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HANSARDHouse Building: LondonAt the outset of the Secretary of State’s answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Weald of Kent (Katie Lam), one could be forgiven for thinking that we had an entirely new Mayor…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPlanning ReformI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. This Labour Government’s last planning framework began pushing development on to rural areas, prioritising concreting over…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison, and to take part in this debate about planning policy for quarries. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South…16 Dec 2025HANSARD National Plan to End HomelessnessI thank the Minister for her remarks and for advance sight of her statement. This is the third time that I have had the opportunity to discuss the issue of homelessness with the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz, for, I believe, the first time. I welcome the opportunity to sit opposite the Minister again, and I appreciate her…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillIt is a privilege to present some of the Opposition’s final words on what I am sure the Minister will agree has been an extensive effort on both sides of the House to debate,…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillNo I do not—not fully; I will return to that answer in more detail in a couple of moments. As a prime example of what more could have been done, the Bill could have addressed the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDHomelessness: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers, and to take part in this debate about the adequacy of funding to support homeless people. At the outset, I thank my…02 Dec 2025HANSARDHomelessness: FundingI will not. I apologise to the hon. Gentleman, because I know he cares passionately about this issue, but we are running out of time. I need to leave time for the Minister to…02 Dec 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillHear, hear!25 Nov 2025HANSARDSocial and Affordable Housing: South ShieldsMinisters are claiming that this is a record amount of funding for affordable housing in South Shields and across the rest of England, but why are they consistently refusing to…24 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesFurther to the intervention by the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth), is my hon. Friend aware of the Office for National Statistics report from last week, which…12 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Murrison, and to sit next to my hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds). I also…12 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonI am afraid I cannot, because we are under time pressure. A report recently released by the Centre for Policy Studies described London as “The City That Doesn’t Build”. It is…05 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, and to take part in this debate about Government support for house building in London. As is the case for all hon.…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance Contributions: Business ImpactIt was always blindingly obvious that increasing employer national insurance would lead to an increase in business costs, which would lead to higher prices hitting working people…04 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance Contributions: Business Impact19. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer national insurance contributions on businesses.04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Earlier, the Secretary of State said that he was committed to growing our car industry, but British car manufacturers face huge fines for selling cars that consumers actually…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Building Safety RegulatorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond, and to take part in this debate on the building safety regulator. I thank the hon. Members for Milton Keynes North…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnding HomelessnessWith great respect to the hon. Gentleman, given that I have to allow time for the Minister and the two proposers to speak, I cannot give way. I urge the Government to finally…21 Oct 2025