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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to conveyancers, the Land Registry, or other stakeholders on the application of perpetuity rules to commercial land instruments following the enactment of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to conveyancers, the Land Registry, or other stakeholders on the application of perpetuity rules to commercial land instruments following the enactment of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the reference in the answer of 14 January 2026 to question 103614 to “all other cases” in which common law perpetuity rules apply is intended to include commercial land instruments, including commercial options, rights of pre-emption, and easements; and, if so,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the reference in the answer of 14 January 2026 to question 103614 to “all other cases” in which common law perpetuity rules apply is intended to include commercial land instruments, including commercial options, rights of pre-emption, and easements; and, if so,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009; and whether any measures referred to in the House of Commons Hansard debate of 2 November 2009 (Vol. 498, col. 6) were implemented, withdrawn or remain...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009; and whether any measures referred to in the House of Commons Hansard debate of 2 November 2009 (Vol. 498, col. 6) were implemented, withdrawn or remain...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the value to communities of a Football Community Trust operating locally.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the value to communities of a Football Community Trust operating locally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps a charity can take to remove former trustees from the Charity Commission website once the trustees have been voted out at a general meeting but refuse to remove their names voluntarily.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps a charity can take to remove former trustees from the Charity Commission website once the trustees have been voted out at a general meeting but refuse to remove their names voluntarily.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legal advice his Department has sought on the cy-près doctrine or the operation cy-près schemes since 2017.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legal advice his Department has sought on the cy-près doctrine or the operation cy-près schemes since 2017.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has had correspondence with the (a) Attorney General's Office, (b) Government Legal Department or (c) Charity Commission on the cy-près doctrine or the operation of cy-près schemes since 2017.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has had correspondence with the (a) Attorney General's Office, (b) Government Legal Department or (c) Charity Commission on the cy-près doctrine or the operation of cy-près schemes since 2017.

Sittings motion agreed to. Order of consideration agreed to. Clauses 1 to 24 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to. Clauses 25 to 40 agreed to. Schedule 2 agreed to. Clause 41 agreed to, with an amendment. Bill, as amended, to be reported. (Bill 237).

Sittings motion agreed to. Order of consideration agreed to. Clauses 1 to 24 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to. Clauses 25 to 40 agreed to. Schedule 2 agreed to. Clause 41 agreed to, with an amendment. Bill, as amended, to be reported. (Bill 237).

Second Reading Committee motion to recommend that the Bill ought to be read a second time. Agreed to on question.

Second Reading Committee motion to recommend that the Bill ought to be read a second time. Agreed to on question.

Lords report stage. Government amendment to clause 12 agreed to. New clause (References to the Tribunal), after clause 36, disagreed to on division (18 votes to 81). Government amendments to clause 39 agreed to. Government amendments to schedule 2 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 86).

Lords report stage. Government amendment to clause 12 agreed to. New clause (References to the Tribunal), after clause 36, disagreed to on division (18 votes to 81). Government amendments to clause 39 agreed to. Government amendments to schedule 2 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

1: Clause 12, page 13, line 37, at end insert—

“(4) In section 348 (regulations subject to affirmative procedure etc)—

(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) regulations under section 285(3) (power to amend period or multiplier specified);”;

(b) in subsection (2), for “or (c)” substitute “,...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

1: Clause 12, page 13, line 37, at end insert—

“(4) In section 348 (regulations subject to affirmative procedure etc)—

(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) regulations under section 285(3) (power to amend period or multiplier specified);”;

(b) in subsection (2), for “or (c)” substitute “,...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 1 in my name. As this was a Law Commission Bill, scrutinised through the Special Public Bill process, I thank the noble Lords who sat on the Special Public Bill Committee which examined it, chaired ably by the noble and learned Lord,...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 1 in my name. As this was a Law Commission Bill, scrutinised through the Special Public Bill process, I thank the noble Lords who sat on the Special Public Bill Committee which examined it, chaired ably by the noble and learned Lord,...

My Lords, we support these government amendments. The Minister has explained them very clearly. I have nothing to add. He is just following up on recommendations in the fifth report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee.

My Lords, we support these government amendments. The Minister has explained them very clearly. I have nothing to add. He is just following up on recommendations in the fifth report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee.

Moved by

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

2: After Clause 36, insert the following new Clause—

“References to the Tribunal

(1) In section 325 of the Charities Act 2011, in subsection (2), for “with the consent of the Attorney General” substitute “where the Commission has given the Attorney General 28 days’ notice of its...

Moved by

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

2: After Clause 36, insert the following new Clause—

“References to the Tribunal

(1) In section 325 of the Charities Act 2011, in subsection (2), for “with the consent of the Attorney General” substitute “where the Commission has given the Attorney General 28 days’ notice of its...

My Lords, the hour is late—later than any of us would wish it to be. In the famous phrase of Mr Jeremy Clarkson, it is time to put the pedal to the metal. Before I do, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, and the

noble Baroness, Lady...

My Lords, the hour is late—later than any of us would wish it to be. In the famous phrase of Mr Jeremy Clarkson, it is time to put the pedal to the metal. Before I do, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, and the

noble Baroness, Lady...

My Lords, I support this amendment. In view of the hour, as well as the great clarity of the explanation given by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, in moving it, I can be brief. The Charity Commission is an expert body. It is perfectly placed to form its own view...

My Lords, I support this amendment. In view of the hour, as well as the great clarity of the explanation given by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, in moving it, I can be brief. The Charity Commission is an expert body. It is perfectly placed to form its own view...

My Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Grabiner, in supporting the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson. I have played no part in the Bill, but, when I saw the amendment and the background to it, I thought that it was worth supporting at whatever time, as...

My Lords, I am very pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Grabiner, in supporting the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson. I have played no part in the Bill, but, when I saw the amendment and the background to it, I thought that it was worth supporting at whatever time, as...