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2021-22

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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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Building Safety Bill 2021-22. As amended in Grand Committee.
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Bills
House of Lords

Building Safety Bill
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords

Building Safety Bill 2021-22. As amended on Report.
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Bills
House of Lords

Deposited Paper DEP2022-0313
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 820 c1456 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, again, I thank those who have participated in this interesting debate.

Baroness Pinnock | 820 c1456 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords—

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Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 820 c1456 (Link to this contribution)

Oh, I thought we had finished.

Baroness Pinnock | 820 cc1457-8 (Link to this contribution)

No, we stopped before the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and I had had a chance to speak. That is w...

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist | 820 cc1458-1461 (Link to this contribution)

I must again thank those noble Lords who have participated in this interesting debate. It is a sh...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 c1461 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her detailed response. I was very pleased to hear her response...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc544-1462 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Scott of Bybrook

17: Clause 41, page 56, line 27, at end insert—

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc1462-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I open this group by introducing a number of technical amendments tabled to strengthen ...

Lord Stunell | 820 cc1463-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have a couple of points that would perhaps have been better taken in Committee, but w...

Lord Khan of Burnley | 820 c1464 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome these technical amendments, tabled by the Minister. While I will not unnecess...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc1464-5 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for this short debate on these amendments. I am very pleased that m...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 c545 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Scott of Bybrook

18: Clause 47, leave out Clause 47

Member’s ...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc545-6 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Scott of Bybrook

19: After Clause 47, insert the following new Clau...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc546-1466 (Link to this contribution)

Moved by

Lord Greenhalgh

21: Clause 57, page 80, line 8, at end insert—

“(3A) T...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1466-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am very pleased to speak to a group of amendments that will strengthen our solution i...

Lord Young of Cookham | 820 cc1469-1472 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome the amendments tabled by the Government. As my noble friend has explained, th...

Earl of Lytton | 820 cc1472-7 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as it is my first contribution in this part of the Bill, I must necessarily declare my ...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 cc1476-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, there are 70 amendments in this group, but, on a positive note, they are all seeking to...

Lord Blencathra | 820 c1479 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I particularly like her slogan, “Get the...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 c1479 (Link to this contribution)

I think it is the reverse.

Lord Blencathra | 820 cc1479-1481 (Link to this contribution)

I support Amendment 233, so ably moved by my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham in his usual erud...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 820 cc1481-551 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I apologise for a brief Committee-style intervention, given the novel nature of the gro...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc551-1483 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate so far. In the interests of time, I will just s...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1483-6 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords who have spoken in this long—a little over an hour on one group—but important...

Lord Young of Cookham | 820 c1485 (Link to this contribution)

Before my noble friend sits down, I am really grateful to him for the explanation he has set out ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1485 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, in practical terms, we have a £5.1 billion fund, of which we have committed the first s...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc1485-555 (Link to this contribution)

Before the Minister sits down, I thank him very much for his response to my Amendment 22. Could h...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c555 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, for the opportunity to clarify what ...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc556-7 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Hayman of Ullock

22: Clause 57, page 80, line 10, at end insert—

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 c1487 (Link to this contribution)

I am very happy to accept the Minister’s assurance on this if we can have a meeting to follow up....

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c560 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

23: Clause 57, page 80, line 43, at end insert—

““buil...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c561 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

24: Clause 60, page 83, line 31, leave out paragraph (e)

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Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 c561 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Fox of Buckley

26: After Clause 74, insert the following new Clause...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 c1488 (Link to this contribution)

I thought we were going to have a vote.

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c563 (Link to this contribution)

We surprised the noble Baroness.

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 c563 (Link to this contribution)

I am not ready.

820 c563 (Link to this contribution)

Oh!

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 cc564-1490 (Link to this contribution)

Your Lordships need to calm yourselves.

On Saturday, I went to visit my home in Wood Green....

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 820 cc1490-1 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendment 264A in this group. I thank my noble friend the Ministe...

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 820 cc1491-2 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I rise with pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe. I agree with alm...

Earl of Lytton | 820 c1492 (Link to this contribution)

I, too, commend the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, on this amendment. Given the circumstance...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1492-3 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, and my noble friend Lady Nevi...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 c1493 (Link to this contribution)

I will withdraw but I will come back to the Minister. I think it is important to come back to the...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc569-572 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

27: Clause 79, page 94, line 34, leave out paragraph (a)

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c572 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

28: Clause 80, page 96, line 4, leave out paragraph (a)

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc573-1494 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

29: Clause 81, page 96, line 23, leave out “, and any buildi...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

30: Clause 82, leave out Clause 82

Member’s explanator...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

31: Clause 83, leave out Clause 83

Member’s explanator...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1494 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

32: Clause 84, leave out Clause 84

Member’s explanator...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1494-576 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

33: Clause 85, leave out Clause 85

Member’s explanator...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1495 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

34: Clause 86, leave out Clause 86

Member’s explanator...

