"I thank the noble Lord, Lord Best, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and my noble friends Lord Bailey of Paddington and Lord Young for their amendments, and all who have spoken in the final group of this Bill.
I will start with the amendments regarding the regulation of property agents. …..." Lord Gascoigne - View Speech
"My Lords, in moving that the Bill do now pass, I recognise that we are now, finally, reaching the juddering climax of this Bill and this Parliament. As is only right and proper, there have been at times strongly held views about measures in the Bill. I am acutely aware …..." Lord Gascoigne - View Speech
"I am grateful for all the contributions in what has been a relatively brief group. I will go through the issues that were raised chronologically.
My noble friend Lord Young raised a specific case, and I have seen the correspondence he referred to. It is the Government’s policy to allow …..." Lord Gascoigne - View Speech
"My Lords, before I start, I declare that my wife is an employee of the Crown Estate, as set out in my ministerial register of interests.
Government Amendments 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 59, 64 and 65 are clarificatory amendments of a minor and technical nature to ensure that the …..." Lord Gascoigne - View Speech
"On the first question, it is with regret that I cannot give that date now. On his second question—whether I have confidence that we will win—that is up to the electorate, but I have every hope that we will. Obviously, I would not like to curse us in saying that—touch …..." Lord Gascoigne - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Bailey of Paddington for his amendment, and indeed all noble Lords who spoke in this relatively brief group. We appreciate the benefits that a share of freehold arrangements has over ordinary leasehold arrangements with third-party landlords. That is why we are making …..." Lord Gascoigne - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend Lord Howard of Rising for Amendment 9 on enfranchisement claims in mixed-use buildings. Establishing residency and occupation is, as I understand, difficult. It can change quickly over time and can easily be manipulated. That could lead to the validity of claims being challenged successfully, years …..." Lord Gascoigne - View Speech
"I thank my noble friends Lord Howard of Rising and Lord Moylan for their amendments, and all who have spoken in this group. As we have already discussed on the previous group, residency is difficult to establish, can change quickly over time and could be manipulated, as previous residency requirements …..." Lord Gascoigne - View Speech