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HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I am sorry to press the Minister on this, but clause 21 says, “including an Act passed in the same session as this”. What other Bill or Act in this Session could possibly have a…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)This is ridiculous.07 Dec 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I think that many people who get involved in rent to buy perhaps do not understand that they may be excluded from that provision. I notice that the Minister is securing for…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to you, Mr Hollobone. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. It is early in the morning, and therefore perfectly possible that I was wrong about my hon.…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)I have a couple of probing questions. There is no doubt that it is good to see some enforcement provisions. Given the range of penalties from £500 to £30,000 and given that…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I have a couple of points for the Minister. There are extensive provisions on the recovery of prohibited rent, which…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords] (Second sitting)Clause 21(2) states that “the provision that may be made by regulations under subsection (1) includes provision amending an Act (including an Act passed in the same session as…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTerrorist Incident at Liverpool Women’s HospitalAs somebody who was nearby, at Liverpool’s Remembrance Day service at the Anglican cathedral, at the time of the explosion, along with 2,000 to 3,000 other people, I want to join…16 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsKnowsley, which is one of the boroughs that my constituency covers, has gone from being the fifth most deprived local authority in 2010 to being the second most deprived now. One…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe Chancellor has promised us a post-covid “age of optimism” and claims that the Budget will deliver it by levelling up the life chances and prospects of those in the north, like…01 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the Secretary of State give way?01 Nov 2021HANSARDThe Coroner ServiceI agree very much with what the hon. Gentleman has said thus far. Does he agree that the adversarial nature of some coroner’s inquests often results from a public authority trying…28 Oct 2021HANSARDThe Coroner ServiceDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it is hard to think of anything that could have a more catastrophic impact on the capacity of the coroners courts to do their work than a…28 Oct 2021HANSARDThe Coroner ServiceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. As a fellow Merseyside MP, I know you have long-standing experience of some of what I will discuss, particularly the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDThe Coroner ServiceI will—apologies, Sir George. I will make sure that the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) has time. I hope that the Minister will consider Bishop James’s…28 Oct 2021HANSARDThe Coroner ServiceGarston and Halewood.28 Oct 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice System: Families Bereaved by Public DisastersI thank the Minister for his response and the information that he will now be responding to the consultation. “By the end of the year” is a little disappointing. I appreciate that…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice System: Families Bereaved by Public DisastersI very much agree with my right hon. Friend. It is true that there is a much broader application for the lessons learned from Hillsborough as they relate to other disasters. The…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Criminal Justice System: Families Bereaved by Public DisastersI beg to move That this House has considered proposed reforms to the criminal justice system to better respond to families bereaved by public disasters. I thank the Backbench…16 Sept 2021HANSARD International Travel RulesThe Minister’s regulations require people wanting to travel abroad to have PCR tests. When will the Government publish an up-to-date and accurate list of suitable, recommended PCR…19 Jul 2021