Non-Domestic Rating Bill

My Lords, I listened carefully to what the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, said in support...

My Lords, I support these amendments. As we are at this stage of the Bill, I declare that I am a ...

My Lords, I am grateful for the amendments in this group presented by the noble Baroness, Lady Ha...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords who took part in this debate and gave their strong support for the ...

Moved by

Lord Shipley

4: Clause 4, page 15, line 36, at end insert—

“(4) Omit s...

My Lords, now that we have begun Report, I remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Loc...

My Lords, I want briefly to address some of the amendments in this group, so ably moved and spoke...

My Lords, I think the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for his amendments and for his clear introduction...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this relatively short and interesting d...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, which I found very helpful. I shall withdraw Amendm...

Moved by

Lord Shipley

5: Clause 5, page 16, line 4, leave out “third” and insert “sec...

My Lords, I move Amendment 5 in my name, and will speak also to Amendments 6 and 7, which would, ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for his amendments. This group is all about reval...

My Lords, I declare my interest as a former chartered surveyor with interests in rating. This ame...

I strongly support Amendment 19 from the noble Lord, Lord Thurlow. I too read the article in the ...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Thurlow, particularly on Amendment 19. It is a plea...

I thank noble Lords for their passionate speeches. It is clear to me that we share the same objec...

Before the Minister sits down, perhaps I might clarify something I said that, I think, might have...

As the noble Lord will probably appreciate, I am not an expert in this area, unlike him. But I wi...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply, and I was pleased to hear her say that we ...

Moved by

The Earl of Lytton

8: Clause 10, page 19, leave out lines 4 and 5 and insert...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 9, 10 and 11 at the same time. All of these cover slig...

My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 8, moved by the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, and particularly t...

My Lords, I also support Amendment 8 in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Lytton. Ideally, it is w...

I thank the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, and others for speaking to these quite technical amendments....

The noble Earl, Lord Lytton, has tabled a number of amendments related to the provision of valuat...

My Lords, before the noble Baroness sits down, there is something that I probably should have ask...

What I can confirm is what I have written on my note, which says that this is 30 days of penaltie...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken on these amendments. I am not going to add much...

Moved by

Baroness Swinburne

12: Clause 13, page 27, line 24, at end insert “(but see ...

Moved by

The Earl of Lytton

14: Leave out Clause 14

My Lords, I regret to say that in this amendment I am obliged to refer to a rather contentious ma...

My Lords, I support the point of view expressed by the noble Earl, Lord Lytton. He has raised thi...

My Lords, I will say very little, other than to echo what the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, has said....

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, for this short debate, which has been fascinating....

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in support of my amendment and the noble Earl f...

Moved by

The Earl of Courtown

20: The Schedule, page 55, line 30, at end insert—