My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 325 in this group but, first, I would like to support the remarks made by my noble friends Lord Roborough and Lord Sandhurst. I echo what has been said about compulsory purchase orders. We live in a country that is meant to have...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 325 in this group but, first, I would like to support the remarks made by my noble friends Lord Roborough and Lord Sandhurst. I echo what has been said about compulsory purchase orders. We live in a country that is meant to have...

My Lords, we now move from the weeds to the stratosphere. I begin by expressing some sympathy for the Minister and her department, which is being asked to provide housing for a very large number of additional people without upsetting those people already here, whose communities and immediate environment will...

My Lords, we now move from the weeds to the stratosphere. I begin by expressing some sympathy for the Minister and her department, which is being asked to provide housing for a very large number of additional people without upsetting those people already here, whose communities and immediate environment will...

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Clauses 79 to 87 agreed to. Clause 88, discussed with new clause 52 (Alignment of basic and occupier’s loss payments), agreed to. Clauses 89 and 90 agreed to. Amendment to clause 91, discussed with new clause 108 (Repeal of section 14A of the Land Compensation Act 1961), debated and withdrawn. Clauses 91 to 93 agreed to. Committee adjourned.

Clauses 79 to 87 agreed to. Clause 88, discussed with new clause 52 (Alignment of basic and occupier’s loss payments), agreed to. Clauses 89 and 90 agreed to. Amendment to clause 91, discussed with new clause 108 (Repeal of section 14A of the Land Compensation Act 1961), debated and withdrawn....

Lords committee stage fifteenth day. Clauses 215 to 218 agreed to. Clause 219, as amended, agreed to. Clause 220 agreed to. Clauses 221 and 222, as amended, agreed to. Clause 223 agreed to. Title, as amended, agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 142).

Lords committee stage fifteenth day. Clauses 215 to 218 agreed to. Clause 219, as amended, agreed to. Clause 220 agreed to. Clauses 221 and 222, as amended, agreed to. Clause 223 agreed to. Title, as amended, agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 142).

Moved by

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

481: After Clause 214, insert the following new Clause—

“Local authorities: report of land contamination

(1) Within 24 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish a review of the incidence of land contamination in the UK.

(2) The review must—

(a) publish the...

Moved by

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

481: After Clause 214, insert the following new Clause—

“Local authorities: report of land contamination

(1) Within 24 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish a review of the incidence of land contamination in the UK.

(2) The review must—

(a) publish the...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 481, I shall also speak briefly to Amendment 483, the other amendment in this group. It has not been introduced yet, so we can regard this as perhaps an amuse-bouche—a taster of what is to come—given that we are talking about growing food, as well...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 481, I shall also speak briefly to Amendment 483, the other amendment in this group. It has not been introduced yet, so we can regard this as perhaps an amuse-bouche—a taster of what is to come—given that we are talking about growing food, as well...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 483, which is in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott of Needham Market and Lady Young of Old Scone, and the noble Earl, Lord Caithness. I am very glad that this group of amendments has been reached today, because...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 483, which is in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott of Needham Market and Lady Young of Old Scone, and the noble Earl, Lord Caithness. I am very glad that this group of amendments has been reached today, because...

It is a bonus.

It is a bonus.

It is a real bonus. This is an incredibly simple amendment. It does not demand money, it demands very little to be done and it would bring an enormous number of benefits. As the amendment says, we are asking councils across the country to publish lists of where there is...

It is a real bonus. This is an incredibly simple amendment. It does not demand money, it demands very little to be done and it would bring an enormous number of benefits. As the amendment says, we are asking councils across the country to publish lists of where there is...

My Lords, I support Amendment 483, to which I have put my name. I will not repeat that excellent introduction by the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, but simply commend the amendment on the basis that it is probably truer to the title of the Bill and to levelling up—which we...

My Lords, I support Amendment 483, to which I have put my name. I will not repeat that excellent introduction by the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, but simply commend the amendment on the basis that it is probably truer to the title of the Bill and to levelling up—which we...

My Lords, as we enter this record-breaking 15th day in Committee on a Bill, I pay huge tribute to my noble friends on the Front Bench and noble Lords on the Opposition Front Bench for their considerable patience, humour and endurance.

The sadness of this levelling-up Bill, which has not ground...

My Lords, as we enter this record-breaking 15th day in Committee on a Bill, I pay huge tribute to my noble friends on the Front Bench and noble Lords on the Opposition Front Bench for their considerable patience, humour and endurance.

The sadness of this levelling-up Bill, which has not ground...

I assure the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, that we on these Benches have supported her in the past and will continue to do so. I should reveal that it was me who quietly raised the issue of resources with her just before we began. I note that...

I assure the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, that we on these Benches have supported her in the past and will continue to do so. I should reveal that it was me who quietly raised the issue of resources with her just before we began. I note that...

My Lords, we appreciate all the reasons powerfully set out by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, in her proposal in Amendment 481 to instigate a nationwide assessment of land contamination and put in place steps to mitigate that contamination. The push to use brownfield sites for development, which the noble...

My Lords, we appreciate all the reasons powerfully set out by the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, in her proposal in Amendment 481 to instigate a nationwide assessment of land contamination and put in place steps to mitigate that contamination. The push to use brownfield sites for development, which the noble...

My Lords, in response to Amendment 481 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, of course this Government support lessening the risks from contaminated land. Indeed, I well remember our

debates on Zane’s law throughout the passage of the Environment Bill and the noble Baroness’s...

My Lords, in response to Amendment 481 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, of course this Government support lessening the risks from contaminated land. Indeed, I well remember our

debates on Zane’s law throughout the passage of the Environment Bill and the noble Baroness’s...

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