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HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillIf this is such a good deal, why does my right hon. Friend think that one of my local authorities is having to house hundreds of Chagossians who are fleeing to the UK to escape…20 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) BillIn my past life, I spent a good deal of time working on matters affecting victims of child sex abuse and trafficking, so I have a lot of sympathy with the Government’s desire to…19 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Dowd. The Opposition are supportive of the direction of travel outlined in the order, and we do not propose to…13 Jan 2026HANSARDLeasehold ReformLeaseholders, like renters and prospective homeowners, have been made big promises by this Government. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of botched local…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I seek your guidance? The provision of social housing by the London borough of Hillingdon is important to the two thirds of my…08 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. London tube fares are due to rise by 5.8% this year. Despite that, my constituents, train drivers and station staff are frustrated by ongoing disruption with the tube services…08 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Government FinanceIt is no surprise that the Government sought to sneak this consultation out with the minimum level of attention, proposed, as it was, for simply a written ministerial statement at…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWe are addressing the specific issue of the removal of a limit on the cap. Of course, while this will have a big impact on businesses, it will also have a huge impact on our…15 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal Elections(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister if she will make a statement about the cancellation of local elections scheduled for May 2026.04 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal ElectionsYou and I both value local democracy, Mr Speaker. Last week, in response to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), the Secretary of State told…04 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal ElectionsOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I seek your guidance? When the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill was making progress in Committee, the Minister was…04 Dec 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I seek your guidance? I know that this issue has been exercising Mr Speaker. Yesterday, at topical questions to the Ministry of…25 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThe hon. Member puts to me whether it was simply a failure to get the Chancellor’s attention, but clearly the Chancellor has been busy at every possible opportunity briefing the…25 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI open by drawing the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I hold some voluntary roles in local government. I place on record my…25 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI will speak briefly. There is a high degree of consensus on some of the objectives that the Government have set out. We share the ambition to deliver more homes, and we share the…25 Nov 2025HANSARDHomelessness Strategy: Housing FirstWhen we look at the statistics, we see that homelessness and rough sleeping are surging under this Government, with London and the south-east hardest hit where social housing…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWe spent a good amount of time debating that issue in Committee. “Use it or lose it” planning consent is one option. Application of council tax at different stages of delivery is…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI am going to develop my answer to that, because that is the question we face as a country. We set ourselves a target in the last Parliament of delivering 1 million homes, and we…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe Opposition join the Minister in thanking our colleagues in the other place for their sterling work. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), who…13 Nov 2025