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HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency2. What recent assessment he has made of challenges facing driving licence and other services at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.03 Feb 2022HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyI know that this is reflected right across the House. One of those complaints came from Greta. Greta has ill health, she is disabled and she is reliant on her vehicle. Will the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateIs the Chancellor comfortable about the fact that he has given more support to fraudsters, writing off billions of pounds of debts, than he is giving to hard-pressed families for…03 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsHaving secured the debate, my hon. Friend must be positively buzzing. I speak as a Mancunian—the bee, of course, being a historic symbol of Manchester. I now live in Frodsham, in…02 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I note your intervention, Mr Hosie. The business rates system is fundamentally broken. The SI refers to some technical arrangements that build, drip, drip, on some reforms. It is…01 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I thank the Minister for his introductory remarks. The technical amendments relate to the business rates retention…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Future of the NHSThe hon. Member referred to the NHS being free at the point of delivery, but NHS dentistry is on its knees. In my constituency, Rachael Elizabeth has been waiting over two years…31 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI thank the hon. Member for securing this vital debate. Behind those headline figures is a 30-year high in inflation. As she rightly stated, that disproportionately affects the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDCost of LivingWould not part of the solution be to build homes for social rent, allocated to local residents? Fewer than 6,000 of those homes were built last year. Would the hon. Member agree…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.24 Jan 2022HANSARDStandards in Public Life: Local AuthoritiesStandards, such as openness and honesty, are indeed important, and I do hope that the Prime Minister will soon agree to that. Despite the language and rhetoric of levelling up,…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]A feudal system of kings and barons needs to be kicked into touch. It is unjust and it is unfair. I am sure the right hon. Member will make an informed decision when it comes to…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]Let me begin by thanking all colleagues who have helped this short but important Bill through its stages so far, including our friends in the other place. In particular, I thank…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I will agree to disagree. The Government have proposed a compromise, giving a longer transition phase for retirement properties, and we will support that approach, as was stated…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister and everyone in the House who has been involved with the Bill: the Clerks, the Library specialists and the Bill team. I also thank hon. Members who have…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention and all the work he and the Select Committee have done to move the matter forward. Together with the Select Committee and many others,…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTaylor Review of Modern Working PracticesI thank my hon. Friend for securing such an important debate; he is making a brilliant speech. I know a number of gas workers, airways workers, and workers in warehouses and…19 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I note that the Secretary of State did not mention the ban on hunting with dogs—a law that needs to be strengthened—which constituents up and down the country are still concerned…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Transport Connectivity: MerseysideMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech thus far. Does he agree that after 11 years in government, this plan demonstrates the hollowness of the Government’s so-called…12 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.11 Jan 2022