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HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillRecent statistics show that 50% of the private rented sector in Cornwall does not meet the decent homes standard, way above the average of 21%. Less than 20% of homes in Cornwall…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI was not here when the hon. Gentleman introduced his previous Bill, but I am sure the Minister has considered the importance of pets to people living in all types of housing. The…09 Oct 2024HANSARDCarbon Capture, Usage and StorageI am so pleased to be part of a new era of clean energy investment, with carbon capture in the north-east and the very successful recent renewables auction. The Secretary of State…07 Oct 2024HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationThis debate was called by a London Member, my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake). I am grateful to her, but I am happy that so many Members…12 Sept 2024HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundDoes my hon. Friend agree how important the SPF is to areas, including Truro and Falmouth in Cornwall, that lost their funding under the European regional development fund and the…12 Sept 2024HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationI have just one small point to make about the furnished holiday letting scheme. There are some properties in Cornwall for which there are planning restrictions that say they can…12 Sept 2024HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundMy query is about the current version of the shared prosperity fund. Some of the capital projects going on at the moment are time-limited to the end of March. Some will not be…12 Sept 2024HANSARDRape and Sexual Violence: Victim SupportVictims of alleged rape in Truro and Falmouth and across the country are having their trials pushed back for months, if not years, often very shortly before those trials are set…10 Sept 2024HANSARDRape and Sexual Violence: Victim Support4. What steps her Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence.10 Sept 2024HANSARD Housing: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting extra time for a debate that is so important for Cornwall and for giving others a chance for speak about its very particular housing…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Housing: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyI thank the hon. Member for that point. I wanted to talk about council tax in particular, because, strangely, one of the few things that the entire council agreed on—we have a…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Housing: Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I will shortly move on to some of the ways in which we can deal with the proliferation of second homes and holiday lets, and address…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Cheadle (Mr Morrison), whose experience and passion will be of great benefit to both his constituents and his…05 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor’s plans for growth are welcome in Cornwall, but in the meantime we are relying upon shared prosperity fund and towns deal money. The deadlines for the completion of…03 Sept 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryI recognise the conclusion in Baroness Hallett’s clear report and thank her for it. In Cornwall, our peripherality made it so much harder. Our local authority’s public health test…19 Jul 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionCornish ports such as Falmouth, which the Secretary of State visited during the campaign, have well-advanced plans to reconfigure to service floating offshore wind in the Celtic…18 Jul 2024