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HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. There should be much stricter rules on this issue, because such sharp practice by developers helps no one. It does not help the…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, because he shows that there is a wider issue with this type of behaviour. It is deeply worrying. These are ordinary families trying to…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I appreciate that the right hon. Lady wishes to make a point about the importance of shared ownership and the difficulties of managing the shared parts of a large block of flats.…29 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I absolutely appreciate the difficulties that the hon. Gentleman is outlining, including indeed in relation to my constituency. I should say that my constituency is Reading East;…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI thank my hon. Friend for her comments. She has stolen part of my speech, but she has done so very graciously. Branch closures are an issue in suburban areas, as the Minister…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillDoes the hon. Lady agree that the Government need to get on top of the supply-chain issues, particularly in our ongoing relationship with the European Union, the issues in…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillThey are still open, yes. I am grateful to the Minister for his tour of Reading town centre, and I am also a big supporter of many of those businesses. Will he come and visit…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Billrose—24 Nov 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this important debate. I welcome the Bill but want to echo the words of my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) by…24 Nov 2021HANSARDGurkha PensionsThank you, Dr Huq. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, and I am grateful to speak in this very important debate. In the time available to me, I would like to make…22 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeThe hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) makes an important point. I also wish to offer my support to the family—to Richard and Nazanin—at this very…16 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26I pay tribute to the COP President for his work. Will the Prime Minister now indicate how he is going to put pressure on the major coal producers and importers, and indeed how he…15 Nov 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Trust is paramount for the communities up and down the great rivers of this country, as the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon…08 Nov 2021HANSARDState Pension: Payment DelaysPeople work hard all their lives and pay in to save for their retirement; they deserve to be paid their state pension on time. Colleagues across the House, as we have heard, are…08 Nov 2021HANSARDChildcare BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Before I start, may I thank the Clerks and the Whips who have helped me to get to this point today? In particular, I thank…29 Oct 2021HANSARDChildcare BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and the review I propose would, indeed, cover such issues.29 Oct 2021HANSARDChildcare BillI will go on to make some further suggestions for the type of independent review, and I am grateful for that suggestion on the Children’s Commissioner. The Bill does not propose…29 Oct 2021HANSARDChildcare BillWith the leave of the House, I beg to withdraw the motion that the Bill be read a Second time. I wholeheartedly thank the Minister for his genuine commitment to this important…29 Oct 2021HANSARDChildcare BillI am grateful for the Minister’s support and I know that he believes passionately in this agenda. Clause 3 seeks to do that by using the power of the Government and of the wider…29 Oct 2021HANSARDChildcare BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention; he makes a thoughtful point. He is absolutely right that there is a connection between raising awareness of this vital…29 Oct 2021