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HANSARDChatham Docks Basin 3 RedevelopmentWhat I would say to the Minister is to first spend the money that is allocated to the Department by the Treasury, which it is failing to do. Leaving aside the point about…01 May 2024HANSARDChatham Docks Basin 3 RedevelopmentI take issue with the right hon. Lady on the idea—I think that phrase is used too often to obscure what I think is her real position, to be fair to her—that her local authority…01 May 2024HANSARDChatham Docks Basin 3 RedevelopmentAm I right in thinking that ArcelorMittal is the only tenant in basin 3 that has not agreed to relocate?01 May 2024HANSARDChatham Docks Basin 3 RedevelopmentI will give way one final time.01 May 2024HANSARDChatham Docks Basin 3 RedevelopmentI thank the right hon. Lady for that point. I did indeed write to her; it is a small number, but I have a few constituents who work at Chatham docks. As I said in opening my…01 May 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillLet me start by thanking the Clerks, the House staff and the Library specialists for facilitating our debates on the Bill, along with all the experts and external organisations…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for that point. We all want the processes to be quicker—I do not think that is in dispute at all—and they certainly could be made quicker.…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the impact on renters, and that is essentially what we are debating. With every month that passes, more private renters are served section 21…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI rise on behalf of the Opposition to speak to the new clauses and amendments that stand in my name. It is a pleasure to finally be back in the Chamber to conclude the remaining…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI wonder whether I can tease out the hon. Gentleman’s reasoning in thinking that the possibility of rental properties being used as short-term lets is so serious. It is an…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI would say two things to the hon. Gentleman, who makes a valid point. First, the Government have had five years, since they first made the commitment to abolish section 21, to…24 Apr 2024HANSARDFire Defects: Remediation CostsSoaring service charges are placing an intolerable financial strain on leaseholders and those with shared ownership across the country. Among the main drivers of the eye-watering…22 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Migraine TreatmentI was contacted by a constituent who wishes to remain anonymous and who suffers from debilitating hormonal migraines. She is frustrated by the lack of general awareness among…20 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI commend the hon. Lady for bringing forward this Bill. The legislation we pass in this place is only as effective as the enforcement that follows from it. A 2014 Dogs Trust…15 Mar 2024HANSARDPlanning ReformWill the Minister give way?13 Mar 2024HANSARDPlanning ReformIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Betts. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Sir Simon Clarke) on securing this…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPlanning ReformI am glad to hear the Minister recommit to the Government’s housing target of 300,000 homes a year. She says that the Government are committed to delivering that. Does it not…13 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I rise simply to put it on the record that, in the Opposition’s view, this is a straightforward and entirely…04 Mar 2024HANSARDIslamophobiaIn resisting Labour’s efforts to strengthen the Renters (Reform) Bill, Ministers have repeatedly argued that the legislation as drafted strikes precisely the right balance between…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Leasehold Reform and New HomesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I was starting to get troubled when I could not see him out of the corner of my eye; I am glad he has attended the debate and…28 Feb 2024