East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018

My Lords, I also speak as a Suffolk resident of almost 40 years, although not of either of the ar...

Before the noble Baroness sits down, would she make it plain that she is speaking primarily about...

I am very pleased to put a cloak of respectability over the noble Lord and the area in which he l...

My Lords, first, I should draw the attention of the Grand Committee to my declaration of interest...

My Lords, I do not want to add to the comments made by anybody who knows something about Suffolk,...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords very much indeed for their contributions in relation to these issue...

I am sorry, but somebody will have to clarify whether I can speak. I was not here at the start of...

My Lords, the rules say that if a noble Lord is not present at the beginning of the debate he can...

I would be very happy to see my noble friend Lord Porter afterwards, if he has particular points,...

Does the Minister accept that one of the problems, the one we are all grappling with, is that the...

I do not dissent from the general point that leadership means that proposals have to come from so...

I take the Minister’s point. I am conscious that in other parts of England there are other places...

That is essentially true. These have to be locally led. If they have not got local support, they ...

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Well, for district mergers, there has to be 100% support from the councils. What I am saying is t...

Excuse me, but I am conscious that, in Oxfordshire, there may well be a view that they want a uni...

I am making the point in relation to district councils, as it is district councils we are looking...