Lord Kennedy of Southwark - Contributions

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

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Lords, Life peer (2010 - present)

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Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents) Regulations 2018

Lords Chamber on 17 April 201817/04/2018

I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. We have heard a wide range of contributions from noble Lords with real expertise in this area and they have given us the benefit of their knowledge. I have heard nothing from the noble Lord, Lord Bo...

Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents) Regulations 2018

Lords Chamber on 17 April 201817/04/2018

My Lords, first, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interests in the register: namely that I am an elected councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham and a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I am moving this Motion in rel...

Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents) Regulations 2018

Lords Chamber on 17 April 201817/04/2018

That this House regrets that the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Database of Rogue Landlords and Property Agents) Regulations 2018 do not allow tenants access to the database of rogue landlords and property agents, therefore severely restricting potent...

Personal Data

Lords Chamber on 17 April 201817/04/2018

I am sure that, like me, the Minister saw the media reports of Mr Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance on Capitol Hill last week. He seemed to accept that some form of regulation was now inevitable. Will the Government look at what can be done in that respect?...

Personal Data

Lords Chamber on 17 April 201817/04/2018

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take to regulate platforms that hold personal data.

Windrush Generation: Immigration Status

Lords Chamber on 16 April 201816/04/2018

While I am pleased that the Government are taking action today, we are in a shameful situation. Immigrants from the Caribbean who came here after the Second World War, some of whom fought with British forces in the Second World War, are now elderly peopl...

Manchester Arena Attack Review

Lords Chamber on 28 March 201828/03/2018

First, we remember all those people who lost their lives in the attack and also those who were injured. I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer to the Urgent Question in the other place earlier today. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kerslake, for his...

Community Football Clubs

Lords Chamber on 28 March 201828/03/2018

My Lords, Dulwich Hamlet is a much-loved non-league football club based in Southwark, where I grew up. It was founded in 1893, which is 125 years ago. Does the Minister agree that the present situation is tragic, with the club locked out of the ground, a...

Community Football Clubs

Lords Chamber on 28 March 201828/03/2018

My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and in doing so refer the House to my relevant interests and also make clear that I am a member of the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust.

Community Football Clubs

Lords Chamber on 28 March 201828/03/2018

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks to community football clubs from land development proposals.

Immigration: Asylum Claims

Lords Chamber on 28 March 201828/03/2018

Can I ask the noble Baroness about the Home Office guidance issued in 2017? I have seen reports suggesting that gay asylum seekers could be returned to Afghanistan if they pretended they were straight. Surely this cannot be the case. We must work to a mu...

Northamptonshire County Council

Lords Chamber on 27 March 201827/03/2018

My Lords, first I draw to the attention of the House my relevant interests as set out in the register—namely, that I am a councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham and a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the noble Lord, Lo...

Housing: Right-to-Buy Sales

Lords Chamber on 27 March 201827/03/2018

My Lords, I refer the House to my relevant interest in the register. Can the noble Lord tell the House how many social rented homes have been lost in the housing association sector by converting social rented properties to affordable rented properties? D...

Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Grand Committee on 27 March 201827/03/2018

My Lords, I refer the Grand Committee to my relevant interests as a councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham and as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I should say at the outset that I am happy to support these regulations. As the...

Police Powers of Designated Civilian Staff and Volunteers (Excluded Powers and Duties of Constables) Regulations 2018

Grand Committee on 27 March 201827/03/2018

My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, I am happy to support the regulations before the Grand Committee. It is obviously sensible that civilians are designated as having certain additional police powers as and when an appropriate police officer bel...

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) (Custodial Premises) Subordinate Provisions Order 2018

Grand Committee on 27 March 201827/03/2018

My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, I am very happy to support the order before the Grand Committee. It is certainly very sensible to have the experts in fire safety and security to be looking after the whole of the estate. I am very happy to su...

Domestic Abuse

Lords Chamber on 22 March 201822/03/2018

My Lords, I make my usual declarations as a councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham and as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. As other noble Lords have done, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Lister of Burtersett on securing thi...

Grenfell Tower

Lords Chamber on 22 March 201822/03/2018

My Lords, before we move on, I should have declared my interests as a vice-president of the Local Government Association and as a local councillor.

Grenfell Tower

Lords Chamber on 22 March 201822/03/2018

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, for repeating the Statement delivered by his right honourable friend the Secretary of State in the other place earlier today. As usual, I pay tribute to the response on the night from the e...

Police: Emergency Calls

Lords Chamber on 22 March 201822/03/2018

My Lords, I join the noble Baroness and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, in paying tribute to PC Keith Palmer. The crisis in police response times has been made in Downing Street and the Home Office and is putting people’s safety at risk. Does the Minister...

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