rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 16 November be approved [10th Report from the Joint Committee]. The noble Lord said: My Lords, I commend to you this order under Section 70 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, as applied by Section 18 of the Local Government Act 1999. It confers...

rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 16 November be approved [10th Report from the Joint Committee]. The noble Lord said: My Lords, I commend to you this order under Section 70 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, as applied by Section 18 of the Local Government Act 1999. It confers...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for having brought the order to the House. Let me say at the outset that I have no objections to it. I am fascinated, of course, that Transport for London has suddenly become a local authority, even if it is in some rationalised terms, but I think that...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for having brought the order to the House. Let me say at the outset that I have no objections to it. I am fascinated, of course, that Transport for London has suddenly become a local authority, even if it is in some rationalised terms, but I think that...

My Lords, I am most grateful to both noble Baronesses who have contributed to this very short consideration of the order—hardly any time has elapsed. The noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, made an aside about the definition of local authorities seeming to cover TfL. The definition of a local authority under the...

My Lords, I am most grateful to both noble Baronesses who have contributed to this very short consideration of the order—hardly any time has elapsed. The noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, made an aside about the definition of local authorities seeming to cover TfL. The definition of a local authority under the...

My Lords, I, too, will be mercifully brief. I thank the Minister for bringing the order to the House. As I understand it, both the London Assembly and Transport for London say there is nothing to say about this order. It is simply there to bring Transport for London in line with...

My Lords, I, too, will be mercifully brief. I thank the Minister for bringing the order to the House. As I understand it, both the London Assembly and Transport for London say there is nothing to say about this order. It is simply there to bring Transport for London in line with...

Draft SI on transport for london (best value) (contracting out of investment and highway functions) (SI 2006/91). Lords debate on motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Draft SI on transport for london (best value) (contracting out of investment and highway functions) (SI 2006/91). Lords debate on motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Draft SI on transport for london (best value) (contracting out of investment and highways functions). (Affimative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Office of the deputy Prime Minister.Approved by Parliament. Made 19 January 2006 (SI 2006/91). Coming into force 20 January 2006

Draft SI on transport for london (best value) (contracting out of investment and highways functions). (Affimative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Office of the deputy Prime Minister.Approved by Parliament. Made 19 January 2006 (SI 2006/91). Coming into force 20 January 2006

Regional funding allocation: guidance on preparing advice. 28 p.

Regional funding allocation: guidance on preparing advice. 28 p.

My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to address your Lordships for the very first time today. My grateful thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, and the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, for their kind words. Since my introduction to your Lordships' House last year, I have enjoyed...

My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to address your Lordships for the very first time today. My grateful thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, and the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, for their kind words. Since my introduction to your Lordships' House last year, I have enjoyed...

My Lords, the background to the gracious Speech is of course that the Government have won the election, and we recognise and congratulate them on that. In doing so, however, we note that it was on the lowest popular vote ever. My speech will go broader than the suggested topics...

My Lords, the background to the gracious Speech is of course that the Government have won the election, and we recognise and congratulate them on that. In doing so, however, we note that it was on the lowest popular vote ever. My speech will go broader than the suggested topics...

My Lords, just before the noble Lord, Lord Rana, leaves, I should like to congratulate him on his maiden speech. I am not sure whether we have swapped him for the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, or whether his transfer from one side of the Irish Sea to the other is...

My Lords, just before the noble Lord, Lord Rana, leaves, I should like to congratulate him on his maiden speech. I am not sure whether we have swapped him for the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, or whether his transfer from one side of the Irish Sea to the other is...

My Lords, having witnessed the veritable cornucopia of new legislation unveiled from the Woolsack yesterday by the noble and learned Lord the Lord Chancellor, it is clear that transport has come off pretty badly. But I share with the noble Lord, Lord Snape, the view that we do not need...

My Lords, having witnessed the veritable cornucopia of new legislation unveiled from the Woolsack yesterday by the noble and learned Lord the Lord Chancellor, it is clear that transport has come off pretty badly. But I share with the noble Lord, Lord Snape, the view that we do not need...

My Lords, before attending to the business in hand, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, on her move to her new department. We wish her well. I also welcome the noble Lord, Lord Rana, who will make his maiden speech. We are looking forward to hearing what he has...

My Lords, before attending to the business in hand, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, on her move to her new department. We wish her well. I also welcome the noble Lord, Lord Rana, who will make his maiden speech. We are looking forward to hearing what he has...

My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Mackie. He always makes such wonderful sense on all topics relating to agriculture. It is, indeed, a privilege to take part once again in the debate on the gracious Speech. As one of the 90 elected...

My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Mackie. He always makes such wonderful sense on all topics relating to agriculture. It is, indeed, a privilege to take part once again in the debate on the gracious Speech. As one of the 90 elected...

My Lords, I have enjoyed the parts of the debate I have heard. I was particularly pleased by the speech from our Front Bench of my noble friend Lady Scott. Like everyone else, I wish the Minister well and hope that he does his best to remember that agriculture is...

My Lords, I have enjoyed the parts of the debate I have heard. I was particularly pleased by the speech from our Front Bench of my noble friend Lady Scott. Like everyone else, I wish the Minister well and hope that he does his best to remember that agriculture is...

My Lords, this has been an interesting and lively debate, with many fine contributions from all sides of the House. In particular, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Rana, on his maiden speech. We learned much about the economy and his views on Northern Ireland. I am sure that he...

My Lords, this has been an interesting and lively debate, with many fine contributions from all sides of the House. In particular, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Rana, on his maiden speech. We learned much about the economy and his views on Northern Ireland. I am sure that he...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. I can tell him that the hours worked on farms certainly served me in good stead in the other place, where sometimes 80 hours was achieved. It continues to be good training even in this place,...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. I can tell him that the hours worked on farms certainly served me in good stead in the other place, where sometimes 80 hours was achieved. It continues to be good training even in this place,...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this excellent, wide-ranging debate. On behalf of my noble friend Lady Andrews and myself, I thank all noble Lords who have been kind enough to welcome us to our new posts. Before starting my speech, I want to...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this excellent, wide-ranging debate. On behalf of my noble friend Lady Andrews and myself, I thank all noble Lords who have been kind enough to welcome us to our new posts. Before starting my speech, I want to...

My Lords, first, I welcome the emphasis of the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, on the importance of sustainable communities in rural areas. I wish to raise one subject that I believe is a constraint on the achievement of sustainable communities, and that is the too strict application of green belt...

My Lords, first, I welcome the emphasis of the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, on the importance of sustainable communities in rural areas. I wish to raise one subject that I believe is a constraint on the achievement of sustainable communities, and that is the too strict application of green belt...

My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Cobbold, and to my noble friend on the Front Bench for not being here in time to hear the opening remarks. I am recovering from a nasty asthma attack. The Road Safety Bill passed through the other place before the election...

My Lords, I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Cobbold, and to my noble friend on the Front Bench for not being here in time to hear the opening remarks. I am recovering from a nasty asthma attack. The Road Safety Bill passed through the other place before the election...

My Lords, I offer my congratulations to the noble Viscount, Lord Simon, on so bravely overcoming such an untimely asthma attack and giving us the benefit of his thoughts. We know that the gracious Speech is an opportunity for the Government of the day to set out their legislative programme....

My Lords, I offer my congratulations to the noble Viscount, Lord Simon, on so bravely overcoming such an untimely asthma attack and giving us the benefit of his thoughts. We know that the gracious Speech is an opportunity for the Government of the day to set out their legislative programme....