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HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationI could have not said it better myself. The large increase in short-term holiday lets has left whole streets dark and empty for months on end as the days shorten, with perhaps a…12 Sept 2024HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) for securing this debate. My…12 Sept 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationA recent survey of staff at East Kent Hospitals University NHS foundation trust showed that less than half of employees would be happy for their loved ones to be treated at an…12 Sept 2024HANSARDStreet Crime: ProsecutionsWhat we have noticed, particularly in town centres such as Ramsgate and Margate, is that antisocial behaviour, drug dealing and street crime, particularly knife crime, continue…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Bus FranchisingAs has been said, the past 14 years of Conservative Government have left local bus services, especially those in coastal communities, in a shocking state. In East Thanet, the 33,…09 Sept 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressAs my right hon. Friend will be aware, sub-postmasters such as my constituent have experienced an enormous amount of devastation without even having been convicted—30 years of…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillThe right hon. Lady mentions Robin Hood Energy and other local energy companies that were in fact supply companies. We are talking about a Great British Energy company that will…05 Sept 2024HANSARDContracts for DifferenceThe Conservatives continue to oppose our publicly owned clean power company despite widespread public support for it, including in my constituency. Does the Secretary of State…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Technology in Public ServicesThe hon. Gentleman claims to support UK technology and science, but he is on the record as opposing solar and wind farms. Is he actually a shadow anti-science Secretary?02 Sept 2024HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeMy right hon. Friend will appreciate that injustice is often compounded by a brutal, faceless and unnecessarily complicated bureaucracy; ostensibly established to right the…02 Sept 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceWill the Chancellor confirm that, despite the Conservatives’ failure to set aside money for transport commitments, Labour’s plan to modernise the network—vital for my community in…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on your elevation. It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Holden) —a…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseCoastal communities such as mine in East Thanet have been let down for far too long, with poor public services and a lack of infrastructure. That is made even worse by a shortage…25 Jul 2024