"My Lords, I am pleased to introduce this debate on the report TheBuilding Safety Regulator: Building a Better Regulator, whichwas published by the Industry and Regulators Committee in early December. As is often the case, we have to wait some time for these debates, …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Industry and Regulators Committee The Building Safety Regulator: Building a Better Regulator (2nd Report, HL Paper 225, Session 2024–26)...." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I said at the beginning that there was a wealth of experience in this Room; the speeches that we have heard this afternoon prove that. Every individual person has added their own insight into the nature of the problems that we are talking about, which has been extremely …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I know nothing of the detail of what was said, the circumstances or whatever, but, as someone who has attended football matches in many stadia over many years, I know that some very unpleasant things happen and we need the ability to have football banning orders where appropriate.
"I think the noble Lord is barking up the wrong tree. On this occasion, there were no strikes involved in those disruptions...." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I am tempted to follow what the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, was saying, but not quite in the way he suggested; I am tempted to follow up what he said about referees, particularly in the Scottish context, not least because my Scottish team of Motherwell bore the brunt …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"I have thought of raising this with our noble friend Lord Hendy, who seems to be on top of all those issues.
I will point out one other anomaly, despite the time. Literally the biggest game in English women’s football—the Women’s Cup Final—was held at Wembley last week and there …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, how to follow that? It is not often that a Member of this House is heard in such silence and with such reverence. It is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy, and we are all delighted to see him back in his place. We …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I start by thanking everyone for their contributions, and for the fact that the report has had a generally very good reception. The debate has been quite wide-ranging, and we have gone into very granular detail on some occasions, but we have not lost sight of the big …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"I am very pleased to move that the committee takes note of our report and thank all those who have been involved in the writing of it, especially committee members—and especially those who have done a double shift today, because we had a very significant committee meeting this morning. I …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech