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HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI am going to wind up so as to give others the opportunity to speak. To sum up, property ownership has been described as one of the bulwarks of individual freedom, and the…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe House sees my hon. Friend’s passion, which he demonstrated in Committee and is demonstrating again today. Both he and my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch made passionate…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy hon. Friend has been a campaigner for many years on the importance of this matter, and I know how strongly he feels and how much he acts on it on behalf of his constituents. We…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillMy right hon. Friend moves me on to my second point. We also recognise the strength of feeling on the vexed issue of forfeiture. The hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Local Government FinanceI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising a very philosophical important point, which is about the balance between local and national Government, and he is absolutely…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Local Government FinanceI am grateful to my hon. Friend for, while I have been in post looking at this portfolio specifically, his invite to the Isle of Wight, his support in facilitating that and his…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Local Government FinanceToday, we are confirming the major parts of the settlement announced in December, as well as reiterating the £600 million additional funding boost announced in January. Local…07 Feb 2024HANSARD Local Government FinanceI beg to move, That the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2024–25 (HC 318), which was laid before this House on 5 February, be approved.07 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. The draft regulations were laid before the House on 11 December 2023. If approved and made, they will provide the…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024.31 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024I will not detain the Committee for more than a few moments. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton for confirming that the official Opposition will not seek…31 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)The principle of a right to participate is sound, and I think we all agree on that across both sides of the Committee. However, as with many of the new clauses, there are…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)The Government recognise that the Law Commission did not think that there was a justification for keeping the exclusion in its current form and recommended its removal, as the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for outlining that in such detail. I will be brief and to the point. We are reviewing this, and I think that an important point has been…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)As my hon. Friend outlined, the new clause would introduce a requirement for the Government to assess the situation of homeowners with estate management companies explicitly named…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)I want to double-check the valid points made by my hon. Friend. I will commit to writing to him on that specific point to make sure that we are covering in the way that he expects.30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)This is an interesting new clause that bears a few moments’ consideration, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for tabling it. Obviously, the first challenge is the matter of…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)Let me ask the hon. Gentleman whether he is willing to allow me to go away and look at this issue without any promises or guarantees. I am not across the level of detail that he…30 Jan 2024HANSARDLeasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (Tenth sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir Edward, I wish to put on record my thanks. I echo the thanks of the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich to everybody who has been involved…30 Jan 2024