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HANSARDTransport InfrastructureIn London, thanks to Sadiq Khan’s Hopper fare, I can travel across the entire Greater London area on two buses—up to 30 miles—for £1.50. In Newcastle, £1.50 will barely get me…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Without raising all the concerns surrounding leasehold, it is well known that freeholders may charge the leaseholders for the costs they…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)To clarify, I am not including the cost of investment. From talking to operators, on top of the cost of applying they will have lawyers’ fees and internal costs. Those are the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 8, in clause 1, page 2, line 14, at end insert— “(f) the proportion of the operator’s network which uses vendors defined by the National Cyber Security…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)These amendments seek to improve the legislation to enable others to make requests. As I understand it—I hope the Minister will clarify this— only freeholders and leaseholders can…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)Further to that point of order, Mr Davies. I echo the Minister’s thanks. I also thank the officials who have helped us in drafting and tabling our amendments.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 1, page 2, line 1, after “lessee in occupation” insert “, or a person who is a legal occupant of the property and who is in a contractual…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)That is an interesting response from the Minister, because having coherent legislation—I think the Opposition called it a “digital bill of rights”—was exactly what we sought, in…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)Given the debate that we have had, and given that we have registered our concerns on the record, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn .11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 6, in clause 1, page 5, line 12, at end insert— “(8) Any operator exercising Part 4A code rights is obliged to ensure that alternative operators can easily…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)The Minister indicates from a sedentary position that he has accepted the spirit, and I welcome his conciliatory tone in that respect. I hope that the clause will achieve its…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I thank the Minister for his response. He said that the Bill does not confer a right to install equipment against a landlord’s will, and I am concerned that that effectively means…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)Well, I am glad you do not find it strange, because it reflects what I am afraid experience has taught me—that the present generation of Conservatives appears to be willing to…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I thank the Minister for his clarification regarding the request. I acknowledge that there is detail on requests, as requests have been required previously, as the Minister said.…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 5, in clause 1, page 3, line 23, at end insert— “(9) The Secretary of State must by regulations define— (a) what constitutes a request notice for the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I want to continue in the conciliatory tone that the Minister has returned to, so I start by saying that I welcome his clarification that nothing in the Bill prevents a tenant who…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)I am disappointed that the Minister has not seen fit to accept any of the amendments that we have put forward.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)Thank you for that guidance, Mr Davies. I want to emphasise that my hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I am sure that the Minister will agree that the Committee should look for…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)Not for some teenagers.11 Feb 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill (First sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and her past experience in the IT sector leads her to understand and see the divides that exist—for example, people on lower incomes are…11 Feb 2020