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HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The Minister was obviously not aware of the crisis in the primary care workforce before the health crisis; certainly, at our GP surgery, we were waiting more than two weeks for an…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response to new clause 11. I am not sure whether he truly understands the impact of the building safety crisis on people, or he does but has no…26 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee for the work it did on this important issue. It has put these issues on the public record in a way that we do not…26 Oct 2021HANSARDPlanning RulesI welcome the new Secretary of State to his role. I also welcome his replies to hon. Members, as he said that, effectively, the Government’s developers charter is being reviewed.…25 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman says that there is only one thing worse than fire and rehire, and that is just fire. But if this is about the option of an offer of redundancy with a redundancy…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point. As he says, fire and rehire is illegal in countries such as Ireland and Spain because it is in primary legislation. Does he agree,…22 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am interested to know whether “architect” means the individual named person or the company or practice for which they work, or which they are a member of. There is a very famous…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am really interested in this amendment. The hon. Gentleman specifically mentions water ingress, but the amendment says: “including, but not limited to, preventing water…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Thank you.21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)May I ask the Minister a question on another aspect of the scheme? It is a voluntary scheme, so I believe that for the developers it is voluntary whether they join or not. Can he…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)With respect, although it is good to know that there may be yet another, possibly complex, mechanism by which leaseholders can challenge, would it not be better if they did not…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am intrigued to know why the Palace of Westminster is included. I do not believe it comes under a definition of a residential building, because I thought only one household…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I realise that the other person who once resided here was Emily Davison, who resided one night in the broom cupboard downstairs. I wonder whether that is the second resident to…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Will the Minister clarify the term “fit for habitation”? Does it mean fit for habitation only with a waking watch? I am trying to get to the bottom of the difference between “fit…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under you again, Mr Dowd. I reinforce what my hon. Friend the Member for Weaver Vale has said about the number of dwellings that will fall outside the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)May I get absolute clarification? Is the default that all developers of defined blocks are members of the ombudsman scheme, unless they are excluded? Is that correct?21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Does my hon. Friend agree that the existing service charge system for too many leaseholders is opaque and inconsistent? They never know what they will be charged for and, more…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I want to be clear that this clause has been included because of the new legal status of the Crown, not because it owns a number of historic buildings that include some residents…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I gave examples earlier of the two blocks built in the early 2000s in my then ward, which is now in my constituency. As a councillor, I received complaints from tenants and…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill (Eleventh sitting)The Minister speaks of waiting for evidence to come to light. My hon. Friend the Member for St Helens South and Whiston asked whether we have to await an incident involving death…19 Oct 2021