To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support the (a) improvement and (b) adoption of unadopted roads.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support the (a) improvement and (b) adoption of unadopted roads.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to highways authorities to (a) adopt and (b) repair and (c)upgrade (i) unadopted and (ii) ownerless roads that form key parts of local road networks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to highways authorities to (a) adopt and (b) repair and (c)upgrade (i) unadopted and (ii) ownerless roads that form key parts of local road networks.

moved Amendment No. 47: 47: Clause 34, page 15, line 29, at end insert ““or regulated low cost home ownership accommodation”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, Amendments Nos. 47 and 48 are, to put it in a rather illogical way, consequential on Amendment No. 90, which comes after them;...

moved Amendment No. 47: 47: Clause 34, page 15, line 29, at end insert ““or regulated low cost home ownership accommodation”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, Amendments Nos. 47 and 48 are, to put it in a rather illogical way, consequential on Amendment No. 90, which comes after them;...

moved Amendments Nos. 58 to 62: 58: Clause 36, page 17, line 28, leave out ““of an amount with interest”” and insert ““, in addition to the specified amount, of one or more of the following— (a) interest on the specified amount, (b) an amount calculated by reference to any...

moved Amendments Nos. 58 to 62: 58: Clause 36, page 17, line 28, leave out ““of an amount with interest”” and insert ““, in addition to the specified amount, of one or more of the following— (a) interest on the specified amount, (b) an amount calculated by reference to any...

My Lords, I hope the Minister can clarify a couple of points for me. The nature of urban regeneration is that a large proportion of time is spent assembling land for projects. Sometimes that can be just as tricky and complex with very small parcels of land as it is...

My Lords, I hope the Minister can clarify a couple of points for me. The nature of urban regeneration is that a large proportion of time is spent assembling land for projects. Sometimes that can be just as tricky and complex with very small parcels of land as it is...

moved Amendment No. 39: 39: Clause 24, page 12, line 32, leave out subsection (2) and insert— ““( ) Loans under subsection (1) may be made on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate (including provision for repayment with or without interest).”” On Question, amendment agreed...

moved Amendment No. 39: 39: Clause 24, page 12, line 32, leave out subsection (2) and insert— ““( ) Loans under subsection (1) may be made on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate (including provision for repayment with or without interest).”” On Question, amendment agreed...

moved Amendment No. 38: 38: Clause 21, leave out Clause 21 On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 24 [Loans by the Secretary of State]:

moved Amendment No. 38: 38: Clause 21, leave out Clause 21 On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 24 [Loans by the Secretary of State]:

moved Amendment No. 42: 42: Clause 28, page 14, line 2, after ““HCA”” insert ““or any subsidiary of the HCA”” On Question, amendment agreed to. [Amendment No. 43 not moved.]

moved Amendment No. 42: 42: Clause 28, page 14, line 2, after ““HCA”” insert ““or any subsidiary of the HCA”” On Question, amendment agreed to. [Amendment No. 43 not moved.]

moved Amendments Nos. 40 and 41: 40: Clause 26, page 13, line 33, after ““23”” insert ““, and (ii) sums borrowed by subsidiaries of the HCA (other than from the HCA)”” 41: Clause 26, page 13, line 34, at end insert— ““(5) In this Part ““subsidiary”” has the meaning given...

moved Amendments Nos. 40 and 41: 40: Clause 26, page 13, line 33, after ““23”” insert ““, and (ii) sums borrowed by subsidiaries of the HCA (other than from the HCA)”” 41: Clause 26, page 13, line 34, at end insert— ““(5) In this Part ““subsidiary”” has the meaning given...

My Lords, perhaps I may put a penn’orth in on the amendment. Promoting the reuse and reclamation of brownfield land is absolutely fine; I have no difficulty with that. The puzzle that I have is: when does land go from being commercially developed to being derelict and to being ““brownfield””?...

