English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Debate
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Baroness Pitkeathley
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Baroness Pitkeathley ExcerptsMonday 13th April 2026
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Lords ChamberRead Full debate English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-26 Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts Amendment Paper: HL Bill 174-III Third marshalled list for Report - (9 Apr 2026)
The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Pitkeathley) (Lab)
My Lords, the House has agreed Amendment 197 to leave out Clause 59. Clause 59 introduced Schedule 27. Amendments 198 to 211 are amendments to Schedule 27. I remind the House that our Standing Order 46 says:
“An amendment to a bill must not be inconsistent with a previous decision given on the same stage of the bill”.
It would perhaps be helpful for me to add that Amendment 212 would leave out Schedule 27. I understand that, as Amendment 197 has been agreed to, the Government will not oppose Amendment 212, so Schedule 27 will be removed from the Bill. Noble Lords may wish to bear this in mind in considering Amendments 198 to 211.
Schedule 27: Local authority governance and executives