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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt really does beggar belief. The Secretary of State knows very well that the Mayor in question asked specifically for an NAO investigation, and that that request was backed by…05 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformIt is already a scandal happening in plain sight. For that reason, I hope that we will hear from the Minister when he responds that the Government will commit to implementing the…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe reality is that for so many of us—including myself as a constituency MP—there are few options available to people who find themselves in this situation. My own constituency…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. He has been a tireless campaigner for his constituents affected by this issue, but I fear we will hear so much more of that from all…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI beg to move, That this House notes the commitment by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in January 2023 to abolish the feudal leasehold system…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work that his Committee has done on this issue over a long period of time. As he said, there is no reason that this should continue except…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI expect we will hear from my hon. Friend exactly what that has meant for her constituents.23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformThat story illustrates so well that that form of tenure—that feudal, archaic system—has become home for sharp practice all over the place. We have heard that from hon. Members…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMy hon. Friend is right. People who have bought their own home should have the right to change their doorbells and make basic alterations without seeking the permission of someone…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI agree; if we could just do what we have been promising for a long time, the reality for my hon. Friend’s constituents would be transformed from one of insecurity and anxiety to…23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe desperation is absurd, Mr Speaker—8% of the levelling-up funds have been spent. I am glad the right hon. Gentleman mentioned the Budget, because in just one day his Government…27 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt takes some brass neck from a Government whose Prime Minister has two fixed penalty notices to accuse us of “moral relativism” when it comes to antisocial behaviour. In fairness…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding SafetyI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. We want to see every developer sign the remediation contract and urgently move to fix the unsafe buildings and…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSeriously, the Secretary of State no longer has the power to sign off on a park bench. There are now reports of significant underspends in his Department that are about to be…20 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wish the Secretary of State good luck with that. Last week, he told ITV News that, “nobody will get in the way of making sure we get money to those who are vulnerable and who…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending Decisions(Urgent Question): Thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. I have lost count of the number of times that we have had to drag Ministers from this shambolic— […09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsIt appears that nothing is going right in this place today. I have lost count of the number of times I have had to drag Ministers from this shambolic, failing Department to the…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceWe are sick and tired—tired of the press releases, tired of the spin, tired of the same old con tricks. To listen to the language in these press releases, people would think that…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Building SafetyI welcome the statement and some of the measures announced in it, but the fact is that, five and a half years after the appalling Grenfell fire, millions of people are still…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think “Sorry” would have been a good start. But seriously, it is chaos, isn’t it? Rents are rising at their fastest rate for seven years and mortgage payments are going through…09 Jan 2023