Baroness O’Neill of Bexley (Con)

My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for raising this very important debate and for his impressive work helping homeless and vulnerable people over 35 years—I must admit that it sho

My Lords, it is an understatement to say that this is a constitutionally significant Bill. Particularly at a time when the political landscape is so turbulent, this is where your Lordships’ House prov

My Lords, I start by reminding your Lordships of my declaration of interest: I am a vice-president of London Councils and a co-owner of a rental property in Bexley. I congratulate my noble friend Lady

My Lords, in January, the Government announced plans to allow data centres to opt in to the nationally significant infrastructure projects scheme. What are the Government doing to promote innovation i

My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating this quite significant Statement. The Government have suddenly paused the reorganisation plans they started for local government. This is astounding. Propo

My Lords, the Representation of the People Bill proposes automatic voter registration, which will obviously involve new computers and new data systems. Can the Minister clarify how much this is expect