Baroness Brinton | 820 c1495 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Brinton

35: After Clause 88, insert the following new Clause—

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Baroness Brinton | 820 c1495 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment was debated earlier. I just want to repeat the point I made then that I ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c577 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

37: Clause 95, page 105, line 16, leave out “intervals” and ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc577-1496 (Link to this contribution)

I am very pleased to move a group of amendments that are focused on ensuring that leaseholders ar...

Lord Cormack | 820 c1496 (Link to this contribution)

I was under the impression that this was grouped with a whole group of amendments that had been d...

Lord Duncan of Springbank | 820 c1496 (Link to this contribution)

I will take the blame for that. I should have said moved formally and that would have encouraged ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c579 (Link to this contribution)

Moved formally.

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc584-6 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

38: Clause 95, page 105, line 17, at end insert—

“(c) ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc173-1497 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

41: Clause 95, page 105, line 26, leave out “an accountable ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1547-1499 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

48: Schedule 7, page 200, line 7, leave out paragraph (b)

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1564-8 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

71: Clause 112, page 115, line 19, leave out paragraph (a)

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1569-1571 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

72: Clause 114, page 116, line 30, leave out “section 110” i...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1576-1500 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

73: After Clause 114, insert the following new Clause—

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1582-1502 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

74: Clause 115, page 117, line 4, leave out “(6)” and insert...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1502-3 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

85: Clause 115, page 119, line 36, at end insert—

“30D...

Lord Best | 820 cc1588-1592 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Best

86: Clause 115, in subsection (2) before paragraph (a) insert—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1503-6 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

87: Clause 115, page 119, line 37, leave out “section 30C or...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1600-4 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

100: Schedule 8, leave out Schedule 8

Member’s explana...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1607-1507 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

101: Clause 116, page 122, line 4, leave out “, an administr...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1611-3 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

114: Clause 118, page 125, leave out line 32

Member’s ...

Earl of Lytton | 820 c1614 (Link to this contribution)

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The Earl of Lytton

115: Clause 120, page 127, line 27, leave out from “dwell...

Earl of Lytton | 820 cc1614-1508 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this amendment is leading the charge here. I refer noble Lords to Grand Committee, when...

Lord Young of Cookham | 820 cc1508-1513 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as noble Lords may know, I am not in the habit of making long speeches, but this group ...

Bishop of St Albans | 820 cc1514-6 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 260 and 126. I apologise for not being here this morning. I ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1516-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I was a little slow in rising to introduce the government amendments. I was, perhaps, a...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 cc1623-1521 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this is probably the most important group of amendments we are considering today, becau...

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames | 820 cc1626-1523 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a great pleasure, especially after that introduction, to follow my noble friend L...

Lord Hope of Craighead | 820 cc1523-4 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I have not spoken in these debates either. I hope, like the noble Lord, Lord Marks, I m...

Lord Blencathra | 820 cc1524-1632 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, it is a privilege to speak after hearing from two such knowledgeable noble Lords. I am ...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 c1632 (Link to this contribution)

Let us do it.

Lord Blencathra | 820 cc1634-1526 (Link to this contribution)

Let us do it—that is a slogan for the next election for the noble Baroness. If the numbers are sm...

Baroness Fox of Buckley | 820 cc1527-8 (Link to this contribution)

It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra. In relation to Amendment 115, t...

Baroness Neville-Rolfe | 820 cc1528-9 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, there are many amendments in this group, and I have concerns about the open-ended finan...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc1529-1644 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, this has been an extremely important debate in which we have covered some of the critic...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1644-1530 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I spoke to the government amendments as I hoped it would assist the House to have the G...

Lord Cormack | 820 c1530 (Link to this contribution)

Can my noble friend quantify how many people he expects will be paying? What is the maximum amoun...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1530-3 (Link to this contribution)

I cannot quantify the exact amount people will pay, but it is fair to say that we have set out a ...

Earl of Lytton | 820 c1534 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I will test the opinion of the House on Amendment 115 in a minute. However, before I do...

Baroness Pitkeathley | 820 cc1535-1647 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I cannot call Amendment 116, as it was pre-empted by Amendment 115, which has already b...

