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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a privilege to follow the previous speakers, and the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali). Today’s theme is making work pay. I believe that this is one of…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget Resolutionsrose —07 Mar 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillIt was a great pleasure to serve on the Public Bill Committee on this Bill. We had a great debate, and there was actually a lot of agreement across the Committee Room. These are…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe slogan that was projected on to Big Ben last Wednesday was extreme and antisemitic. To many, it calls for the destruction of Israel and is seen as a genocidal statement.…26 Feb 2024HANSARDRural ConnectivityI am grateful to the Minister for all the work that her Department is doing, but my constituents in Inkberrow have contacted me because they are really concerned that the…21 Feb 2024HANSARDRural Connectivity4. What steps her Department is taking to improve rural connectivity.21 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Recently, after some storms, residents in Hanbury and other rural parts of my constituency were without broadband for three weeks. The problem was fixed only when I, the local…21 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyI thank the Minister for updating the House. Does he agree that people in Redditch and elsewhere are concerned about negative economic news—although it almost always turns out to…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersThat is not what I said.07 Feb 2024HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersI beg to move, That this House has considered the deportation of foreign national offenders. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. Let me start with a…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Deportation of Foreign National OffendersThank you, Mr Gray. I am extremely grateful for every single right hon. and hon. Member who contributed and made excellent points. I do not agree with them all, but they…07 Feb 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Ninth sitting)I have listened carefully to the debate. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire for his reference to the work that we did together. I want to ask the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I want to make a brief remark in sympathy with the shadow Minister’s policy objectives. I will not be supporting his new clause, but I have had extensive discussions with the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I wish to place on the record my support for the eventual removal of this most feudal and abusive practice—one of…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Seventh sitting)This discussion goes to the heart of some practices and problems that leaseholders have experienced across the sector. On behalf of the many retirement leaseholders, mentioned by…25 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Seventh sitting)I apologise, Mr Efford. I was not quick enough on my feet. Thank you for calling me, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I thank the Minister for his…25 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Seventh sitting)rose—25 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?25 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Eighth sitting)I place on record my concerns about the Government’s approach to this issue, based on my experience in the Minister’s role, and having listened carefully to representations made,…25 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend the Minister. Perhaps he would like to ask whether, given his extensive history and detailed knowledge on the subject, the hon. Member for Brent North knows…25 Jan 2024