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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Minister for the update about Daniel Khalife, but the fact remains that HMP Wandsworth has been a known problem for the best part of a decade, with a litany of…12 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsYears of warnings and years of inaction—I am afraid that rather sums the Government up. On Sunday, the Justice Secretary told us that 40 prisoners have been moved from Wandsworth,…12 Sept 2023HANSARDHMPPS UpdateI thank the Justice Secretary for advance sight of his statement, and I reiterate our support for the police and all those who are involved in the search to recapture Daniel…07 Sept 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate today, but, while I do not wish to be unkind, it was a little less of a pleasure to listen to the Secretary of State open the debate. I…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillI am delighted to speak in today’s debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for his decision to use his Private Member’s Bill slot to address some of the…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThe hon. Member is nodding, and I suspect he would have liked that to make its way into the Bill in a stronger form than it currently has. I welcome the direction of travel of the…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillWould that it were that easy. My experience of rogue landlords is that the worst really do act like a bunch of gangsters. Going after one will send a message to some of the…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThe hon. Member is absolutely right: people who are in this sector for the right reasons, trying to do the right thing by vulnerable people, will welcome licensing and the new…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThe hon. Member makes an important point: we absolutely need enforcement. I might also observe that we need some money in order to pay for that enforcement—it does not happen…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) BillThe hon. Gentleman is right, and I was just about to make that point. A complaints procedure is necessary to protect, for example, the two constituents whose case I have already…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Football Clubs in England: Financial SustainabilityThe hon. Member is absolutely right. We learned through covid that fans are the lifeblood of the game. If we take away fans, it destroys not only the business model but the spirit…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Football Clubs in England: Financial SustainabilityI totally understand that when we are trying to build a totally new regulatory regime, we have to make sure we have thought of every possibility and any unintended consequences,…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Football Clubs in England: Financial SustainabilityThe hon. Member is absolutely right. I well remember having to mediate between the competing views of the different fans as well as the residents in the area who suddenly had more…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Football Clubs in England: Financial SustainabilityI thank the hon. Member for his invitation. I will certainly try to make time to get to his debate—I feel that there is a quid pro quo going on here; we are certainly keeping the…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Football Clubs in England: Financial SustainabilityThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. There is an issue at the bigger end of the spectrum, with the involvement of potentially hostile foreign Governments, but right underneath…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Football Clubs in England: Financial SustainabilityThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I will come to that point. Without regulation, none of football can thrive. The premier league cannot thrive, nor can all the other…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Football Clubs in England: Financial SustainabilityI am pleased to have secured this Adjournment debate on the governance and financial sustainability of English football clubs. I am very lucky that Birmingham, Ladywood is home to…07 Nov 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is an honour to be able to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and to offer my condolences and those of all of my constituents to King Charles and the whole…09 Sept 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Remediation: LeaseholdersI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I see no reason to maintain a cap. If we have conceded the principle that leaseholders are not to blame, that developers have made a…22 Jun 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Remediation: LeaseholdersI welcome the Minister’s commitment, and I do appreciate it. I look forward to speaking to him in detail about the particular circumstances at Islington Gates. I am sure that my…22 Jun 2022