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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn 2019, the Keswick Flood Action Group set out how Thirlmere reservoir could be managed to greatly reduce the impact of major flooding, like that seen in the town during Storm…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?21 Oct 2024HANSARD Government’s Childcare ExpansionI strongly welcome the proposed expansion of childcare, which I am sure will help many families in my Penrith and Solway constituency. Can the Minister outline how this measure…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property ReliefI might have this wrong, but I understand that the Tenant Farmers Association has suggested that there could be scope for reforming these taxes in a way that is of benefit to…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThis issue of landlords removing themselves from the sector was also brought up in the speech of the right hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel). What does the hon. Member think…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI asked this question before and did not get a successful answer. Perhaps the hon. Member can tell us what will happen to those properties when landlords pull out of the market.09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillDoes the hon. Member agree that, as I think the shadow Minister alluded to in her speech, there have been attempts to use no-fault eviction as a way to deal with people who are at…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillPenrith and Solway contains the Lake District national park and other tourist areas. Does the right hon. Lady recognise that the previous Government’s failure to introduce their…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI thank the hon. Member for allowing me to intervene. I am a fellow Cumbrian MP and I grew up in the Lake district, so I was pleased to see the Prime Minister’s story of an area…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityMy understanding is that the 2019 Conservative party manifesto said: “When we leave the EU, we will be able to encourage the public sector to ‘Buy British’ to support our farmers…08 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. I welcome the Government’s proposed fraud Bill. Can the Minister explain how it will claw back money from people who cheat the system, while also protecting privacy?07 Oct 2024HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationDoes my hon. Friend recognise the issues with the registration scheme, which the previous Government described in their consultation as “light touch”? It will not meet the needs…12 Sept 2024HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationIs the hon. Gentleman aware that planning authorities can barely wash their own faces, let alone take over the enforcement of thousands of holiday lets? Does he not think that…12 Sept 2024HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationMy constituency includes parts of the Lake District national park and I have been a councillor for the town of Keswick for a number of years, so this has been a big issue for me.…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceI congratulate everyone on their maiden speeches. It is a privilege to follow my hon. Friends the Members for Calder Valley (Josh Fenton-Glynn), for Burnley (Oliver Ryan), for…11 Sept 2024HANSARDTeacher RecruitmentMany teachers in my constituency welcome the drive to recruit more teachers, but they also want the Government to recognise the pressures on those already in the profession. What…09 Sept 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressWill the Secretary of State outline what the Government are doing to investigate the predecessor Capture system?09 Sept 2024HANSARDTeacher Recruitment17. What steps she is taking to recruit more teachers.09 Sept 2024