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HANSARDLeasehold ReformResidents of a housing development in Maidenhead bought their properties 10 years ago on 99-year leases. Now they are coming to sell their flats, they are faced with a charge of…20 Jan 2025HANSARDLeasehold Reform15. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of abolishing residential leaseholds.20 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFamilies of British citizens who are murdered abroad do not have not the same rights as families of homicide victims in the UK. Often, families coping with the trauma of that news…16 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 January.15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsWith almost 4.5 million entries and exits over the past year, Maidenhead train station is a busy transport hub, but with crowded gatelines, flooded underpasses and a drop-off…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Health and Social Care: Winter UpdateOne thing we could do to improve the situation in Maidenhead is to reopen the walk-in urgent care centre at St Mark’s hospital so that we can keep people out of the big hospitals…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsPublic services are at breaking point after the previous Government’s mishandling of the economy and budgets locally. However, does the Minister recognise that scaling back…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseSome 160,000 people live in residential park homes in England. However, when they come to sell their property, they are required to pay 10% of the sale price to the site owner.…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Over the past few weeks, I have seen at first hand how businesses on WhatsApp groups are using bots to buy up driving tests and then sell them at £250 or more. That is even…09 Jan 2025HANSARDCabinet OfficeHurley and Cookham in my constituency have been hit time and again by storms. What work are the Government doing to protect villages along the Thames, which often get flooded…06 Jan 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportWASPI women across the UK have been let down time and again, including by this statement. In the Budget, the Chancellor announced £20 billion of additional borrowing this year,…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsBen and Henry, otherwise known as the Ocean Oarsmen, will be rowing across the Atlantic next year for the Alexander Devine children’s hospice in Maidenhead, with a target of…11 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm DarraghHurley and Cookham in my constituency have been hit time and again by storms. What work are the Government doing to protect villages along the Thames, which often get flooded…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Storm BertThe advice from Great Western Railway this morning was not to travel. Following the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart), how many meetings has the…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy hon. Friend mentions several businesses in her constituency that will be impacted by the changes. I spoke recently to a small restaurant owner in my constituency. They have six…25 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe hon. Gentleman raises a legitimate point that is considerably outside the remit of the Department for Business and Trade. He is right to put that issue on the record. There…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe hon. Gentleman should recognise that the Chancellor did not make an announcement on personal tax thresholds, which, for some Conservative Members, was unexpected and reflected…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesOn Friday, I visited an agricultural college in my constituency, where I heard concerns about how the changes in this Budget will potentially strip an industry of young farmers.…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming Communitiesindicated dissent .04 Nov 2024HANSARD Higher Education ReformIt was not that many years ago that I was at university— [ Laughter. ] Who would have thought it? Just before the Secretary of State took to her feet, I checked my student loan…04 Nov 2024