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HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillIs the hon. Gentleman aware that management fees slowly go up in some retirement villages and retirement complexes? Older people do not challenge them, and it ends up making their…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillWill the hon. Lady give way?11 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationI thank the Minister for his statement. I have a constituent who was a member of the special forces in Afghanistan—I will not name him—and who approached me several months ago…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe right hon. Gentleman says that traditionally it was flats that were leasehold, but increasingly it was houses, mainly fuelled by the Government’s Help to Buy scheme. In my…11 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsLet me begin by congratulating the Prime Minister on raising relaunches to an art form that should be admired. It began in his conference speech, when he announced that he was the…27 Nov 2023HANSARD RAAC: St Leonard’s, DurhamI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Does he not also realise that the trust has a problem because, at the feeder school that I mentioned in my constituency, St Benet’s,…21 Nov 2023HANSARD RAAC: St Leonard’s, DurhamSt Benet’s in Ouston in my constituency of North Durham is affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. It is a feeder school for St Leonard’s, and no commitment has yet…21 Nov 2023HANSARD RAAC: St Leonard’s, DurhamAs my hon. Friend knows, many pupils at St Leonard’s travel from North Durham. I have had representations similar to the ones she has received from parents about the effect on…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Has the MOD made any further payments in addition to the £480 million it paid to General Dynamics in March of this year? I understand that subcontractors on the programme are…20 Nov 2023HANSARDLevelling UpI am not sure whether the Minister lives in some parallel universe, but he came to the Dispatch Box today to talk about the simplification of the process—a process that both he…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023Right hon. Member.14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023It is right that Lord Anderson’s review moved the responsibility for right-wing terrorism to MI5 from the police. That is why we undertook our review. The other part is made up of…14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023I would agree, but when the Intelligence and Security Committee, on which I serve, did its right-wing terrorism report, there was evidence of groups targeting certain individuals…14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023I would like to say what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. First, I pay tribute to all involved in Prevent, because I think they have been maligned…14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023Yes. I spent a day in Leeds with the regional counter-terrorism group there with individuals from Prevent. I think they do a very difficult job, especially on referrals. They are…14 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2023I agree with the hon. Lady; that is exactly how it operates in practice, but that is not the impression given by the previous Home Secretary, who suggested that one community was…14 Nov 2023HANSARDBuilding an NHS Fit for the FutureI hear what the Minister says about the Government’s commitment to this policy, but can she explain why the Government are allowing a free vote rather than whipping Back Benchers…13 Nov 2023HANSARDBuilding an NHS Fit for the FutureFirst, I congratulate the hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Steve Tuckwell) on making his maiden speech. Having mentioned his local boozer, he will no doubt be forever…13 Nov 2023HANSARDBuilding an NHS Fit for the FutureWe have now been waiting six years for a change to the Mental Health Act 1983. The Minister says that the Government are committed to mental health, but earlier this year we saw…13 Nov 2023HANSARDBuilding an NHS Fit for the FutureI agree with the hon. Gentleman. As a former veterans Minister, I did a lot about veterans mental health. We now have a disjointed system with a veterans Minister who, in Trumpian…13 Nov 2023