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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Feb 2018
Housing Associations

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. He will be aware that the loss of housing association homes for social rent reported at the end of last week reflects in part a move from social rented homes to affordable rents but also the sale of some housing association …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Jan 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Drake, and to have listened to her important observations on equalities and employment rights, and the potential for them to be weakened in this and other Bills. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bowness, on his excellent demolition …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Dec 2017
Grenfell Tower

"My Lords, I join the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, in paying my respects to those who died in the Grenfell fire six months ago. I remind the Minister that this Question is about what the Government are doing. Does he accept that local people have now lost …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Nov 2017
Universal Credit

"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, for enabling us to have this debate and for her forensic examination of the problems of universal credit. This debate is important for two reasons: first, the evidence is now conclusive that there is a major problem with the rollout of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Intergenerational Fairness in Government Policy

"My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Smith of Newnham for enabling us to have this debate. It is a particular pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bird, and to listen to his experience, because that experience is of such enormous value to this House, particularly that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Oct 2017
Housing: Planning Laws

"My Lords, I remind the House of my interests in the register. I do not think this should be about liberalising the planning system, but rather about making the current system work better. Is the Minister aware of the very recent study by the Royal Town Planning Institute, which shows …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Oct 2017
Housing: Availability and Affordability

"My Lords, I remind the House of my vice-presidency of the Local Government Association. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Smith of Leigh, for enabling us to have this debate. It has proved to be extremely important: it could serve as a compendium for the Government of both what is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Jul 2017
Local Government Finance

"My Lords, I should remind the House that I am a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark, for initiating this debate, which I think is particularly important given the absence of any mention of local government in the Queen’s Speech—a point …..."
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Written Question
Inflation
Wednesday 19th April 2017

Asked by: Lord Shipley (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to harmonise the various indices used to calculate inflation.

Answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie - Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and will place a copy of their letter in the House library.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) and (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

"My Lords, I too am a vice-president of the Local Government Association.

The context of these regulations is one in which there is an increasing lack of confidence in the sustainability of local government finance over coming years. There are several reasons for this, which have been well documented. It …..."
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