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HANSARD Business of the HouseCultural and community institutions in the heart of central London face an uncertain future. The Jubilee Hall gym, Central YMCA and the Prince Charles cinema all have uncertain…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell) for securing this debate. I have joked in previous debates that I could be known as the Member of…05 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI thank the Chief Secretary for his statement about investment and growth. Does he agree with me about the role that new towns will play in tackling our country’s housing crisis…29 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)I am confused as to why a party that brought in the proposals is now arguing so vehemently against them—perhaps it is still attached to its chaotic approach to government. What I…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRelations with the EUThe end of this month will mark the anniversary of Brexit. Will the Minister assure me that we will not return to the appalling divisions of the past, and does he agree that the…23 Jan 2025HANSARDRelations with the EU19. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.23 Jan 2025HANSARDHyde Park EstateI have been working for months with residents of the Quadrangle, the Water Gardens and Connaught Village on the scale of their service charges. They have managed to reduce their…16 Jan 2025HANSARDHyde Park Estate3. What steps the Church is taking to improve the maintenance of the Hyde Park Estate.16 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI will come on to some of the incredible work that advice agencies do in my constituency. Funding will need to be met with an active approach by local authorities to recruit the…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI must declare an interest: my husband works for an organisation that funds the Renters’ Reform Coalition, which has been referred to today. It is a privilege to speak in this…14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueMay I thank the Chancellor for raising the case of my constituent, Jimmy Lai? I know it will mean a lot to him and his family. Does she agree that it is because of the profound…14 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI thank the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) for securing this debate. I speak today as the constituency Member of Parliament for many of the assets we are…06 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillListening to Members speaking to the amendments has caused me to reflect on the challenges at the heart of this debate. Does my hon. Friend agree that the amendments that are…17 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI have been listening carefully to the right hon. Member. I came here today because of the harm that the botched Brexit deal has done to my communities, and because of my fear for…06 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWe have heard a lot this afternoon about investment in the public sector and what the proposals will do to small businesses, but we have not heard the Opposition recognise that…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituent, the British citizen Jimmy Lai, is in failing health, and I thank the Foreign Secretary and his Department for all their work to uphold his rights under…26 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsMay I offer my condolences to Lord Prescott’s family? He was a true pioneer and an inspiring role model, and he will be remembered here and in every place that benefited from his…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseCommunities are really suffering with the increasing number of short-term lets in the Cities of London and Westminster. Local authority time is being used up to clean the mess,…21 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)The hon. Lady might be coming on to the impact of the criteria in the new clause, but I am concerned that the market could respond to them by drawing investors into just one…05 Nov 2024HANSARDRenters' Rights Bill (Eighth sitting)I was referring to the suggestion that the proposed independent living rent body would start setting rents under subsection (2) based on the property size, quality, local incomes…05 Nov 2024