My Lords, I am delighted that what we have come to call the enlarged coalition is supporting the amendment.

It addresses a simple point. Under the existing system whereby business rates are pooled and go to central government, a change in the system of relief from business rates is entirely a...

My Lords, I am delighted that what we have come to call the enlarged coalition is supporting the amendment.

It addresses a simple point. Under the existing system whereby business rates are pooled and go to central government, a change in the system of relief from business rates is entirely a...

Moved by

Lord Jenkin of Roding

59: After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—

“Changes to national business rate policy

The Secretary of State may not make any changes to national business rate policy which impact on local business rate yields without first consulting all interested parties.”

Moved by

Lord Jenkin of Roding

59: After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—

“Changes to national business rate policy

The Secretary of State may not make any changes to national business rate policy which impact on local business rate yields without first consulting all interested parties.”

Is my noble friend prepared to consider further any limitations in the amendments that he has put down, which say in several places, for instance, ““for ‘projects’ substitute ‘anything’””? The concern is that it is ““anything””, not just ““projects””. Would he consider further representations on that subject?

Is my noble friend prepared to consider further any limitations in the amendments that he has put down, which say in several places, for instance, ““for ‘projects’ substitute ‘anything’””? The concern is that it is ““anything””, not just ““projects””. Would he consider further representations on that subject?

My Lords, my estimate as to when we would reach the end of Report took me up to midnight, so I reckon that I have 25 minutes in which to speak. Like my noble friend Lord Attlee, I have two speeches. One was a very short speech which said, ““I...

My Lords, my estimate as to when we would reach the end of Report took me up to midnight, so I reckon that I have 25 minutes in which to speak. Like my noble friend Lord Attlee, I have two speeches. One was a very short speech which said, ““I...

The noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, has masterfully reduced what could have been a very long speech into one that lasted less than 10 minutes. There has been some confusion about this whole matter. The group of amendments that I moved in Committee on 19 July contained a large number of...

The noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, has masterfully reduced what could have been a very long speech into one that lasted less than 10 minutes. There has been some confusion about this whole matter. The group of amendments that I moved in Committee on 19 July contained a large number of...

My Lords, it is right that the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, has brought this matter back to the attention of the House. I have attended a number of lectures and presentations about the development of shale gas. As he said, it is perfectly true that there are substantial areas of...

My Lords, it is right that the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, has brought this matter back to the attention of the House. I have attended a number of lectures and presentations about the development of shale gas. As he said, it is perfectly true that there are substantial areas of...

My Lords, the Minister deserves complete support. When we debated this in Committee, I made the point that the clause did not change the law at all. My noble friend made this clear and stated that there had been confusion, which the amendment was designed to remove. The noble Baroness,...

My Lords, the Minister deserves complete support. When we debated this in Committee, I made the point that the clause did not change the law at all. My noble friend made this clear and stated that there had been confusion, which the amendment was designed to remove. The noble Baroness,...

My Lords, I am very grateful for the kind remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Beecham. I am not wholly reassured because this is such a very special and particular post-legislative assessment that it will be necessarily picked up in that form by the full PIR. However, my noble...

My Lords, I am very grateful for the kind remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Beecham. I am not wholly reassured because this is such a very special and particular post-legislative assessment that it will be necessarily picked up in that form by the full PIR. However, my noble...

249: After Clause 224, insert the following new Clause— ““Post-legislative impact assessment (1) The Secretary of State must produce and lay before Parliament an assessment of additional expenditure incurred by relevant authorities as a direct consequence of this Act within two years of the Act’s commencement. (2) This assessment will...

249: After Clause 224, insert the following new Clause— ““Post-legislative impact assessment (1) The Secretary of State must produce and lay before Parliament an assessment of additional expenditure incurred by relevant authorities as a direct consequence of this Act within two years of the Act’s commencement. (2) This assessment will...

There is, I believe, a committee of surveyors called the Pyramus and Thisbe group which draws its name entirely from what the noble Earl has just referred to.