My Lords, perhaps I may put a penn’orth in on the amendment. Promoting the reuse and reclamation of brownfield land is absolutely fine; I have no difficulty with that. The puzzle that I have is: when does land go from being commercially developed to being derelict and to being ““brownfield””?...

moved Amendment No. 43A: 43A: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— ““Duty to monitor and promote the re-use of brownfield land The HCA shall promote the re-use and reclamation of brownfield land and will monitor its use and publish its findings.”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I...

moved Amendment No. 43A: 43A: After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause— ““Duty to monitor and promote the re-use of brownfield land The HCA shall promote the re-use and reclamation of brownfield land and will monitor its use and publish its findings.”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I...

My Lords, I must confess that I have not revisited what the Minister said in Committee, although I well recall the debate to which the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, referred, about gardens. The subject is of such importance that the whole House should be grateful to the noble Baroness for...

My Lords, I must confess that I have not revisited what the Minister said in Committee, although I well recall the debate to which the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, referred, about gardens. The subject is of such importance that the whole House should be grateful to the noble Baroness for...

My Lords, the noble Lord has put his finger on a very important point. I recall having a lot of conversations when the surplus National Health Service portfolio was transferred to English Partnerships about whether a multi-acre former mental hospital site was genuinely a brownfield site. If my memory serves...

My Lords, the noble Lord has put his finger on a very important point. I recall having a lot of conversations when the surplus National Health Service portfolio was transferred to English Partnerships about whether a multi-acre former mental hospital site was genuinely a brownfield site. If my memory serves...

moved Amendment No. 36: 36: Clause 16, leave out Clause 16 On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 17 [Traffic regulation orders for private streets]:

moved Amendment No. 36: 36: Clause 16, leave out Clause 16 On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 17 [Traffic regulation orders for private streets]:

moved Amendment No. 37: 37: Clause 17, leave out Clause 17 On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 21 [Powers to connect private streets to highways]:

moved Amendment No. 37: 37: Clause 17, leave out Clause 17 On Question, amendment agreed to. Clause 21 [Powers to connect private streets to highways]:

My Lords, I interpret that—I am thinking aloud—to mean the sort of work that was partly possible for English Partnerships but the HCA, because it has the function of developing communities, will be able to be much more interventionist. I imagine that in the course of a regeneration project, it...

My Lords, I interpret that—I am thinking aloud—to mean the sort of work that was partly possible for English Partnerships but the HCA, because it has the function of developing communities, will be able to be much more interventionist. I imagine that in the course of a regeneration project, it...

My Lords, I am neither saddened nor maddened; it would be impossible to go on if one were saddened or maddened by almost every point in this process, but I log it. I come back to my concern about what reads as the direct provision of not just services, but...

My Lords, I am neither saddened nor maddened; it would be impossible to go on if one were saddened or maddened by almost every point in this process, but I log it. I come back to my concern about what reads as the direct provision of not just services, but...

My Lords, I hope that this is not going to sound churlish. We did issue an invitation to see whether the noble Baroness could improve on what we have set out in Clause 33. Having considered her suggestions carefully, we consider that the original formulation was better. Replacing a specific...

My Lords, I hope that this is not going to sound churlish. We did issue an invitation to see whether the noble Baroness could improve on what we have set out in Clause 33. Having considered her suggestions carefully, we consider that the original formulation was better. Replacing a specific...

My Lords, it would be difficult to forget our debate on this clause. I also recall the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, participating. We had a quite substantial linguistic debate on ambiguity. I recall volunteering to assist the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, who I should like to congratulate on the substitute...

My Lords, it would be difficult to forget our debate on this clause. I also recall the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, participating. We had a quite substantial linguistic debate on ambiguity. I recall volunteering to assist the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, who I should like to congratulate on the substitute...

moved Amendments Nos. 45 and 46: 45: Clause 33, page 15, line 16, leave out paragraphs (e) and (f) 46: Clause 33, page 15, line 25, at end insert— ““( ) The HCA may assist in— (a) the prevention or reduction of anti-social behaviour or crime, or (b) the reduction...

moved Amendments Nos. 45 and 46: 45: Clause 33, page 15, line 16, leave out paragraphs (e) and (f) 46: Clause 33, page 15, line 25, at end insert— ““( ) The HCA may assist in— (a) the prevention or reduction of anti-social behaviour or crime, or (b) the reduction...