my noble friend. It would perhaps be better if we disc...

Moved by

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

My Lords, in moving the adjournment of the House, I refer to the fact that I was pleased to hear ...

Hear, hear!

Of course, formal tributes will be paid when we reach the normal stage in December, but it was mo...