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Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 January 2026

Debate

Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2026

Contribution

I want to say a quick word. I think one of the problems, as far as I can see, is the word “counties”. Changes in local government and so on mean that I, for instance, reside in North Yorkshire, which is a county, but next to it is West Yorkshire. That may cause a problem in terms of interpretation. I am sorry; I do not want to complicate the Minister’s position, but it would be very helpful if she could write to us about this point, because defining it as just counties and London boroughs does not help with the other structures in local government.

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