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HANSARD Fire Safety BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess) and my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones), who have set out amendments…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Fire Safety BillIn Grenfell Tower, there will have been secure tenants, leaseholders and private tenants. Why should regulations apply to some of those groups and not others just on the basis of…07 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Events SectorThe Government are really missing the point on this. The thing about events, meetings, conferences, exhibitions and wedding receptions is that they are organised and regulated,…21 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Events SectorWhat steps he is taking to help the events sector recover from the covid-19 pandemic.21 Jul 2020HANSARD Flammable Cladding RemovalDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Government’s response has been entirely inadequate? Not only are not all tall buildings with flammable cladding identified, but neither are…14 Jul 2020HANSARDBahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of DeathThere are 24 prisoners on death row in Bahrain, of whom 10 are in imminent danger of execution. Those 10 include Zuhair Abdullah and Husain Rashid, whose cases I raised with the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateWhile the Chancellor has made welcome announcements on the hospitality and cultural sectors, he has said nothing in support of the events industry and those who work in it,…08 Jul 2020HANSARDFree Travel for Under-18s: LondonI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does she agree that black, Asian and minority ethnic children are particularly affected? Almost 60% of them benefit from the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeBahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi are all classed as close trading and political allies of the UK. What they also have in common is locking up political prisoners,…06 Jul 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Therefore, do you think the attempt in clause 1 to specifically include building structure, external walls and common parts goes far enough? We will be debating amendments this…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)Thank you, Sir Gary, for looking after my and everybody else’s health. I rise to speak to amendment 1, tabled in my name. It is grouped with amendment 2, tabled in the name of the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (Second sitting)I agree with these sensible new clauses, because they would remedy the defects identified by the FBU and others in how the system currently works, by professionalising it and…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q I had a couple of questions, mainly for Mr Daly. Could I just clarify something from your opening statement? Is it your view that this Bill does not add in new types of premises…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q So if we are engaged in a clarification exercise, it would be better that we do so properly. Because there are different definitions of what “common parts” means, we should…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q It has been said that the purpose of this Bill is specifically directed against those parts of the structure that are liable to be dangerous, obviously with a view towards…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q So you think enforcement will follow from this, and responsibilities will lie squarely with the owner or manager of the building. Dan Daly: Absolutely. It is for the property…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q I think there is quite a lot of support for this Bill. The issue is whether what it is trying to achieve is clear enough and how it will be enforced. It is already clear that,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q I am persuaded that you understand what the problem is, but who will solve it, given that there are so many interests involved? It is unacceptable to expect people to wait 10…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q Good afternoon to you both. We have heard that this Bill is a clarifying Bill rather than one that introduces new powers. Do you agree that that is its purpose, and do you think…25 Jun 2020HANSARDFire Safety Bill (First sitting)Q I think we understand from what you have said that there is a lot to do, and that there are limited resources at the moment. Where work has been going on, do you think the best…25 Jun 2020