Lord Howard of Rising
The Lord Howard of Rising
Conservative
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 3 June 2004
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Renters’ Rights Bill
06/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I support Amendment 53A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, spoken to so ably by the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull.
While there ...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
01/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, what an honour to follow on from my noble friend Lord Roberts, to whose amendment I have added my name. There is View full contribution →
Renters’ Rights Bill
30/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 31 to 33 in my name. I declare an interest as a landlord of rented properties.
When I pointed out in Committe...
Renters’ Rights Bill
05/05/2025 • Lords
As my amendment alluded to, the Government’s definition of a pet is very broad and open to debate, although I believe that the Minister’s remarks were...
My Lords, Amendment 121 seeks to probe and address the inadequate definition of “pet” in the Bill, which has already been mentioned by a number of nob...
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Renters’ Rights Bill
27/04/2025 • Lords
That is the point. If you put it up to market rates, it can never go above market rates, so market rates can never increase. They will always stay sta...
Perhaps the Minister can help me: if you can never put the rent above market rates, how does it ever change? You can never put it up—you can only ever...
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Tobacco and Vapes Bill
22/04/2025 • Lords
My Lords, nobody can fault the good intentions of the Bill, which are to be applauded, but it has the potential to profoundly impact personal choice a...
Holocaust Memorial Bill
27/03/2025 • Lords
With the greatest respect to the Minister, if the Planning Minister is somebody different, why is he not here answering these questions today?
My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 34 in my name, which I tabled before your Lordships started to look at the Bill in Committee. Having listened so f...
Holocaust Memorial Bill
20/03/2025 • Lords
Does the noble Lord agree that a camel is a horse designed by a committee? What he has just said proves that.
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 35 in my name. I declare interests: I have a house nearby, I have interests in a playground manufacturing company...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
10/03/2025 • Lords
I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.
He can already get this information.
I regret having to say this, but on more than one occasion HOLAC has taken a decision, or made a recommendatio...
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Holocaust Memorial Bill
04/03/2025 • Lords
If those costs have been estimated in line with other museums, do they include the extra costs that will be needed for potential demonstrations at tha...
Are those the same cost consultants who advised on HS2?
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