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HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskWill the Minister give way?28 Jan 2020HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw attention to that further conflict of interest. The National House Building Council refused to honour a warranty because the development…28 Jan 2020HANSARDFlats and Shared Housing: Fire RiskThe new homes ombudsman is an interesting idea, and we look forward to hearing from the Government about the timetable for that legislation. Will the ombudsman have teeth? If it…28 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysWhat the Minister has said is interesting, but given all he has heard, does he accept that smart motorways, or all-lane running—whichever he wants to call it—are as safe as…22 Jan 2020HANSARD All-lane Running MotorwaysI congratulate my hon. Friend on raising this important issue. Does she agree that that could have been avoided had police advice been listened to? In the Parliament of 2010 to…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThis may be a question more appropriately directed at the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick), who…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentWill that include proposals to help existing leaseholders as well as future leaseholders?14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about that, although perhaps I should call him my hon. Friend for this purpose, given how we have worked together on the Select Committee.…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentYes, I do. People cannot sell their properties and they cannot get mortgages on them, and this whole area presents a real challenge. It is no use Ministers saying, “We don’t think…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThe right hon. Gentleman denigrates the efforts, policies and achievements of the previous Labour Government on productivity. Will he therefore explain why productivity went up by…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is good to see you in your rightful place again, in the Chair. I make no apology for saying that I want to be a champion for local government in…14 Jan 2020HANSARDHigh StreetsI want to return to the question from the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge), which I do not think the Minister really answered. In the previous Parliament, a…13 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365Does the Minister accept that this is just another example, but a serious one, of the FA’s dumbing down of the wonderful competition that is the FA cup? I do not know whether the…09 Jan 2020HANSARD Princess Royal Hospital, TelfordOrder. I am sorry to interrupt, but this should be an intervention rather than a speech.05 Nov 2019HANSARDRetail Crime PreventionI thank all Members for their co-operation in keeping to the time guidance. I call David Hanson to wind up.05 Nov 2019HANSARDRetail Crime PreventionOrder. Looking at the number of Members who want to speak, I will give a guideline speech limit of six minutes for each Member. If Members exceed that, those at the end of the…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Jim Fitzpatrick), perhaps making his last speech in this House. I thank him for his friendship over…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryThe Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has done a lot of work on this issue, and we have highlighted the need for speedy removal of the cladding. It is in the…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower Inquiryrose —30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryMy right hon. Friend is right that one of the real problems with the inspection regime is the way that responsibility was taken away from local authority building control…30 Oct 2019