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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q That is a very interesting analysis. You touched on Hinkley, which is close to my constituency. I want to drill down into where you see the delays in the planning system. All…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q Clause 46 is about delegating decisions away from elected councillors, which is something that the Liberal Democrats oppose. This is directed to Dr Hugh Ellis, but the others…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Q I have a brief follow-up, if I may. Surely, the point here is a community benefit may be paid—that could be a standard—but that does not rule out or obviate the need for…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsMy hon. Friend has mentioned faulty buildings and roofs. In Musgrove Park hospital in Taunton, staff are fainting in temperatures of 30°C in temporary buildings where there is no…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Pension FundsMy Wellington constituent, Mike, who is a former Midland bank employee, has seen his pension go down in value by 13% because of the failure of HSBC to honour its obligations. He…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageWill the Minister give way?23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageWould the Secretary of State recognise that the Budget papers for 2009 and 2010 show that the then Labour Chancellor was projecting bigger capital cuts in expenditure than were…23 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesMy hon. Friend must surely have read the next words of my speech, which urge the Government to make urgent progress on strengthening leaseholders’ rights and on their draft…22 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management Companies“Daylight robbery” is a good way of putting it. Those staggering increases in charges, with very little notice or warning to residents, are experienced in many of our…22 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesI completely agree with my hon. Friend, who is doing a great service to his constituents by exposing that problem. In too many constituencies, residents are plagued by rogue…22 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) on securing a debate on residential estate…22 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is time for this shocking behaviour to be rectified and for legislation to be introduced. I will continue to work for the residents of the…22 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and is championing the issue in his constituency. The companies watching or reading the debate would do well to listen to his words, because…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Easter AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to speak in a debate that pays tribute to the memory of Sir David Amess. Like my hon. Friend the Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden), I want to raise an…08 Apr 2025HANSARDSocial Rented HousingDespite the announcements referred to earlier, the Building Safety Regulator is now advising applicants to plan for 16 weeks to clear gateway 2. That is holding up a…07 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsA recent NHS England report laid bare the catalogue of failures that left a patient with a history of violent aggression unconfined, untreated and completely unmedicated for nine…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetI am grateful to my hon. Friend for drawing attention to the dental desert that is Somerset and to how keenly it is felt. Does she agree that many families have to choose between…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]Does my hon. Friend agree that the new clause would help colleges such as Bridgwater and Taunton college, the biggest provider of apprenticeships in England? Will he join me, and…31 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
Draft Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment etc.) (England) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I rise to raise concerns about the new Crown route, and the danger of its being overused by the Government, cutting out…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI was referring to the departmental cuts. If we look at all Departments across Government, including Housing, Health and Education, the cuts were far deeper after 2015.24 Mar 2025