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HANSARDChannel 4I am not a churlish chap, so I want to thank the Secretary of State for her U-turn. I think she has come to the right decision on Channel 4; it is only a shame we had to spend £2…09 Jan 2023HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold ReformThe Minister will know that in some parts of the country, residents are impacted by chief rents. The Rentcharges Act 1977 extinguishes all chief rents in 2037, but many of the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTax System: FairnessFor a bit of Christmas cheer, I agree with the Minister for once as she says that she wants those with the broadest shoulders to pay the most in the tax system. Why, then, did the…20 Dec 2022HANSARDCounty LinesSmashing the county lines business model and breaking up the gangs has to be a top priority, but of course it is still attractive to far too many young people. At the heart of the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth InequalitiesIn 2019, the Tories promised to extend healthy life expectancy by five years, but on this they are failing. In the last year, the health disparities White Paper has disappeared,…06 Dec 2022HANSARDWorld AIDS DayI, too, congratulate both my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) on securing this debate, and the Backbench Business Committee on granting it. In…01 Dec 2022HANSARDPolitical Finance Regulation and Electoral LawI welcome my hon. Friend to her new position. In that role, may I ask her to use the offices of the Speaker’s Commission to push both Ministers and the Electoral Commission on the…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Rail Cancellations and Service LevelsI accept the sincerity of the Minister, but “disappointment” from the Government frankly does not cut it. These issues have long been known for at least the past six years or…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy friend the shadow Leader of the House listed a number of areas that the Government are still sitting on— plans, documents and policies—but the one thing she did not mention was…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Government profess that their priorities are to improve education and to level up. I certainly agree that the best way to level up is to improve education. May I impress on…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Police Service: HMI ReportWhen this urgent question was heard in the other place yesterday, the Minister in the Lords pushed responsibility for standards and reform on to individual police chiefs in…03 Nov 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate. It has been a small but, I think, perfectly formed debate, in which there has been a large degree of consensus throughout the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed Reduction in ProvisionThe beauty of BBC local radio is that it does what it says on the tin—it is local—and that is true of all the radio stations, including those that cover big cities, such as BBC…01 Nov 2022HANSARD National SecurityI again welcome the right hon. Gentleman to his post and the commitment that he is showing to try to get together a cross-party approach to his taskforce. National security is…01 Nov 2022HANSARDOverseas Chinese Police Stations in UK: Legal StatusI refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and congratulate the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing the urgent…01 Nov 2022HANSARDCold Weather: Long-term Health EffectsWe know that, if poorer communities cannot afford to heat their homes, health inequalities will worsen significantly over the winter months and beyond. Despite the seriousness of…01 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Adult Social Care Information (Enforcement) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I welcome the Minister back to her place in the Department of Health and Social Care. Hopefully, there will not be…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Avanti West Coast Contract RenewalWhy does this Minister insist on defending the indefensible? Avanti failing is nothing new. It has failed virtually since day one when it took over the contract from Virgin. The…25 Oct 2022HANSARDIntellectual Property RightsWe have seen an increase in research, sponsored by foreign countries, across the UK developing dual-use technologies that have benign civilian uses, but could be used for military…25 Oct 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: SafetyYes, I heard that. Of course, the issue is that we were protecting the lives of those people who needed the vaccine to be able to get on with their day-to-day lives. The covid…24 Oct 2022