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HANSARD Peak Forest and Macclesfield CanalsThank you for your service in the Chair today, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) for securing this important debate on a valued public amenity. The…06 Nov 2024HANSARDUyghur and Turkic Muslims: Forced Labour in ChinaI thank my hon. Friend the Member for East Renfrewshire (Blair McDougall) for securing this important debate and for setting the tragic scene so well regarding the appalling human…06 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I will not; I have only 25 seconds left. That is the story of national decline that the Conservative party was writing for our country. We will not stand for it. We are going to…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The first Labour Budget in 14 years needs us to take a clear-eyed view of what has been inherited. Looking at the Conservative legacy for our country, we see: terrible, almost…05 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Rural AreasI share the astonishment of other Members that not a single Conservative Member is here, in a debate on NHS dentistry in rural areas. I am a bit old-fashioned and I want a…05 Nov 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Third sitting)Fair enough. But I will speak to clause 1 of the Bill. I will focus on small businesses, because we heard a lot in the evidence session about the impact on them. They are the…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Third sitting)I think I am right in saying that the right hon. Member for Tonbridge is withdrawing his amendment.31 Oct 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans Independent ReviewI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Burnley (Oliver Ryan) for securing this debate. He is proving himself to be a powerful advocate for his constituency. May I also welcome my…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Third sitting)I want to speak briefly to the point about thresholds, which has just been discussed. The consultations prior to the Bill were based on a threshold of 100 at the standard tier,…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Frost, can I ask you to talk a little bit about what the day-to-day impact would be on the stores that you are responsible for, in practical terms? John Frost: In our…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)It does. Thank you.29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Sorry, Ms McDonagh—I was going to ask a question.29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q No, it is my fault. I wanted to just ask a quick question about penalties. Do our witnesses have any views on what is outlined around penalties? Kate Nicholls: We do have some…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Leggett, could you give your views on the change of the venue capacity threshold from 100 to 200? Jeremy Leggett: Yes. We welcome the threshold’s being raised, but I should…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q The Home Office’s estimated costs are just over £3,000 for the standard tier. We heard this morning from a number of witnesses about the exercises that Manchester has done with…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q That is from the point of view of your industry, but we are also talking about places of worship, schools and other places. Melvin Benn: Obviously, I am speaking from the point…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q I worked in higher education, so I know that there are quite a lot of regulators already knocking around. I wondered what your view was about the SIA being designated as the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q I guess that in universities, lots of student unions run venues. Student unions are separate from, but part of, universities. What conversations have you had, or not had, with…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to ask specifically about compliance notices. Why does the offence of failing to comply with a compliance notice apply only to enhanced-duty premises? Debbie Bartlett:…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (First sitting)Q Have you a view on the designation of the SIA as the regulator? Alex Beard: It puts additional responsibilities on the SIA, which needs the resources and expertise to fulfil…29 Oct 2024