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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 117, in clause 82, page 91, line 8, at end insert— “(3A) After subsection (4) insert— ‘(4A) A local planning authority must review and update the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for setting out the measures that are already available to local authorities, in particular under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and the Fraud…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 85, in clause 74, page 83, line 23, at end insert— “and it has considered the historical, cultural or archaeological significance of a name change”. This…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 83, in clause 73, page 82, line 28, at end insert— “(3A) The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision to ensure that that, where a dwelling is…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am really grateful for the debate and for the Minister’s response. We all recognise the importance of development plans and supplementary plans in shaping our communities.…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Buckingham, and I agree wholeheartedly with his comments. Ultimately the clause comes with an air of arrogance from the Government.…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)These would be important amendments to the legislation. We have talked about the categorisation of dwellings and whether they are occupied, but we are all aware of circumstances…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for the points he is making. It is possible to be in a situation where part of the property was furnished because that is not the area where…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this morning, Mr Hollobone. I welcome the Ministers to their places and wish them well during the consideration of the Bill. We have had a…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Has she considered the 100,000 vacancies we currently have in the NHS that we cannot fill? The staff who work for agencies are also…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. It is also the case that employers in safety-critical industries will not want to hire agency workers because they know that the…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseGreater than the crisis in Downing Street is the crisis in the Donbas and across Ukraine, but the Prime Minister remaining in office plays into Putin’s hands and undermines…07 Jul 2022HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: LicensingShort-term holiday lets and Airbnb are blighting my city: we have nearly 2,000. That is undermining the regulated bed and breakfast and guesthouse sector. It is taking away houses…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Prime Minister’s Meeting with Alexander LebedevI do not think that the Minister understands quite how serious the issue is, and not only for our own national security; at a time when Ukraine is defending its own right to its…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentIn 18 minutes I am due to sit on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee, as set out on the Order Paper. The Leader of the House will not have been before the House at…07 Jul 2022HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: Licensing6. If she will take steps to license short-term holiday lets.07 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. York is ambitious to make it on to the UNESCO world heritage site tentative list. We will certainly display our many heritage assets and our social history, encouraging…07 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing this debate, which we all, across the House, recognise…06 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Tenth sitting)Will the Minister give way?05 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Tenth sitting)I rise to support amendments 61, 62 and 63 and speak to amendments 78 and 81. The rural economy has been eloquently described, but I want to talk about my city of York, which is a…05 Jul 2022