My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform and as chair of Action on Gambling. I thank the Minister for her very kind words just now. As she said, giving local councils greater power to control the number of gambling premises on their high streets...

My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform and as chair of Action on Gambling. I thank the Minister for her very kind words just now. As she said, giving local councils greater power to control the number of gambling premises on their high streets...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

235F: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—

“Permission for gambling premises: cumulative impact assessments

(1) A local authority which is a planning authority must, when considering any application for planning permission or change of use for premises which are to be used for gambling, take into...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

235F: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—

“Permission for gambling premises: cumulative impact assessments

(1) A local authority which is a planning authority must, when considering any application for planning permission or change of use for premises which are to be used for gambling, take into...

My Lords, rather like the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, I apologise for being a Johnny-come-lately, having left my noble friends to do all the heavy lifting on this Bill. I have come to raise only one issue: the concern that many of us have about the prevalence of gambling premises...

My Lords, rather like the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, I apologise for being a Johnny-come-lately, having left my noble friends to do all the heavy lifting on this Bill. I have come to raise only one issue: the concern that many of us have about the prevalence of gambling premises...

My Lords, before I do exactly that, I thank the Minister for her very warm response. I am well aware of the difficulty around the issue of planning and licensing. The Minister will be aware that many councils have combined the two, even though they must have separate business because...

My Lords, before I do exactly that, I thank the Minister for her very warm response. I am well aware of the difficulty around the issue of planning and licensing. The Minister will be aware that many councils have combined the two, even though they must have separate business because...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

142: Clause 52, page 73, line 21, at end insert—

“(c) the use of health impact assessments when considering applications for new premises licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 or applications to convert premises to gambling premises under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

142: Clause 52, page 73, line 21, at end insert—

“(c) the use of health impact assessments when considering applications for new premises licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 or applications to convert premises to gambling premises under the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987...

My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform, and I congratulate the Government Chief Whip on keeping us here to a point at which my hearing aids are telling me that their batteries are flat. I shall move Amendment 142 and particularly speak to Amendment...

My Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform, and I congratulate the Government Chief Whip on keeping us here to a point at which my hearing aids are telling me that their batteries are flat. I shall move Amendment 142 and particularly speak to Amendment...

I wish to intervene as I will not be able to cover this in my summing up at the end. Local councils across the land are listening to this debate, so can the Minister explain in detail why he is saying that this amendment—with the additional parts that would be...

I wish to intervene as I will not be able to cover this in my summing up at the end. Local councils across the land are listening to this debate, so can the Minister explain in detail why he is saying that this amendment—with the additional parts that would be...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister for a second time; I genuinely apologise, but this is really important. I know that the hour is late, but is the Minister aware that there has only been one occasion—in Sheffield, at a magistrates’ court—where a council has been able to block...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister for a second time; I genuinely apologise, but this is really important. I know that the hour is late, but is the Minister aware that there has only been one occasion—in Sheffield, at a magistrates’ court—where a council has been able to block...

As is the appropriate procedure at this stage, I will of course withdraw the amendment, but I can assure the Committee that it is my intention to return to this matter. It would be enormously helpful if, rather than this rather negative approach that we have heard from the Minister,...

As is the appropriate procedure at this stage, I will of course withdraw the amendment, but I can assure the Committee that it is my intention to return to this matter. It would be enormously helpful if, rather than this rather negative approach that we have heard from the Minister,...

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

My Lords, I apologise, as other parliamentary responsibilities mean that I have not been able to take part so far in this very important Bill. However, in view of my previous involvement in issues around live entertainment and particularly music venues, I was anxious to speak very briefly in support...

My Lords, I apologise, as other parliamentary responsibilities mean that I have not been able to take part so far in this very important Bill. However, in view of my previous involvement in issues around live entertainment and particularly music venues, I was anxious to speak very briefly in support...

My Lords, I will be very brief. I speak only because of the words of the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham, just now. Like him, I am very keen to see, and as a Minister had some responsibility for, the improvement of high streets. The noble Lord is quite right that...

My Lords, I will be very brief. I speak only because of the words of the noble Lord, Lord Bellingham, just now. Like him, I am very keen to see, and as a Minister had some responsibility for, the improvement of high streets. The noble Lord is quite right that...

My Lords, I am happy to support the amendments that have just been moved.

I remind the Committee that in earlier debates we spent quite a lot of time on the importance of creating an environment that is clean and healthy for people to live in—the noble Lord, Lord Best, in...

My Lords, I am happy to support the amendments that have just been moved.

I remind the Committee that in earlier debates we spent quite a lot of time on the importance of creating an environment that is clean and healthy for people to live in—the noble Lord, Lord Best, in...

My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, on her tour de force in going through all these amendments. I have no doubt that the Minister will attempt to do exactly the same at some future point as she goes through all our deliberations, and I have...

My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, on her tour de force in going through all these amendments. I have no doubt that the Minister will attempt to do exactly the same at some future point as she goes through all our deliberations, and I have...

I apologise for intervening at this late hour. On that point, since the Minister has promised she is going to write to people and has just said very clearly, on the record, that she shares the importance of economic development in rural areas, and given that I asked at Second...

I apologise for intervening at this late hour. On that point, since the Minister has promised she is going to write to people and has just said very clearly, on the record, that she shares the importance of economic development in rural areas, and given that I asked at Second...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

1: Clause 3, page 2, line 13, at end insert—

“(aa) furthering the protection of property, and”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would require the building safety regulator to exercise its functions with a view to furthering the protection of property, which is intended to promote longer term protections...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

1: Clause 3, page 2, line 13, at end insert—

“(aa) furthering the protection of property, and”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would require the building safety regulator to exercise its functions with a view to furthering the protection of property, which is intended to promote longer term protections...

My Lords, as we begin the Committee stage of this important Bill, born out of the tragic Grenfell fire, I reiterate my condolences to the families and friends of those who died in it.

I wish the Minister fortitude as he looks forward to what I suspect will be a very...

My Lords, as we begin the Committee stage of this important Bill, born out of the tragic Grenfell fire, I reiterate my condolences to the families and friends of those who died in it.

I wish the Minister fortitude as he looks forward to what I suspect will be a very...

My Lords, we are at a very early stage of consideration in Committee of this Bill, but I have to say that it is following a pattern that I have experienced on many occasions during the passage of other Bills. It was summed up beautifully by two comments. The first...

My Lords, we are at a very early stage of consideration in Committee of this Bill, but I have to say that it is following a pattern that I have experienced on many occasions during the passage of other Bills. It was summed up beautifully by two comments. The first...

My Lords, Amendment 129 in my name proposes to add a short new clause to the Climate Change Act 2008. Section 56 of the 2008 Act says:

“It is the duty of the Secretary of State to lay reports before Parliament containing an assessment of the risks for the United Kingdom...

My Lords, Amendment 129 in my name proposes to add a short new clause to the Climate Change Act 2008. Section 56 of the 2008 Act says:

“It is the duty of the Secretary of State to lay reports before Parliament containing an assessment of the risks for the United Kingdom...