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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillFurther to the point that the hon. Member for Rochester and Strood (Kelly Tolhurst) made, when developers build luxury flats that the local community often cannot afford it adds…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Industrial Action: Government PreparationsThe Government need to stop hiding behind the pay review body. The pay review body sorts out the distribution of the funding, while it is the Government who determine the size of…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. So many things need to be done on housing, and I know that a Labour Government will put it foremost in their agenda, to ensure that…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) BillI have indeed. Many MPs across the House share an ambition to control this market. At the heart of the issue is the fact that we are losing housing that is desperately needed by…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) BillOn the issue of the private rented sector, the reason why so many are flipping is the inequality within the tax system, where landlords can no longer gain tax benefit as a result…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) BillDoes the Minister realise that over that period, another 6,525 properties—29 a day—will flip over to become short-term holiday lets? Surely we need to get on with licensing now.09 Dec 2022HANSARD Short-term and Holiday-let Accommodation (Licensing) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Housing matters. Our communities matter. There can be no greater human right than having shelter, yet in many of our…09 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioThe House is united this afternoon as we are the voices of our communities—the very thing the BBC should and must be into the future. I congratulate the right hon. Member for…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioI held something back from my speech because I wanted to put it specifically to the Minister. If the BBC were to put the question I suggested to local radio about making its own…08 Dec 2022HANSARDGovernment Hubs12. What progress his Department has made on establishing Government hubs outside London.08 Dec 2022HANSARDGovernment HubsYork has long been promised a Government hub—indeed, it was once promised the House of Lords, as the Minister might remember—but we have not yet seen the Government’s proposals.…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Monday, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, who I see is in his place, made a significant announcement about the future of short-term holiday…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Employment and the High StreetIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Catherine West) for securing the debate. If we were in…07 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Davies, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South East on getting her Bill to this point. I was a national equalities…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Employment and the High StreetI thank my hon. Friend for her comments. Of course, we are building that vision for the future of our city and it is coming to life. There is not only the Guildhall project. Spark…07 Dec 2022HANSARDEmployment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill (First sitting)I welcome the Minister to his place and it is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Mr Davies. When Government pass legislation around employment law, they normally provide…07 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS DentistsYork has had a dental desert for years. It is six years now to see an NHS dentist and the Government have made no change to improve that situation, or to bring more NHS centres…06 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Short-term holiday lets are taking over urban, rural and coastal communities, causing the housing crisis to escalate and undermining the hospitality sector. The consultation…01 Dec 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareWhat keeps me awake at night is knowing that poverty levels are rising sharply. It is those pressures on families that often lead children into the care system. Given that the…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareThis has been an incredibly powerful debate and the quality has been of the highest standards of this place. I thank all hon. Members for their contributions, including my hon.…24 Nov 2022