Lord Young of Cookham | 820 c1647 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Young of Cookham

117: Clause 120, page 127, line 33, leave out subsecti...

Baroness Pitkeathley | 820 cc1647-8 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, as Amendment 117 has now been agreed, I cannot call Amendments 118 and 119.

Amend...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1648-9 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

120: Clause 120, page 128, line 16, leave out subsection (7)...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1649-1653 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

121: After Clause 120, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1540-1656 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

122: Clause 121, page 128, line 31, leave out “only one dwel...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1658 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

125: Clause 121, page 129, line 1, after “dwelling” insert “...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1660-1541 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

127: Clause 122, page 129, line 10, leave out “means a defec...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1662-1542 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

133: Clause 123, page 129, line 30, leave out from “a” to en...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1542-560 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

139: Schedule 9, page 225, line 10, at end insert—

““j...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1672-1544 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

152: Schedule 9, page 226, line 20, at end insert—

“No...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1698-1720 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

154: Schedule 9, page 226, line 23, leave out from “if” to e...

Baroness Hayman of Ullock | 820 cc1725-1 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Hayman of Ullock

155: Schedule 9, page 227, line 14, leave out from...

Baroness Pitkeathley | 820 c9 (Link to this contribution)

I cannot call Amendments 158 and 159 for reasons of pre-emption.

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc26-34 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

161: Schedule 9, page 227, line 19, after “time” insert “—

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1547-60 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

164: Schedule 9, page 227, line 29, at end insert—

“(6...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc62-1550 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

166: Schedule 9, page 227, line 34, leave out sub-paragraph ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1550-65 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

181: Clause 125, page 131, line 4, after “Tribunal” insert “...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc70-1551 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

186: Clause 126, page 131, line 24, after “corporate” insert...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc78-1552 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

194: Clause 127, page 132, line 18, leave out “the liquidato...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc81-1553 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

203: Clause 128, page 132, line 31, after “scheme” insert “t...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc83-1554 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

208: Clause 129, page 133, line 9, leave out subsection (2)<...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc86-7 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Scott of Bybrook

216: Clause 129, page 133, line 36, leave out from...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 cc87-1556 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, we now come to the final debate on Report of this Bill, and I will speak to a number of...

Lord Stunell | 820 c1555 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, briefly, we welcome the changes that the Minister has reported, particularly Amendments...

Lord Khan of Burnley | 820 cc89-91 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I welcome this final group of amendments relating to construction products. The Governm...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 c1557 (Link to this contribution)

I thank noble Lords for their support for these important amendments —I will write to the noble L...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 c92 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Scott of Bybrook

217: Clause 129, page 133, line 37, at end insert—...

Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 820 c93 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Scott of Bybrook

218: Clause 130, page 134, line 7, at end insert—<...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 c1558 (Link to this contribution)

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Baroness Pinnock

221: Clause 130, page 134, line 13, at end insert—

“(...

Baroness Pinnock | 820 c1558 (Link to this contribution)

My Lords, I wish to move Amendment 221 formally and divide the House on it. We have already decid...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c94 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

222: Clause 130, page 134, line 17, leave out “the proposed ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1560 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

224: Clause 131, page 134, line 37, at end insert—

“(1...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1560-96 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

227: Clause 132, page 136, line 11, leave out “relates to a ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc97-1561 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

228: After Clause 133, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c99 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

230: Clause 136, page 142, line 3, leave out from “section” ...

Earl of Lytton | 820 cc100-1562 (Link to this contribution)

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The Earl of Lytton

234: After Clause 136, insert the following new Clause—

Earl of Lytton | 820 c1562 (Link to this contribution)

I wish to test the opinion of the House.

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc105-1565 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

238: Clause 139, page 144, line 5, after “converted” insert ...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1565-6 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

243: After Clause 144, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Greenhalgh

245: After Clause 145, insert the following new Clause—

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Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc1576-7 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

255: Schedule 12, page 242, line 22, at end insert—

“(...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc130-1578 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

263: Clause 151, page 156, line 15, at end insert—

“(4...

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Lord Greenhalgh

265: Clause 154, page 157, line 28, at end insert—

“(d...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc141-1579 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

266: Clause 158, page 159, line 25, leave out “120(2)(c),”

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 c1579 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

270: Clause 159, page 160, line 9, at end insert—

“(da...

Lord Greenhalgh | 820 cc145-8 (Link to this contribution)

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Lord Greenhalgh

272: Clause 160, page 160, line 35, at end insert—

“(z...

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Lord Greenhalgh

274: Clause 1, page 1, line 17, leave out “as follows” and i...

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