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HANSARD Tyne Bridge: Celebrating 100 YearsI thank the hon. Lady for giving me the opportunity to restate my enthusiasm for engaging more women in engineering and construction. As a proud member of the Chartered Institute…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Tyne Bridge: Celebrating 100 YearsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) for securing this important debate and for…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Tyne Bridge: Celebrating 100 YearsAs a civil engineer who appreciates the fine beauty of bridges and has visited Sydney harbour and seen its poor comparative version, I hope that the hon. Lady is successful in…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEvictions and HomelessnessIt is important that these matters are handled by the councils themselves, because they are much closer to the problem than the Government; that is not something that we should or…14 Jun 2021HANSARDEvictions and HomelessnessAlthough the ban on bailiff enforcement has ended, the measures that the Government have introduced mean that fewer cases are progressing to eviction. Landlord possession claims…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Memorial WallI believe that the memorial wall is owned by St Thomas’ Hospital. I am not sure what decision it has come to with regard to its permanency. However, as I said, having seen friends…14 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Memorial WallI thank the hon. Lady for her question. Like many MPs, I pass the memorial wall daily when I am in Parliament, and I am moved when I see family and friends either laying floral…14 Jun 2021HANSARDEvictions and HomelessnessWe remain committed to delivering a better deal for renters, including repealing section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. We will legislate, but it is only right that that legislation…14 Jun 2021HANSARDEvictions and HomelessnessIt is important to acknowledge the amount of funds that this Government have committed to ensuring that renters are supported—over £200 billion through the furlough scheme, for…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Learned Societies at Burlington HouseI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution; the suggestion that he has made is clearly one for the Treasury to consider. However, in the meantime—as I said at the outset—it is…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Learned Societies at Burlington HouseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. Like others, I commend my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on securing this debate.…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Learned Societies at Burlington HouseI am sure I will repeat this later on, but we have made our pitch to the learned societies and we are awaiting their response. Given the commercial sensitivity of those…08 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I do not think that that is necessary, Ms McVey. I will take the two issues that have been raised in reverse order. On the capacity of councils to deal with the new duty, we have…20 May 2021HANSARDDraft Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. It is…20 May 2021HANSARDHouses in Multiple OccupationI feel a huge degree of sympathy with the constituents of Rossington and Conisbrough who may have suffered antisocial behaviour as a result of HMOs in their area. I understand…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions: National TargetThe green homes grant is of course a BEIS initiative, but I can tell the hon. Lady that although it was making encouraging progress—with over 96,000 applications, and 39,000…19 Apr 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions: National TargetThe simple answer to the hon. Lady’s question is that lots of discussions have been had. This Department works very closely with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial…19 Apr 2021HANSARDHouses in Multiple OccupationHouses in multiple occupation are a valuable part of the housing market and play an important role in delivering affordable accommodation, which is often vital in the communities…19 Apr 2021HANSARDEnergy-efficient House BuildingI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question. I am slightly disappointed, though. I thought she was going to rise to congratulate us on the social housing decarbonisation…19 Apr 2021HANSARDEnergy-efficient House BuildingMy right hon. and learned Friend will be delighted to know that we will update the regulations relating to fuel, power and ventilation this year, in advance of the introduction of…19 Apr 2021