To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about devolving broadcasting and communication.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about devolving broadcasting and communication.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about devolving justice and policing.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about devolving justice and policing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2024 to Question 20145 on Homelessness: Veterans, how often his Department meets with (a) officials and (b) ministers from the devolved Administrations to discuss veterans’ homelessness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2024 to Question 20145 on Homelessness: Veterans, how often his Department meets with (a) officials and (b) ministers from the devolved Administrations to discuss veterans’ homelessness.

My Honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Felicity Buchan MP), has today made the following written statement:

Today, the Government published the third Annual Transparency Report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK. This Report has been laid as a Command Paper in both Houses. The Government...

My Honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Felicity Buchan MP), has today made the following written statement:

Today, the Government published the third Annual Transparency Report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK. This Report has been laid as a Command Paper in both Houses. The Government...

Today, the Government published the third Annual Transparency Report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK. This Report has been laid as a Command Paper in both Houses. The Government has also published the fourth Quarterly Transparency Report Dashboard for 2023, also on GOV.UK.

The Annual Report follows on...

Today, the Government published the third Annual Transparency Report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK. This Report has been laid as a Command Paper in both Houses. The Government has also published the fourth Quarterly Transparency Report Dashboard for 2023, also on GOV.UK.

The Annual Report follows on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on how they support veterans at risk of homelessness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on how they support veterans at risk of homelessness.

Lords motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

The draft regulations, which were laid before the House on 19 February, will, if approved by Parliament, complete the legislative framework for overview and scrutiny committees, and audit committees, of combined county authorities. They make provision about the membership and proceedings of these committees and in relation to allowances for...

The draft regulations, which were laid before the House on 19 February, will, if approved by Parliament, complete the legislative framework for overview and scrutiny committees, and audit committees, of combined county authorities. They make provision about the membership and proceedings of these committees and in relation to allowances for...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for presenting this and I see some logic in some of the provisions within the regulations. However, paragraph 10.1 of the Explanatory Memorandum raised my eyebrows. It asks:

“What is the approach to monitoring and reviewing this legislation?”

It then states that:

“The Government has no plans...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for presenting this and I see some logic in some of the provisions within the regulations. However, paragraph 10.1 of the Explanatory Memorandum raised my eyebrows. It asks:

“What is the approach to monitoring and reviewing this legislation?”

It then states that:

“The Government has no plans...

My Lords, I will wait for the Minister to reply to the points raised by my noble friend Lord Scriven. In her introduction, she talked about the review that is taking place but not the timescale. It would help the House to know when the Government expect the response, which...

My Lords, I will wait for the Minister to reply to the points raised by my noble friend Lord Scriven. In her introduction, she talked about the review that is taking place but not the timescale. It would help the House to know when the Government expect the response, which...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Scriven and Lord Shipley, who have asked some very important questions.

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 provides for the establishment of combined county authorities, which typically cover more rural areas;...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Scriven and Lord Shipley, who have asked some very important questions.

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 provides for the establishment of combined county authorities, which typically cover more rural areas;...

I thank Members for their contributions. There were some questions that I may need to come back to in more detail. With regard to the questions that in particular the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, asked about the situation in Teesdale—

I thank Members for their contributions. There were some questions that I may need to come back to in more detail. With regard to the questions that in particular the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, asked about the situation in Teesdale—

Teesside.

Teesside.

Teesside—apologies; a lot of briefings have gone on in the three weeks since I joined this department.

As noble Lords will know, the mayor has accepted all the recommendations that the independent panel made in its review. They are in many cases substantial and therefore will take time to implement. But...

Teesside—apologies; a lot of briefings have gone on in the three weeks since I joined this department.

As noble Lords will know, the mayor has accepted all the recommendations that the independent panel made in its review. They are in many cases substantial and therefore will take time to implement. But...

There are two points to that. My question is not really about what is happening in Teesside; it is about what mechanism the Government now have in place to ensure that the things that led to the Teesside review do not happen again. In the explanatory framework, the Government state...

There are two points to that. My question is not really about what is happening in Teesside; it is about what mechanism the Government now have in place to ensure that the things that led to the Teesside review do not happen again. In the explanatory framework, the Government state...

We expect that all combined authorities and combined county authorities, where there is a significant amount of power being devolved,

will adopt the best practice that we can possibly put before them. The English Devolution Accountability Framework pulls together all the existing policies and best practice, and indeed we will...

We expect that all combined authorities and combined county authorities, where there is a significant amount of power being devolved,

will adopt the best practice that we can possibly put before them. The English Devolution Accountability Framework pulls together all the existing policies and best practice, and indeed we will...

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, with the agreement of the Committee and its Chairman, I would like to say a few words in tribute to Paul Rowsell, who was head of the governance reform and democracy unit within DLUHC. He died suddenly on Thursday on his way to work at the age of...

My Lords, with the agreement of the Committee and its Chairman, I would like to say a few words in tribute to Paul Rowsell, who was head of the governance reform and democracy unit within DLUHC. He died suddenly on Thursday on his way to work at the age of...