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HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingMy hon. Friend is correct: there is a fundamental unfairness in the treatment of different types of leaseholders. That is the argument that I will make. As we have just heard from…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingI agree completely, and I hope that today’s debate is part of the dialogue that has already begun. Leaseholders want to feel that they are being listened to, and they want to be…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingMy hon. Friend has painted a picture, as we all can, of the strain, the heartache and the worry, which are not difficult to understand. If we had received one of those letters and…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingThe hon. Member makes a really important point. Lots of my constituents say to me, “But it was signed off under building regs. Surely that means it’s safe.” Well, it does not…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingThe hon. Gentleman, who has great expertise in this matter, is correct. I will come to what the Government have said about the responsibility of freeholders, but I think the point…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingI agree with my hon. Friend. When the problem of ACM cladding was first identified, the Government quite properly said that it all has to come off and be replaced. Importantly,…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingMy right hon. Friend makes an overwhelmingly powerful case for treating all unsafe cladding as unsafe and needing to be replaced. The Minister has a tough job, because…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingI thank all colleagues for the force and clarity of their arguments. It is no good pretending that the leaseholders listening to the debate will not be very disappointed by the…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusWill the Secretary of State tell the House about the latest scientific advice he has had on when, as we all hope, a vaccine might be available?11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureI welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement but, given what he has said about reviewing phase 2b, could he tell the people of Leeds when he now expects the new HS2 station to open?11 Feb 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You may be aware that, earlier this afternoon, the Foreign Secretary was not able to answer a question I put to him about which Minister…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Global BritainIn the Prime Minister’s other written ministerial statement this morning on the closure of the Department for Exiting the European Union, he said: “Those of its functions which…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Middle East Peace PlanMay I urge the Government to have the courage of their convictions and to stand up for what has been the long-standing policy of successive British Governments on the essential…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Wuhan CoronavirusThe House appreciates the fact that the Secretary of State has come here so promptly to make this statement. Of course we all hope that an outbreak here does not happen, but what…23 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend will be aware that the Brexit Select Committee in its former incarnation recommended a physical document. Many Members will have had this experience: constituents…22 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportMy right hon. Friend referred to the position that leaseholders find themselves in, and we discussed this yesterday following the Secretary of State’s statement. Those who now…21 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyThe Secretary of State justifies the particular help because of the risk from ACM cladding, but many leaseholders, including in places like St George’s Building, Leeds Dock and…20 Jan 2020HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan Of ActionIt is precisely because we support this deal that the E3 was left with no option but to take the action that it has, and I support the Government in doing so. But can I bring the…14 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the Secretary of State’s answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier), may I suggest—given that the only difference in the crisis…13 Jan 2020HANSARD IranGiven that the shooting down of flight 752 is, sadly, the latest instance of civilian airliners being shot down in regions of conflict apparently by mistake, may I urge the…13 Jan 2020