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HANSARD Political Parties, Elections and ReferendumsIs the Minister now going to be helpful?31 Jan 2024HANSARD Political Parties, Elections and ReferendumsThe Minister is clearly trying to be helpful but not succeeding. In the end, it comes back to the point that the Electoral Commission’s priorities do not have to be the…31 Jan 2024HANSARD Political Parties, Elections and ReferendumsWill the Minister give way?31 Jan 2024HANSARD Political Parties, Elections and ReferendumsThe Minister rather misportrayed what I just said. I said that this statement either seeks to change how the Electoral Commission operates, in which case it is interference with…31 Jan 2024HANSARDGaza1. What recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help secure a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza.30 Jan 2024HANSARDGazaThat is all very well, but the problem is that Netanyahu and the Israeli Government are simply ignoring all the pleas for restraint—those pleas have become empty words. What will…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Heather Burning on Peatlandsindicated dissent.23 Jan 2024HANSARDGirlguiding UK: British Overseas TerritoriesI now call the Minister, who probably won’t be telling us whether he was in the pixies or the brownies.23 Jan 2024HANSARDRegional Mayors: AccountabilityOne of the better aspects of devolution so far, which might actually work, is the trailblazer projects that have been rolled out in the west midlands and Greater Manchester. One…22 Jan 2024HANSARDNuclear Energy SectorI welcome the Government’s commitment to SMRs, which are the way forward for the future of nuclear. Sheffield Forgemasters is ideally placed to produce the essential parts for…16 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: HotelsThe downside of the volume of asylum applications being granted is the pressure that that is putting on the local authority homeless sections. Will the Minister have another look…15 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineHas the Minister made clear to the Israeli Government his criticism of the comments of the Israeli ambassador in which she explicitly rejected a two-state solution, what has the…08 Jan 2024HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North of EnglandTen years ago, David Higgins, the then chair of HS2, said that connectivity between Sheffield and Manchester was worse than between any other major cities in Europe. Since then,…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewOn 9 May 1996, I spoke in this House about the case of John Beckett, one of my constituents. He was a young man who had been in the Royal Navy for five years and was going to…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillIt is a little disappointing that the Secretary of State did not refer to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee’s report of 2019. The Government, working with the…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillFollowing on from that point, when the Select Committee looked at this issue—it is a real problem—we said that whenever a property is sold, the purchaser or leaseholder, and in…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillGenerally, I welcome what is in the Bill, as does the Select Committee, based on our 2019 inquiry. It is what is not in the Bill that is disappointing—that is the difference. Let…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThere are real issues with that, which I was going to address later, but I will do so now. It is important to strengthen the right to manage, both for leaseholders and for…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI do remember that far back. Many will not remember the Labour Government’s ’67 reforms, but they were quite important on those grounds—absolutely. Other good aspects of the Bill…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe Father of the House makes a very reasonable point. My point is simply that forfeiture is currently a blanket possibility that can apply to any breach of a lease, however…11 Dec 2023