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HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I have been known to swim against the tide once or twice with regard to this particular debate. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman is making a good point about what is referred to as “fleecehold.” Does he agree it is entirely within the gift of the local authority to require the development…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is making an important point. Would the code of conduct to which she refers—for those kinds of complex developments—include a cap on ground rents of, say,…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to speak after my former colleague in the Cabinet Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Loughborough (Jane Hunt). She made some good points, not least on…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend raises a good point and has an advantage over me as I do not know in depth how that would happen in, for instance, Manhattan, but I think we should understand…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]The Minister is setting out a list of exemptions. Are complex developments included in that—for example, a tube station with a cinema or shopping centre attached, and a block of…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Great British Railways: HeadquartersAutomation.24 Nov 2021HANSARDTransport for the NorthThere are some excellent measures in the integrated rail plan that will be transformational for the economy across the country. In the plan, some money is set aside—I think £100…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Great British Railways: HeadquartersI very much appreciate the Minister’s comments. Does he know how many people will be located at the Great British Railways headquarters?24 Nov 2021HANSARD Great British Railways: HeadquartersI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Is there not another reason to consider York? In addition to its proud history, its strategic location and the…24 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillNow that that one is sorted, would my right hon. Friend offer the House his views on new clause 49?22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillMay I take the Minister back to new clause 49, very briefly? He is right to point out that some measures that he has brought forward are more generous than previously proposed,…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Integrated Rail Plan: North and MidlandsOne feature of Northern Powerhouse Rail as I understood it was a completely new line from Leeds to Bradford and Manchester, and the journey from Bradford to Manchester was to take…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCPS Prosecutions: Serious CrimeThe Serious Fraud Office has made clear that a new criminal offence of failure to prevent economic crime would significantly increase the number of successful prosecutions for…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCPS Prosecutions: Serious Crime10. What steps the CPS is taking to help improve prosecution rates for serious crime.18 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Tenth sitting)Does the way that the amendment is drafted not mean that Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland Department could interfere or be an interested party…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Lady makes my point for me. If something were affecting North Yorkshire, I would be an interested party already, because that is how it is defined.16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Tenth sitting)Is the hon. Lady not defining that exactly as the legislation is set out? The devolved legislatures have an important role to play. Therefore they are an interested party. That is…16 Nov 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Lady’s amendment does not say “two years”, though, does it? It says: “two years, and annually thereafter.” That sounds like a huge amount of bureaucracy. She said that it…16 Nov 2021