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HANSARDLeasehold ReformThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—sorry.23 May 2023HANSARDFixed-term Energy Contracts: Hospitality Industry5. What discussions he has had with Ofgem on the potential impact of fixed-term energy contracts on the hospitality industry.23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. If the Home Secretary insists on exempting private landlords from minimum housing standards for asylum seekers, local councils and fire authorities will not be able to enforce…22 May 2023HANSARDUK Car IndustryAs well as a viable automotive industry, the UK badly needs adequate road infrastructure to drive electric vehicles on. Do the Government recognise that demand for private and…17 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Many of my constituents from the Armenian diaspora remain deeply concerned about the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor and its humanitarian impact. Could the Minister…02 May 2023HANSARD Israel and Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesOn top of the ongoing day-to-day restrictions on life for Palestinians in the occupied territories, in February there was unprecedented settler violence towards local Palestinians…20 Apr 2023HANSARDUltra-low Emission Zone: ExpansionProperly funded scrappage schemes make a massive difference to ensuring that people transition to low-emission vehicles. This Government have provided funding for clean air zones…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateMy constituent’s son received infected blood in the ’80s. The trauma and cost for the family are incalculable, as many hon. Members have described today. Time is not on the side…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Junior Doctors’ StrikesI also feel that the Secretary of State’s attitude and language from the Dispatch Box this morning are not very helpful in negotiating with such a key group of people. The BMA…30 Mar 2023HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Royal Oak in Isleworth is a popular pub that is run by a family, but it is being put under huge financial pressure because of the high cost of its gas and electricity bills.…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillIs it not something of a contradiction to appear to benefit nurseries over childminders when, in a Westminster Hall debate that I led on childcare, the Under-Secretary of State…29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateThe Minister knows that while asylum seekers are living in often very difficult conditions in the hotels, a large proportion of taxpayers’ funding is not even going to the hotels…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillIt is an honour to follow my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). However, I do not support her party’s amendment. I rise to speak about the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI, too, have many constituents who are leaseholders and who are stuck in limbo and facing astronomical bills through no fault of their own. Meanwhile, developers such as Galliard…27 Mar 2023HANSARDTrade: Indo-PacificHere in the UK, we are rightly proud of our high food standards, which include very low allowable levels of pesticide residues in the food we eat. However, organisations such as…23 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]On behalf of the Opposition, I would like to say that we support this amendment. As other speakers have said, it improves on the text of the Bill, so we are happy to support it.22 Mar 2023HANSARD Small Businesses in Railway ArchesMy hon. Friend is describing the experience of businesses in her constituency that are tenants of Network Rail. She might be interested to know that Transport for London provides…22 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewMy hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier) specifically asked the Home Secretary about the seesawing, as well as the inadequacy, of funding. The…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to follow the intriguing speech of the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills). He and several other Conservative Members seem to have doubts about some…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Pavement ParkingWe all welcome the words about active travel that the Minister has just read out, so why is the budget for Active Travel England, which was launched only last year, being cut by…13 Mar 2023