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HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Ninth sitting)I rise briefly to add my weight to the comments of the shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich. I wholeheartedly share the concerns on this issue…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that the Secretary of State shares my desire to revitalise our fantastic local high streets. Flitwick Town Council plans to do exactly that, but it needs support from…25 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseResidents in the new town of Wixams have been waiting nearly 15 years for a GP surgery. Despite 3,000 families having moved into the town, there is still no sign of one, with many…25 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Seventh sitting)I rise briefly to support the comments from my hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich. Although I welcome much of the Minister’s message about removing some of the…25 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (First sitting)Q I could not agree more about the challenges you set out around people finding new ways to extort homeowners and the moves towards charging for the maintenance of public space.…16 Jan 2024HANSARDPolice Funding FormulaThere is cross-party agreement that the current funding formula is unfair for police in Bedfordshire, with the Conservatives’ own PCC acknowledging that there is simply no meat…15 Jan 2024HANSARDPolice Funding Formula12. What progress his Department has made on reviewing the police funding formula.15 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Last year, my constituents had to wait months for an election to be finally confirmed, with uncertainty repeatedly prolonged, seemingly out of self-interest. This year, I did…10 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryAs a man with a great fondness and enthusiasm for Irn-Bru and a habit of throwing my body on the line on the football pitch to make up for a lack of skill, it is fair to say that…09 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsI thank the Minister for his work on this really important issue. It is a really heartbreaking story of injustice, and I am sure we would agree that it has been allowed to drag on…08 Jan 2024HANSARD Service AccommodationI beg to move, That this House has considered the adequacy of service accommodation. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Angela, not least because that means that…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Service AccommodationI want to start by thanking everyone who has taken the time to engage in this important debate. I know it matters, not just to our constituents but to so many of those serving and…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Service AccommodationI know my hon. Friend has been campaigning passionately on that issue, and I wholeheartedly agree. I will touch on the damning statistics shortly. The brutal sadness is that in my…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Service AccommodationI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and for his work over many years to highlight this issue, and to speak to our servicemen to properly understand the challenges that…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Service AccommodationMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly powerful point. I know that she has been resolute in standing up not just for our service personnel, but for veterans in her previous job on the…19 Dec 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: East of England1. What steps he is taking to ensure that new rail infrastructure meets the needs of communities in the east of England.14 Dec 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: East of EnglandWixams new town in my constituency was built in the perfect location for rail connectivity, but over a decade after moving into their homes, residents are still waiting for a…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI suspect that my right hon. Friend will welcome the strengthening of the regulation of management companies in the Bill, but we need to go further. Just last Friday, I had some…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSwallowfield Primary School has a space-constrained site in my constituency, and relies on temporary accommodation to provide important special educational needs and disabilities…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTown Centre SafetyLet me start by sharing colleagues’ sentiments on the speech by my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris). It is important to continue to have cross-party…05 Dec 2023