Debates on delegated legislation on Monday, 22 March 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord McKenzie of Luton. The answering member was Lord Bates.

Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010

Draft Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010. Lords debate on a motion to approve. Amendment debated and disagreed to (54 votes to 118). Another amendment agreed to on division (169 votes to 110). Original motion agreed to, as amended. Debated with draft Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010, on which the first amendment was disagreed to (53 votes to 110), Second amendment agreed to on question. Original motion agreed to, as amended.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 718 c784-834
Session: 2009-10
Department: Department for Communities and Local Government
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010
Monday, 22 March 2010
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords; Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Statutory instruments
House of Commons
House of Lords; Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Statutory instruments
House of Commons
House of Lords; Local Government
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Written statements
House of Lords; Local Government
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Written statements
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lord Bates | 718 c789 (Link to this contribution) I can help the noble Lord with an answer. It is actually the first time that it has ever been asked ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c789 (Link to this contribution) I do not think I used the term "common procedure"; I said that it was a standard part of the adminis...; Lord Ryder of Wensum | 718 c790 (Link to this contribution) I would be most grateful if the Minister would answer one question. I declare an interest as a forme...; Lord Bates | 718 c789 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord said that the seeking of a political direction by the Permanent Secretary was a commo...; Baroness Butler-Sloss | 718 c794-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to the amendments I have tabled. I shall, in due course, ask the House to su...; Lord Tope | 718 c791 (Link to this contribution) To leave out from "that" to the end and insert "this House declines to approve the draft Order laid ...; Lord Tope | 718 c791-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will begin by declaring indirect interests. I was born in Devon, albeit within what are ...; Baroness Butler-Sloss | 718 c794 (Link to this contribution) At end to insert "but this House regrets that Her Majesty’s Government have laid before Parliament t...; Baroness Scott of Needham Market | 718 c808 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall not make a speech but ask the noble Lord one or two questions about a set of order...; Bishop of Norwich | 718 c806-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if you are the Bishop of Norwich it seems a bit superfluous to declare an interest. I was ...; Lord Burnett | 718 c804-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Tope, who made an excellent and compelling speech, in marke...; Lord Bowness | 718 c803-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it had not been my intention to speak in this debate because I cannot claim a connection w...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 718 c799-803 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have in Norwich an excellent Eastern Counties press. Its morning paper, the Eastern Dai...; Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market | 718 c797-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to speak only about the Norwich and Norfolk order. I declare an interest as a forme...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 718 c810 (Link to this contribution) It is 138,000 actually.; Baroness Shephard of Northwold | 718 c810-1 (Link to this contribution) I beg the noble Baroness’s pardon. The figure is still quite small. Its physical area is also small ...; Lord Elystan-Morgan | 718 c808-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is with considerable trepidation that I intervene in the debate: what possible contribu...; Baroness Shephard of Northwold | 718 c809-10 (Link to this contribution) I begin by declaring an interest. I have lived in Norfolk all my life. My forebears were in Norfolk ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c784 (Link to this contribution) That the draft order laid before the House on 10 February be approved. Relevant Documents: 11th Rep...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c784-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, today we are considering the draft order which brings into effect proposals for a unitary ...; Baroness Butler-Sloss | 718 c831 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think noble Lords have heard enough from me and, perhaps, from everyone. I wish to test ...; Lord Pannick | 718 c827 (Link to this contribution) Given the doubts about the legality of the Government’s conduct, have they sought advice from the At...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c827-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course the Government and the Secretary of State have taken appropriate legal advice. T...; Baroness Butler-Sloss | 718 c827 (Link to this contribution) Since the Minister has raised the question of what might happen between a judge and Parliament, I sh...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c827 (Link to this contribution) Yes, of course the Government and the Secretary of State have listened to that. The noble and learne...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c827 (Link to this contribution) That may be the Permanent Secretary’s view, but should having that view cause us to stop a parliamen...; Lord Burnett | 718 c819 (Link to this contribution) I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I think that I said that the changes, if m...; Lord Howarth of Newport | 718 c818-9 (Link to this contribution) I live in Norwich, which, like Exeter, is a cathedral and a university city. It is an anciently esta...; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 718 c818 (Link to this contribution) I nearly always agree with the noble Lord, Lord Whitty. However, having lived in north Devon for the...; Earl Ferrers | 718 c813-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest because I live in Norfolk, pay rates there and, once upon a time, I ...; Lord Rennard | 718 c815-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the much quoted Merits Committee drew our attention to the intention to cancel forthcoming...; Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde | 718 c811-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the order. I have no interest to declare and I have never been a councillor in t...; Lord Teverson | 718 c817 (Link to this contribution) I appreciate what the noble Lord is saying, but surely the people of Devon and Norfolk count in this...; Lord Whitty | 718 c817-8 (Link to this contribution) I have known and loved the city of Exeter since I was a child. In those days—the noble Earl, Lord Fe...; Lord Walpole | 718 c816-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if there is anything else we can say about this, I am jolly well going to say it. I would...; Lord Whitty | 718 c817 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise at this late stage because I have a screed of reasons why we should accept these or...; Earl Ferrers | 718 c827 (Link to this contribution) I thought that the advice of the Permanent Secretary to his Minister was that the likelihood of succ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c825-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if the debate tonight has shown anything, it is that the question of whether to have unita...; Lord Howarth of Newport | 718 c819-20 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord brings me to the very point that I was about to make. If he is correct on that, it mu...; Lord Burnett | 718 c820 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Lord Howarth of Newport | 718 c820-3 (Link to this contribution) If the noble Lord will allow me, I will resist; it is getting late. Circumstances have vastly chang...; Lord Elton | 718 c823 (Link to this contribution) Does the noble Lord recall the contents of paragraph 4.44 of the Companion to the Standing Orders of...; Lord Howarth of Newport | 718 c823 (Link to this contribution) I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord. He has made an absolutely proper point. I apologise for b...; Lord Bates | 718 c823 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Baroness Murphy | 718 c823 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Cross Benches have barely said a word. I will speak for just two minutes in support of...; Lord Bates | 718 c823-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will be brief. I sense that the debate has happened and people have probably reached the...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c790-1 (Link to this contribution) That was a long question that I thought the noble Lord would ask later in the debate. The issue of c...; Lord Tope | 718 c829-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, a little over 10 minutes ago the Minister told us that his troops were leaving. My Chief W...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 718 c790 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord may well be right; certainly it is a standard part of the processes of government and...
Subjects: Councillors Costs County councils Devon Elections Judicial review District councils Exeter Local government Norfolk Norwich Rural areas Unitary councils Devon County Council Exeter City Council Norfolk County Council Norwich City Council
Legislation: Exeter and Devon (Structural Changes) Order 2010; Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010
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Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010

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