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HANSARD Summit on Illicit FinanceI join others in congratulating the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) on securing this debate and on restricting himself to only two mentions of mansions in…09 Jun 2026HANSARDCorporate Manslaughter: Prosecution7. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve prosecution rates for corporate manslaughter cases.04 Jun 2026HANSARDCorporate Manslaughter: ProsecutionAs we approach the ninth anniversary of the fire, next Sunday, the Metropolitan police have advised that they will hand over files to the Crown Prosecution Service by the end of…04 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseI thank the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister for his statement. He has talked before about the potential implications for vetting, due diligence and non-corporate…01 Jun 2026HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy hon. Friend is right that pride in place has to mean pride in our high streets. That means tackling all sorts of different illegality and supporting the independent businesses…21 Apr 2026HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Lewis Cocking), my former colleague on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. This Bill is packed full…21 Apr 2026HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI, too, have been frustrated by my Conservative-run council for not taking a more proactive approach to resisting applications. I am sure that the Minister will come back to my…21 Apr 2026HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI completely agree. I was with councillors from Brent and my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) earlier today, and they have similarly tried to use creative…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The much-loved Pembridge hospice in north Kensington has been closed to in-patients for several years, meaning that an area with acute health inequality has very limited…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Proposed Visitor LevyHe will know that in my constituency there is a very high concentration of Airbnbs—I have not read his speech in advance—which have contributed to antisocial behaviour, rubbish…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Proposed Visitor LevyI wanted to add one important category that he did not list, which is short-term lets and Airbnbs.25 Mar 2026HANSARD Proposed Visitor LevyWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?25 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI welcome the report; it is game changing. I agree with the Secretary of State’s logic that leaving a window open for dodgy money to flood into this country would have been…25 Mar 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI do not know whether the Leader of the House’s preferred order is a single, a double, or even a treble, but I hope that he agrees with me that our pie and mash shops are an…19 Mar 2026HANSARD International DevelopmentBeyond aid, our party has a proud history in this area, from debt relief to immunisation finance and leveraging capital investment in programmes such as the World Bank’s…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillOne hundred and five months ago, 72 people lost their lives in a tragedy that was foreseen and entirely preventable. Today we remember them. We pay tribute to their families, to…16 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionThe Chief Secretary rightly referred to a wider set of reforms on openness, accountability and transparency that will now be considered, and I welcome Baroness Anderson’s…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillWill the Secretary of State give way?02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillIs the Secretary of State aware of companies such as Mercantile & Maritime UK Ltd, which made a donation of £500,000 to the Conservative party before the 2019 election despite…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Grenfell Tower Annual ReportAs we approach the ninth anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, bereaved survivors in the community are still rightly advocating for truth, justice and change on behalf of the 72…25 Feb 2026