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HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentI commend the Chair of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi), for securing this important debate. I congratulate her on her…24 Jun 2025HANSARD VAT Registration Threshold: SMEsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford) on securing this important debate. He…24 Jun 2025HANSARD VAT Registration Threshold: SMEsWe have all mentioned a number of businesses that think this Labour Government are taking the wrong direction. Can the Minister list the businesses in his constituency that…24 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for High StreetsHouses in multiple occupation throughout Broxbourne—on our high streets in particular—are causing my constituents lots of issues. What will the Minister do to review the powers…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and of course I agree. She makes an important point, and I fully support her new clause. I know she is a keen advocate for this…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI rise to speak to a number of the amendments before us. I spent a lot of time with colleagues on the Public Bill Committee, and some of the amendments are very good and some are…09 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsI completely agree with my right hon. Friend. It is really important that we expand the rules to get banking hubs in more locations across the country. Not least of all, my nan…05 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsI commend the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery) for securing this important debate. Like so many places across the country, bank branches have closed at an alarming…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Business Rates Relief: High-street BusinessesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge (Sir Gavin Williamson) on…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Business Rates Relief: High-street BusinessesThe SNP needs to come up with some relief, because things are hard enough in England, even without what the hon. Gentleman has just outlined in Scotland. The OECD has today…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Environment Agency: East of EnglandThe Minister speaks warmly about having meetings with the Environment Agency. It is all well and good having a meeting, but I do not want to go into a talking shop. I feel like…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Environment Agency: East of EnglandI have an issue in my constituency down White Stubbs Lane, where we have raw sewage going over the road. The Environment Agency is unaccountable, hardly wanting to meet with MPs…04 Jun 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Does the Minister not appreciate that lots of utility companies dig up roads under emergency procedures, so do not have to let the local authority know? As it is an emergency, one…22 May 2025HANSARDUK Film ProductionIn Broxbourne, we were meant to be seeing the £700 million Sunset Studios project, which is now sadly not going ahead, in part due to the national insurance increase, new…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to continue with you in the Chair, Ms Jardine. I rise to speak to new clause 16, which is in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am happy with the Government’s considered approach to new clause 16, and I am happy that the Minister will write to me and my hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire.22 May 2025HANSARDUK Film Production2. What steps her Department is taking to help incentivise film production in the UK.22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I rise in support of the important new clause 111, in the name of the shadow Minister. I have six villages in my patch—Goffs Oak, Hertford Heath, Brickendon, Great Amwell, St…22 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 21 May.21 May 2025HANSARD Immigrationrose —21 May 2025