Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Apr 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"My Lords, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans will have heard the strong support across the House for his amendment. He said at the beginning of his remarks that he intended to press the matter, and I would strongly encourage him to do so. It looks to …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Apr 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"My Lords, we are talking about three different amendments; I am focusing on that from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans. In so far as I could tell, the detail of the Minister’s objection to the right reverend Prelate’s amendment was that further delay could be caused …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"My Lords, the most important work this House does is to legislate and, within that work, to assert its view and opinion against the Government and the other House, because that is where we are acting independently, as opposed to acting simply either as a rubber stamp or a deliberative …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 17 Mar 2021
Fire Safety Bill
"The Minister did not comment on the figures given by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans, which struck the House as of great concern. He said that average remediation costs could be in the order of £50,000 to £60,000 per leaseholder. Can the Minister comment on those …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 26 Jan 2021
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021
"My Lords, the key issue that has come out of this debate is whether this new mayor and the combined authority will have the powers to make a fundamental difference. We all accept that we need it to be able to make a fundamental difference to level up and give …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 24 Jul 2020
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020
"My Lords, I strongly welcome this order, as did most of those who responded to the public consultation, as the Minister said. Many of us very much hoped that my noble friend Lord Blunkett would be the metro mayor after his outstanding record in government and as leader of Sheffield …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Jul 2020
Business and Planning Bill
"My Lords, every speaker in this debate so far, from the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, onwards, has emphasised the importance of safe arrangements on pavements both for pedestrians, particularly those who have impairments, and for those sitting outside under the new arrangements, with the new licences allowing tables and chairs …..."Lord Adonis - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government required the issue of any ministerial directions, or expressed any concerns as accounting officer, in respect of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s decisions relating to the Northern and Shell Corporation’s planning application for the development of Westferry Printworks.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
No.
Written Question
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what communication they had, if any, with the Mayor of Tower Hamlets about Northern and Shell's planning application for Westferry Printworks.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published regularly and can be found at the following link on gov.uk:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data
The Secretary of State declined to discuss the application with both the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and the developers.
The Planning Inspector’s Report sets out a schedule of representations received by the Inspector. Special Advisers did not meet with the developers or local authority. Officials in MHCLG had no meetings and received no communications from executives of Northern and Shell.
Written Question
Tuesday 16th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Adonis (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) meetings, and (2) communications, took place between the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Richard Desmond in (a) 2019, and (b) 2020; and whether they will place the records of these meetings and communications in the Library of the House.
Answered by Lord Greenhalgh
Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published regularly and can be found at the following link on gov.uk:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data
The Secretary of State declined to discuss the application with both the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and the developers.
The Planning Inspector’s Report sets out a schedule of representations received by the Inspector. Special Advisers did not meet with the developers or local authority. Officials in MHCLG had no meetings and received no communications from executives of Northern and Shell.