West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024

I can and will do so shortly.

Incorporating the PCC functions into the role of the Mayor of...

Moved by

Lord Bach

My Lords, in short, my amendment is based on two separate but interlocked criticisms of the Gover...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for his devastating critique of this draft order. I ...

My Lords, I come entirely fresh to this issue, but I would like to ask the Minister: what on eart...

My Lords, the noble and learned Baroness has put an important question to the Minister, and I tha...

My Lords, the arguments about local democracy being completely ignored have been very professiona...

My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Bach, despite not liking regret amendments, which are a ...

My Lords, as a resident of Birmingham, a few weeks ago a publication called the Birmingham Champi...

I hate to have to do this, but I ask the noble Lord to pay attention to what is in the Companion ...

Oh!

Order. I am quoting what is in the Companion.

I need no lectures from the party opposite about propriety. I have been in this Chamber for a lot...

With respect, order. I am not giving a lecture from the Conservative Party Benches but about what...

The noble Lord has wasted quite a few minutes telling me that. It is not a newspaper; it is a pub...

My Lords, I was alerted to this strange case by the noble Lord, Lord Bach, when he raised it in o...

My Lords, most of my points have been made, but I will make just one or two. First, when a PCC el...

My Lords, I came slightly late to the debate—for which I apologise—and, because of that, I shall ...

My Lords, I am very pleased that the noble Lord, Lord Bach, has again brought the attention of th...

My Lords, we on this side of the House consistently support directly elected mayors. We also supp...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions. I will do my best to address as many o...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this lively and interesting debate. I am...