Lord Pitkeathley of Camden Town

My Lords, I am aware that many of the amendments in this group have a rather different focus from the points I wish to make. I acknowledge the amendme...

My Lords, I was once told that the constitution was best left to the lawyers, the historians and the former Cabinet Ministers. So naturally, here I am...

My Lords, will my noble friend the Minister outline how, alongside the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the £39 billion commitment to affordable hous...

I thank my noble friend the Minister for that reply. Business improvement districts—BIDs—are vital to local economies and high street regeneration, an...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of business rates reform on business improvement districts.

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this short but important debate. I appreciate that my amendment may seem controversial to som...

My Lords, I have tabled Amendment 132 as a probing amendment to highlight some of the concerns from the perspective of small businesses. Amendment 137...

I thank my noble friend for that helpful response, and I refer the House to my entry in the register of interests. Working with not-for-profits, I hav...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of their proposed planning reforms on productivity in the Unite...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to add a voice from one of the smaller corners of our national story; and I do so among so many moving and...

My Lords, late last year, the chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council said of the transition to an audit, reporting and governance authorit...

My Lords, the UK continues to lag behind many EU countries in overall productivity—something that cannot be explained solely by differences in how the...

My Lords, like buses, you wait for one nepo Peer to come along— I rise to speak in support of this Bill and refer the House to my registered intere...