"My Lords, in moving Amendment 3, I will speak also to Amendments 221 and 222. These amendments would enable meaningful scrutiny of any of the Bill’s nearly 130 delegated parts when it seemed appropriate to Parliament.
"I am grateful to all those who have contributed to this brief debate. The complexity described by the Minister is obviously real and clearly important, but one of the ways of dealing with complexity is to have the instruments to simplify it and discuss it. My response to the scenario …..." Lord Sharkey - View Speech
"My Lords, I join the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, in saying how much I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady White, especially since I too live in Tufnell Park.
It is always a pleasure to follow the Minister. We welcome an important …..." Lord Sharkey - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of Muscular Dystrophy UK. Following the previous question, can the Minister say whether the early access programme really works? How many other drugs have been licensed under the programme, how many were eventually approved by NICE and how many were declined? …..." Lord Sharkey - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported the Bill and the wider effort to bring justice to mortgage prisoners. In particular, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, the noble Lord, Lord Altrincham, …..." Lord Sharkey - View Speech
"My Lords, can the Minister say which of the recommendations set out in the 2023 report on business improvement districts have been implemented? In particular, what consideration have the Government given to reinstating the BID loan fund? What plans are there to set up more property owner BIDs outside London, …..." Lord Sharkey - View Speech