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HANSARDNew Build Homes: Construction StandardsHundreds of my constituents live in leasehold properties with problems. I should declare for the register that I live in a leasehold property, although my developer funded the…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI congratulate my right hon. Friend and the Labour Government on making such a strong start, and particularly on the emphasis on transparency and accountability for the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryHuge congratulations to you on your elevation, Madam Deputy Speaker. I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham (Dame Diana…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerDoes my hon. Friend agree that these 14 years of Conservative government have been a missed opportunity? We have been shipping in components for wind turbines that could have been…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI have to congratulate the right hon. Lady on her chutzpah after 14 years of Conservative government. I have examined closely those net zero policies—the stop-start on feed-in…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerOn barriers, one of the key challenges is the capacity of our construction industry. Is my hon. Friend having conversations across Government about how we resolve that issue, so…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey), but I confess I am a little disappointed with him because today he walked into the Chamber.…17 Jul 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentGiven what the hon. Gentleman has just said, does he agree that it would be good to have tighter scrutiny of that spending, which might mean a new system set up so that we can…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentThe right hon. Gentleman is in the unique position of being a member of both the Public Accounts Committee and the Defence Committee. Does he share my view that it is a bit like…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI am tempted by the right hon. Gentleman to go into all sorts of long discussion about how the PAC looks at these issues. Resetting projects and programmes can certainly be…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentMy right hon. Friend raises an important point, and we could almost have a whole debate about that. We do not have time to go into the full detail today, but I will touch on our…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI really welcome this debate, in which five former Defence Ministers are speaking. That is probably a record—certainly in recent years. I very much thank the Chair of the Defence…21 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf people currently claiming tax credits, 20% are not moving over to universal credit in the migration. The Department tells us that those who are not claiming would have got a…18 Mar 2024HANSARDVladimir Kara-MurzaMy constituent, Evan Gershkovich, was detained by the FSB—the Federal Security Service—almost exactly a year ago, on 29 March 2023. He is an American citizen who lives in the UK…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI do not have time to explain, but no; it is the responsibility of the council. Many properties were sold off under right to buy, which means that fewer properties are available.…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThere are so many missed opportunities. The child benefit issue was a mess of this Government’s making. They have now broken the independent taxation rule and that is a problem.…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is quite surreal to follow the hon. Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell). Like him, I believe in small business, but small business growth will not solve the problems in the…06 Mar 2024HANSARDLevelling-up FundMy borough, Hackney, was successful in its bid for levelling-up funding, but there was a delay to the bid being put in, because the Government changed the timetable, and a delay…04 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsArm’s length bodies across Government spend more than £200 billion a year, and my Committee has been looking at that issue. The Government launched the public bodies review…18 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseTwice in questions today, compensation schemes have been raised, and I am heartened that the Leader of the House herself championed this issue as Paymaster General and has been in…18 Jan 2024