Infrastructure Bill [HL]

My Lords, in moving Amendment 79D, I will speak to the other amendments and on whether the clause...

My Lords, it is with some concern that I rise to address these amendments and to support the thou...

When I read this clause and, in particular, studied the Explanatory Notes my instinct was that th...

My name is attached to the clause stand part provision. While I think some of the amendments in t...

My Lords, I am reminded that I should probably also declare an interest as a vice-president of th...

My Lords, I do not have the expertise of other noble Lords in this area, but I want to bring in t...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords, but I am particularly grateful to my noble friend Lor...

I am very grateful for that useful information, and it is good news about the consultation proces...

I shall see what further information I am able to provide to the noble Baroness following today’s...

I am very happy for the Minister to write to me.

I will certainly see what is available. Fundamentally—not to pre-empt the further research I shal...

I am extremely grateful for the announcement that there is to be a consultation on this. Will the...

I was going to ask the same question. I am grateful to the Minister for taking some time to expla...

I am always eager to make sure that noble Lords do not leave here unhappy. On this occasion, and ...

I thank the Minister for her detailed and full response to the range of points that were raised. ...

Moved by

Lord Tope

83A: After Clause 20, insert the following new Clause—

“Boar...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 83A, I wish to speak also to Amendment 83C, with which it is groupe...

My Lords, I declare the interest that I did not need to declare in my previous amendment, which i...

My Lords, we are happy to support these amendments. I say only, in relation to the proposal to ha...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Tope for explaining the background to these amend...

I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Best and Lord McKenzie, for their support and to the Minis...

Will the Minister just explain again? Are we saying that any powers that could accrue and be put ...

Will the noble Lord clarify what he means by joint?

I thought the Minister said it is possible for local authorities to do certain things together wi...

I hope that my noble friend, Lord Tope, will forgive me if I have in any way short-changed him in...

If I may ask one further question, would a local development corporation be in a position to hold...

Does the noble Lord mean to ask whether a local development corporation would have greater powers...

So just to be clear, they could set up a local development corporation.

Yes.

Splendid.

My Lords, I reassure the Minister that I did not feel short-changed and that I feel even less sho...

Moved by

Lord Tope

83B: After Clause 20, insert the following new Clause—

“Cust...

My Lords, I have tabled Amendment 83B to enable us to have what I hope will be a short but intere...

I will not prolong the debate late on a Thursday, but I add my support to this amendment and note...

My Lords, I am happy to support this amendment and I support the points made by the noble Lord, L...

My Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Tope for tabling his amendment. This is, as ...

My Lords, I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Best, for his eloquent support. He i...