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HANSARD New Housing SupplyThere may be something in what the hon. Gentleman is saying. However, following a planning appeal in Goring, in my constituency, the inspector said that even if every bit of grass…05 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Migration FiguresI am sorry that, while my right hon. Friend was replying to those questions, four of the Labour Front Benchers were talking at the same time. I think that was to disguise the fact…25 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are grateful to the Leader of the House for the way that she spoke about our late colleague and to the shadow Leader of House for her response. Recently, the examiners…25 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformTo a certain extent, I agree with that, but perhaps we can take it up another time or the hon. Gentleman could make his own speech later on if he so chooses. I was going to make a…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformIn addition, the people who manage even large blocks need no qualifications, and there is no full protection for leaseholders’ money.23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI thank the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts) for his contribution. I also thank the Minister. I am glad that the official Opposition have raised this issue, but if…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformThe point is well made. I am sorry to go on for slightly longer than I ought, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I have been fighting on this subject for a long time and there are rare…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformMay I add one point, which I hope my hon. Friend will not regard as discordant? People ought to know the sums that public affairs companies and lobbyists get paid by the…23 May 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMay I say to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State that I am not upset? Her description of this change of approach is useful, and it meets many of the criticisms of the…11 May 2023HANSARDReforms to NHS DentistryI thank my hon. Friend for his part in securing successive debates. On emergency dentistry, in my constituency people are asked to travel an hour and a half by public transport…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Voter IDFollowing the remarks made by the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), the key points are, first, whether people know they need voter ID, and I hope these questions…27 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeThe Minister will agree that there is much more openness and transparency now than 13 years ago. Through him, can I put it to the Prime Minister that Sir Laurie Magnus should be…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Infected Blood Inquiry UpdateThe main views from the all-party group will come from the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson), but we recognise that a great deal of work needs to…19 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesI declare an interest in having a leasehold property—although I have no problems with it—and I also have minor shares in some building companies so that I can get at their boards…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI am glad to have heard my right hon. Friend’s response to the party political broadcast from the Opposition. I want to raise two questions about people overseas. The first is…23 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewEveryone in the House will back up what the Home Secretary, Baroness Casey and the shadow Home Secretary have said about our reliance on the police and our support for them, but…21 Mar 2023HANSARDCash AcceptanceJust in case the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Ronnie Cowan) was referring to those of us with more experience, I should say there was a time in 1971, when I was selling…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after giving assurances that it would not carry out death penalties, has just executed Hussein Abo al-Kheir, a father of eight. Will the Foreign…14 Mar 2023HANSARDBuilding SafetyI declare an interest in having a leasehold property—although I have no problems with it—and I also have minor shares in some building companies so that I can get at their boards…14 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayJust to demonstrate that I have been around for a time, in 1986, when I became the junior Transport Minister, with responsibility for mobility for disabled people, Jill Allen-King…09 Mar 2023