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HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI agree with my hon. Friend and pay tribute to him for his work in this field. It is worth noting that building standards were set not by those who sign buildings off—the building…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe House will be grateful to know that the official Opposition support what the Government are trying to do. I pay tribute, as the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillI should have included the hon. Gentleman and the Select Committee in my thanks, and I do so belatedly. On forfeiture, we could ban it completely, although there may be times when…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillOn the case that Liam Spender has so rightly been pursuing for his fellow leaseholders, does my hon. Friend think it would be a good idea if the Select Committee considered…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Leasehold and Freehold Reform BillThe whole House will accept that my hon. Friend is rightly arguing for total transparency. There ought to be open-book accounting by these managing agents, so that those who are…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesI apologise for not being able to stay for the whole debate. I strongly support this debate. I put it to the right hon. Lady that the reason why people hide things in trusts and…07 Dec 2023HANSARD BBC FundingAt the risk of correcting the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire), I think the Housing Minister has changed more often than the Secretary of State for Culture, Media…07 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationThe House will welcome the bipartisan support for what the British Government are trying to do. Most of us know that our direct power in the area ended more than 70 years ago. I…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformOne outsider and apparently one or two Opposition Members misinterpreted what I understood the Secretary of State to be saying in January. Can the Minister confirm that the…04 Dec 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the news that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, which will bring in modern housing terms, will have its Second Reading in a week or so. Through my right hon.…30 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementThe Citizens Advice office covering my constituency will be grateful for that fact that the local housing allowance has been changed. The people who supply drink, and drinkers,…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillLeaving aside the newsroom, when pensioners started paying the licence fee again, I had a large number of them in my constituency. Three of them made contact with me, one of whom…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillSome of the points raised, including those about digital rights, are made by Colin Browne of the Voice of the Listener and Viewer. I recommend that the Secretary of State and the…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe House and my right hon. Friend will know of my personal and political interest in residential leasehold reform. When might the leasehold and freehold reform Bill come to the…16 Nov 2023HANSARDSame-sex RelationshipsI reinforce what the right hon. Member for Exeter (Mr Bradshaw) said about the general welcome in the House for the movement towards equality and fairness. We have had it on…16 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressI have two brief points. First, will the hon. Lady join me in commending Martin Lewis for spelling this out on MoneySavingExpert.com? Ministers ought to pay attention to it.…07 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressHaving heard the parliamentary leader for the Scottish National party, the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Stephen Flynn), the question in my mind is whether he anticipates the…07 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ10. We know that some duck serious questions today, aiming for electoral advantage in the future. May I note that the Prime Minister prefers to take decisions that will benefit…25 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionAs the Foreign Secretary said, we should soon know the direct cause of this explosion. I will send him and the Prime Minister a letter that I have received from the Worthing…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Lady reminds me that I meant to say that when Dr Christopher Addison became the first Minister for Health in 1919, the first action he took was to help build social…17 Oct 2023