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HANSARDRoad safety and Brent Primary SchoolI am pleased to present to the House a petition on behalf of the Brent Primary School, a fantastic school in my constituency. The school took part in Parliament Week last year,…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Illegal VapesDoes the hon. Lady not accept that properly and legally produced disposable vapes provide an attractive alternative for adults to stop smoking and thereby save lives? Some…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Illegal VapesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate. He is right to want to see a clampdown on illegal vapes. They are very different from those produced by responsible…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and it highlights how management fees undermine the whole housing sector. We will end up in a situation where people do not want…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe Father of the House makes a very good point. I would like to see co-operation between companies, rather than amalgamation. In my constituency, we often see two management…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy speech will be brief, as I want to concentrate on one aspect of the Bill. Estate management companies are a massive and growing issue in my Dartford constituency. Some 7,000…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI have heard of those kinds of things. The same happens with park homes, and we are also trying to tackle that. It is only right that we tackle this issue with management…11 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023The hon. Lady is right that strikes are designed to be disruptive—that is their purpose—but they are not designed to be dangerous to the public. Strikes by Border Force are…27 Nov 2023HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeI welcome the new Minister to his place; his is an excellent appointment and I wish him every success. The fact that malicious wounding, actual bodily harm, burglary and even…21 Nov 2023HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence Scheme12. If the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the unduly lenient sentence scheme to include additional offences.21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Rail Services: KentSome 18 months ago, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green) and I met the chief executive of Eurostar, and to say that it was frustrating is an understatement.…25 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Seven years ago, my Dartford constituent George Lowe was brutally murdered in Cyprus. We know who the killers are, and the Cypriot police know who the killers are, yet they…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSentencing: Offender AttendanceIn 2014, Colin Ash-Smith was convicted of murdering 16-year-old Claire Tiltman in my constituency of Dartford. His final insult to her was to refuse to attend the sentencing…12 Sept 2023HANSARDSentencing: Offender Attendance11. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that offenders attend their sentencing.12 Sept 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryLast month, I visited the new Caterham Cars production plant in my constituency, to which the company has had to move because its production is insufficient to meet the demand…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingI am grateful to the shadow Minister for giving way; he is making a very good speech. No one in this country has ever been shown to have died from vaping, whereas thousands of…12 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Property management companies are undoubtedly holding back home ownership. New homeowners are often obliged to sign up to contracts that they cannot leave. That leaves them…10 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold and Leasehold ReformI beg to move, That this House has considered freehold and leasehold reform in England. I will centre my remarks on the issue of management companies and the fees that they charge…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold and Leasehold ReformI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions to the debate. The consensus on both sides of this Chamber is that we need to see a transfer of power from…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold and Leasehold ReformThe Minister says in her speech that the Government will act to deal with the abuse by management companies and the imposition of fees for freeholders. Does she mean by “act” that…05 Jul 2023