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HANSARDMortgage CharterPrivate rents go up when mortgages go up, yet local housing allowance disparity is growing faster in places like York than anywhere else in the country. What process has the…26 Jun 2023HANSARDBUPA Dental Care York FacilityI rise to present a petition on behalf of the residents of York and North Yorkshire. At the end of next week, York’s third largest dental practice will close. That is going to…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseYork has long had one of the greatest local housing allowance disparities, and now that mortgages are going up and prices are going up for private renters, many people are having…22 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOpportunity has been squandered in the way the Government are disposing of public land. Bootham Park Hospital closed seven and half years ago, but it is still vacant despite…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Local Radio: BBC ProposalsI, too, congratulate the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) on securing this debate. Having engaged with constituents and those impacted by the change who…22 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillWhile the Government clearly do not want workers to have access to justice through the employment tribunal, of course those workers’ human rights will have been infringed, so will…21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillCould the Minister set out the timescale for the consultation and how he intends to carry it out?21 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillI should refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. My hon. Friend makes a very good point about the jurisdiction of trade unions. I have said this in the…21 Jun 2023HANSARDCost of Living SupportThere is no room for complacency. Our constituents are absolutely desperate. On Saturday night, I got another email from a constituent who literally had no money left. She was…20 Jun 2023HANSARDHospice Services: SupportI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. The Health and Care Act 2022 put a responsibility to fund palliative care on the statute books. Will the Minister set out what has…14 Jun 2023HANSARDHospice Services: SupportIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Nokes, and I thank the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Paul Holmes) for securing this timely and important debate. For children in…14 Jun 2023HANSARDHospice Services: SupportWill the Minister give way?14 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage MarketYork is a low-wage economy, yet we have extortionate house prices. Last year, housing costs went up by 23.1% in York—the highest rise in the country. My constituents are already…13 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Saturday, I attended an inspiring conference hosted by Bootham Quaker School, where about 120 year 12 students from across the world had come together to determine the purpose…12 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. There is real frustration because the Secretary of State and the rail Minister will not talk and…08 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformAlmost every country in the world has banned leaseholds. We are tired in York of nearly every development putting in place new leasehold arrangements, extracting thousands of…05 Jun 2023HANSARDReaching Net Zero: Local Government RoleAnother issue that needs to be addressed is that of skills. We simply do not have the skills supply needed to retrofit—whether historic buildings or new builds—at the scale we…05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyThat is what I have been talking about; it is about the structure and the infrastructure of the building environment, which the Government do control. Thirdly, the Government need…05 Jun 2023HANSARD New Housing SupplyI congratulate the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) on securing the debate. He will be familiar with New Earswick outside York—the first garden village, and…05 Jun 2023HANSARDReaching Net Zero: Local Government RoleThe reality is that we also have to talk about scale. York wants 73,000 heat pumps and 22,000 new connections to sustainable district heat systems, and we have 44,100 homes that…05 Jun 2023