Terms of reference: periodic review of the Architects Registration Board. 2 p.

Terms of reference: periodic review of the Architects Registration Board. 2 p.

Draft Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Dissolution) Order 2012. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Dissolution) Order 2012. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend Lord Storey for speaking on this order. I could not agree with him more that we do not want to see poor quality architecture. I know that developments that have happened in Liverpool such as Tate Modern and others have...

My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend Lord Storey for speaking on this order. I could not agree with him more that we do not want to see poor quality architecture. I know that developments that have happened in Liverpool such as Tate Modern and others have...

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Dissolution) Order 2012. Relevant document: 36th report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Dissolution) Order 2012. Relevant document: 36th report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for her contribution and for her questions. I quite understand that she regretted the demise of CABE, whose contribution she respected, as we all did. On where CABE’s responsibilities lie, some of them now lie with the Design Council and some...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for her contribution and for her questions. I quite understand that she regretted the demise of CABE, whose contribution she respected, as we all did. On where CABE’s responsibilities lie, some of them now lie with the Design Council and some...

I want to put on record my particular regard for CABE. I saw at first hand how it made a tremendous impact on the quality of architecture, design and open space in Liverpool. The sense of realism and dedication ended in developments that were at the cutting edge. Although I...

I want to put on record my particular regard for CABE. I saw at first hand how it made a tremendous impact on the quality of architecture, design and open space in Liverpool. The sense of realism and dedication ended in developments that were at the cutting edge. Although I...

My Lords, in 2005 Parliament passed the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act. The Act turned the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, an arm’s-length body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, into a statutory corporation. The commission, or CABE as it is more commonly known, was originally...

My Lords, in 2005 Parliament passed the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act. The Act turned the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, an arm’s-length body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, into a statutory corporation. The commission, or CABE as it is more commonly known, was originally...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that explanation. The future of CABE has been the subject of some controversy since the coalition Government came to power and I, for one, very much regretted its demise. At the time, it felt like it was just too easy for Jeremy Hunt...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that explanation. The future of CABE has been the subject of some controversy since the coalition Government came to power and I, for one, very much regretted its demise. At the time, it felt like it was just too easy for Jeremy Hunt...

The HCA must prepare an annual report on how it has exercised its functions and send a copy of that report to the Secretary of State within such a period as the Secretary of State may direct. When is that? Will it be six months after the year end or...

The HCA must prepare an annual report on how it has exercised its functions and send a copy of that report to the Secretary of State within such a period as the Secretary of State may direct. When is that? Will it be six months after the year end or...

Often the most innocuous-looking amendments reveal the greatest issues in the Committee. I am grateful for the noble Baroness’s explanation. I was a bit puzzled by her amendments because Amendment No. 3, for example, seeks to remove the ability of a Secretary of State to make an informed decision on...

Often the most innocuous-looking amendments reveal the greatest issues in the Committee. I am grateful for the noble Baroness’s explanation. I was a bit puzzled by her amendments because Amendment No. 3, for example, seeks to remove the ability of a Secretary of State to make an informed decision on...

I add my voice to those supporting these amendments—not that I have any great sympathy for the great fat toad of a quango that will sit in the middle of this, as a result of this Bill. My direction is much more to try to get planning and design decisions...

I add my voice to those supporting these amendments—not that I have any great sympathy for the great fat toad of a quango that will sit in the middle of this, as a result of this Bill. My direction is much more to try to get planning and design decisions...

This has been an excellent debate. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Howarth on his opportunism and on the coalition of support that he has marshalled around the House, on the way in which he marshalled his arguments and on the way in which noble Lords spoke both to the...

This has been an excellent debate. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Howarth on his opportunism and on the coalition of support that he has marshalled around the House, on the way in which he marshalled his arguments and on the way in which noble Lords spoke both to the...

moved Amendment No. 1A: 1A: Schedule 1, Page 148, line 12, after ““HCA”” insert ““(including design)”” The noble Lord said: In speaking to Amendment No. 1A, I will also speak to the other amendments in this group, because they are all intended to promote good design in social housing. I...

moved Amendment No. 1A: 1A: Schedule 1, Page 148, line 12, after ““HCA”” insert ““(including design)”” The noble Lord said: In speaking to Amendment No. 1A, I will also speak to the other amendments in this group, because they are all intended to promote good design in social housing. I...

I have complete faith in my noble friend’s good faith towards local government. The noble Lord, Lord Dixon-Smith, quoted my noble friend’s words of reassurance and I do not doubt that every one of those excellent sentences was spoken with complete sincerity. But we should take seriously the concerns of...

I have complete faith in my noble friend’s good faith towards local government. The noble Lord, Lord Dixon-Smith, quoted my noble friend’s words of reassurance and I do not doubt that every one of those excellent sentences was spoken with complete sincerity. But we should take seriously the concerns of...

I shall confine myself to Amendment No. 13—the one that I proposed—in winding up this discussion. I am very grateful to all those who supported the sentiment of my amendment if not absolutely every word. The noble Lord, Lord Best, summed it up extremely well. Is he still here? He...

I shall confine myself to Amendment No. 13—the one that I proposed—in winding up this discussion. I am very grateful to all those who supported the sentiment of my amendment if not absolutely every word. The noble Lord, Lord Best, summed it up extremely well. Is he still here? He...

I took pity on the noble Lord, Lord Dixon-Smith, for the loneliness of his name beside this amendment and added mine to it. I did so also, and more importantly, because I agreed with the sentiments behind it. I shall speak also to the remaining amendments in this group, which...

I took pity on the noble Lord, Lord Dixon-Smith, for the loneliness of his name beside this amendment and added mine to it. I did so also, and more importantly, because I agreed with the sentiments behind it. I shall speak also to the remaining amendments in this group, which...

When I first looked at the amendments I thought they made good sense. The arguments have been developed a little further but to me it makes sense that no member of staff—and that includes the chief executive—should be a member of the committee or the sub-committee or on the board....

When I first looked at the amendments I thought they made good sense. The arguments have been developed a little further but to me it makes sense that no member of staff—and that includes the chief executive—should be a member of the committee or the sub-committee or on the board....

I certainly respect the noble Viscount’s experience, and I listened hard to what he said. However, I regret that I forgot to answer the point made by the noble Earl, Lord Cathcart, about the annual report. I will have to write to him about the timing of the annual report...

I certainly respect the noble Viscount’s experience, and I listened hard to what he said. However, I regret that I forgot to answer the point made by the noble Earl, Lord Cathcart, about the annual report. I will have to write to him about the timing of the annual report...

I draw the Committee’s attention to the declarations of interest that I made at Second Reading. I am also an adviser to Stockland Halladale Europe Ltd. An interesting set of issues is raised by this amendment and I would like to respond to the noble Earl's points from the perspective...

I draw the Committee’s attention to the declarations of interest that I made at Second Reading. I am also an adviser to Stockland Halladale Europe Ltd. An interesting set of issues is raised by this amendment and I would like to respond to the noble Earl's points from the perspective...

A minimum of six is what I meant. Is that normal government policy for all boards?

A minimum of six is what I meant. Is that normal government policy for all boards?