"My Lords, I too will provide the Minister with an opportunity, so to speak, to get out of the groove. Ministers have delayed the decision on the proposed Chinese embassy. Can the Minister confirm whether our security services have had sufficient opportunity to feed into the planning decisions on the …..." Lord Jamieson - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Lloyd of Effra, on her excellent maiden speech and I look forward to that of the noble Lord, Lord Stockwood, who has the difficult task of pulling together the various strands of this debate into a coherent strategy. I declare my interests …..." Lord Jamieson - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response when I raised this in Committee and his subsequent communication. I am sure he recognises the problem that this amendment seeks to address, but I am afraid that limited tinkering does not solve the problem; we need to do something more …..." Lord Jamieson - View Speech
"My Lords, I am somewhat disappointed by the Minister’s response, because I think we should have a national scheme that can be opted into—and so would still be very much a local scheme—but I beg leave to withdraw my amendment...." Lord Jamieson - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 62 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, which was moved so ably by the noble Lord, Lord Hampton. Although I understand the good intentions behind this amendment, there needs to be a recognition that the planning process is a quasi-judicial …..." Lord Jamieson - View Speech
"I am going to try to be brief, but I am afraid I am going to be beaten by the Liberal Democrats—just occasionally one has to accept this. I offer our support for Amendments 71 and 82, tabled by my noble friend Lady McIntosh of Pickering. As other noble Lords …..." Lord Jamieson - View Speech
"My Lords, we support the intentions behind Amendments 72 and 85 and thank the noble Lord, Lord Best, the noble Baronesses, Lady Thornhill and Lady Pinnock, and others for bringing them forward.
There is no doubt that we need more affordable housing and more social rent homes. We also recognise …..." Lord Jamieson - View Speech