There is, I believe, a committee of surveyors called the Pyramus and Thisbe group which draws its name entirely from what the noble Earl has just referred to.

My Lords, I support my noble friend’s amendment, which was moved by the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. I say at once that I was extremely grateful to my noble friend Lady Hanham for acceding to my request that I should take a deputation from two of the community bodies interested...

My Lords, I support my noble friend’s amendment, which was moved by the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. I say at once that I was extremely grateful to my noble friend Lady Hanham for acceding to my request that I should take a deputation from two of the community bodies interested...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, was here a moment ago. I am not sure why she is not here, but the rest of us can speak to our amendments when we get to them. I do not think that we can move hers.

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, was here a moment ago. I am not sure why she is not here, but the rest of us can speak to our amendments when we get to them. I do not think that we can move hers.

My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend for the care with which he has set out these quite significant changes to the whole process of charging and applying the community infrastructure levy—or CIL, as he called it. We have moved a long way from the original intention...

My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend for the care with which he has set out these quite significant changes to the whole process of charging and applying the community infrastructure levy—or CIL, as he called it. We have moved a long way from the original intention...

My Lords, when I put down this clause stand part debate, I might have anticipated that the previous group would cover a great deal of the ground that I wanted refer to, so I shall be extremely brief. I shall begin with a bouquet to my noble friend on the...

My Lords, when I put down this clause stand part debate, I might have anticipated that the previous group would cover a great deal of the ground that I wanted refer to, so I shall be extremely brief. I shall begin with a bouquet to my noble friend on the...

148ZZC: Clause 100, page 79, line 20, at end insert— ““( ) In section 209 (liability: interpretation of key terms) after subsection (8) (regulations may make provision for a person not to be treated as a developer in specified circumstances) insert— ““(9) CIL regulations must provide for an exemption (or...

148ZZC: Clause 100, page 79, line 20, at end insert— ““( ) In section 209 (liability: interpretation of key terms) after subsection (8) (regulations may make provision for a person not to be treated as a developer in specified circumstances) insert— ““(9) CIL regulations must provide for an exemption (or...

Not moved.

Not moved.

My Lords, I have five amendments in this group and will deal with them extremely briefly, because they are really all addressed to the same issue. I do not find at all clear the relationship between a neighbourhood area that may consist wholly or largely of residential properties and one...

My Lords, I have five amendments in this group and will deal with them extremely briefly, because they are really all addressed to the same issue. I do not find at all clear the relationship between a neighbourhood area that may consist wholly or largely of residential properties and one...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 166D, I wish to speak to a large number of amendments in this group. With this amendment we turn to Schedule 13, which covers amendments to the Planning Act 2008 dealing with the new arrangements to replace the Infrastructure Planning Commission with a new process...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 166D, I wish to speak to a large number of amendments in this group. With this amendment we turn to Schedule 13, which covers amendments to the Planning Act 2008 dealing with the new arrangements to replace the Infrastructure Planning Commission with a new process...

My Lords, perhaps I should have explained it with one extra sentence. Anyway, it is kilovolts. Rather interestingly, the Public Bill Office printed it as kilowatts at the beginning and we had to put that right. The point is that the voltage for these distribution lines is 132, and therefore...

My Lords, perhaps I should have explained it with one extra sentence. Anyway, it is kilovolts. Rather interestingly, the Public Bill Office printed it as kilowatts at the beginning and we had to put that right. The point is that the voltage for these distribution lines is 132, and therefore...

166D: Schedule 13, page 345, line 17, at end insert— ““(3A) After subsection (2)(b) insert— ““(ba) in the case of an application for an order including provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of statutory undertakers' land, the effect of the compulsory acquisition on any such statutory undertaker,””.””

166D: Schedule 13, page 345, line 17, at end insert— ““(3A) After subsection (2)(b) insert— ““(ba) in the case of an application for an order including provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of statutory undertakers' land, the effect of the compulsory acquisition on any such statutory undertaker,””.””