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HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Let me repeat, at the outset, our opposition to the Bill and our intention to repeal the…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillThat is a very good question. My understanding—no doubt the Minister can correct me if I am wrong—is that it is still up to the employer to determine what work notices it issues,…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold Estate Management FeesThe hon. Lady raises an interesting point. Constituents have told me that people who walk their dogs on the land for which they are paying an estate management charge should not…13 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Ltd: Management CultureIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir George. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) for securing the debate. Her tireless work on…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold Estate Management FeesI have been pursuing this matter for some time. Indeed, I have described it as the new payment protection insurance, or PPI, because there are so many people who have been signed…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Summerland Fire: 50th AnniversaryI thank the hon. Member for his intervention and for the support he has given to the campaign. As I will go on to say, the Apologise for Summerland campaign has made those…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Summerland Fire: 50th AnniversaryI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I echo the support that he has given to the many campaigners who have fought for more than 50 years to bring this matter…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Summerland Fire: 50th AnniversaryIt is our duty in Parliament not to hide from the past but to learn from it. The Summerland fire has never before been the subject of a debate in this House and, as we approach…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI am grateful for the Speaker’s agreement, and that of the Whips, to my speaking in today’s debate. If anybody does not know it yet, Ellesmere Port, which I am proud to represent,…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI have a specific question for clarity: have the Government formally requested a reopening of the rules of origin for 2024?12 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportWhy on earth would outside individuals want to serve on such a body, if they are to be subjected to the kinds of public abuse that we have seen in this case?10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThe Privileges Committee has had an important duty to fulfil. I want to put on the record my thanks to it for the work it has done, and in particular to its Chair, who has been a…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThat is not at all what I am saying. It is clear that people have had plenty to say on this report today. We do not comment on reports of other Committees of the House until they…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThere is evidence—it is in the annexes. It is pretty clear that there was a co-ordinated campaign from a Conservative organisation to lobby Committee members. If people are…10 Jul 2023HANSARD Rail Ticket OfficesMy constituents and I are getting a bit fed up of everything being pushed online, because as we have heard today, it does not work for everyone. However, I want to ask the…06 Jul 2023HANSARD Freehold and Leasehold ReformIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. I state for the record that alongside the hon. Members for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley) and for St Albans (Daisy…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOn 2 August, it will be the 50th anniversary of the Summerland fire disaster on the Isle of Man. It was a terrible tragedy in which 50 people lost their lives, including family…29 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterMy constituents who are facing eye-watering increases in their mortgage repayments are asking—as have other Members—how they can square those increases with the increased profits…26 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why so many employer organisations are also against this Bill, because they understand what it will do for industrial relations: it…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention—I think my voice has returned, thankfully—and he is absolutely right. This Bill is counterproductive because ultimately it will not…21 Jun 2023