Monday, 3 March 2025
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she plans to take to ensure that new housing developments have adequate access to primary health services.
Whether the number of houses recommended by the new towns taskforce will be in addition to the housing targets set in the national policy planning framework.
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the Penistone line project.
What her plans are for levelling-up projects.
What steps she is taking to help tackle increases in leaseholders’ costs.
What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on levels of non-domestic rates for pubs.
Whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the Arbroath town plan.
Whether she is taking steps to support landlords in upgrading housing stock to reach an EPC rating of C.
What steps she is taking to build more social housing.
What steps she is taking to help ensure that levels of funding to local government are sufficient to fund public services.
What steps she is taking to help ensure that local authority planning processes include fire safety assessments.
What steps she is taking to support councils with town centre regeneration projects.
Whether her Department is taking steps to ensure housing targets account for protected landscapes.
What steps she is taking to help people impacted by EWS1 fire safety certificates issued by Tri Fire.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Less than a week since I called on this House to show the courage of our predecessors, we see clearly before us the test of our times, a crossroads in our history. With permission, Mr Speaker, I...
Consideration of Bill, not amended in the Committee and as amended in the Public Bill Committee [Relevant document: Correspondence between the Joint Committee on Human Rights, the Chancellor of...
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within three months of this Act being passed, publish a review of the expected impact of section 1 of this Act on recipients of the full rate of...
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of this Act coming into force, commission and publish an assessment of the expected impact of Sections 15 to 17 of this Act...
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of the passing of this Act and every six months thereafter, review the impact of the measures contained in sections 63 and 64 of...
Amendments made: 1, page 17, line 32, leave out “the Chapter 3 credit amount” and insert “the adjusted VFX portion of those credits”. This amendment is consequential on...
Amendments made: 5, page 28, line 17, leave out “and” and insert “to”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 6. Amendment 6, page 29, line 36, at end insert—...
Amendments made: 9, page 36, line 18, leave out “and” and insert “to”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 6. Amendment 10, page 40, line 17, at end insert—...
Amendments made: 11, page 46, line 1, leave out “section 87” and insert “sections 87 and 89(2)”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 12. Amendment 12, page 46,...
Amendments made: 16, page 49, line 3, leave out “subsection (5)” and insert “subsections (4A) and (5)”. This amendment is consequential on Amendment 24. Amendment 17, page...
Amendment proposed: 67, page 53, line 30, leave out clause 47.—(James Wild.) This amendment removes Clause 47, which removes the VAT exemption for private school fees. Question put, That...
Amendments made: 18, page 116, line 30, leave out paragraph (a). This amendment removes a condition that is now not needed as a result of the condition inserted by Amendment 19. Amendment 19,...
Amendments made: 21, page 214, line 11, leave out from “in” to end of line 13 and insert “property situated outside the United Kingdom becoming situated in the United...
Amendments made: 28, page 221, line 14, leave out “or” and insert “and”. This amendment corrects a minor error (incorrect conjunction). Amendment 29, page 222, line 38,...
Amendments made: 50, page 253, line 36, at end insert— “(2B) For the purposes of subsection (1), if in a tax year— (a) income is treated as arising to an individual under...
Amendments made: 56, page 268, line 19, leave out “at all times on and after 30 October 2024 and before the time when” and insert “immediately before”. This amendment...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Flood Reinsurance (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.—(Anna Turley.) Question agreed to. Motion made, and Question...
That the draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025, which was laid before this House on 9 January, be approved.—(Anna Turley.)...
Ordered, That the Motion in the name of Secretary Peter Kyle relating to Financial Assistance to Industry shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing...
Ordered, That Mark Ferguson be discharged from the Committee on Standards and Michael Wheeler be added.—(Mark Tami.)
Ordered, That Mark Ferguson be discharged from the Committee of Privileges and Michael Wheeler be added.—(Mark Tami.)
Ordered, That Jack Abbott be discharged from the Backbench Business Committee and Jonathan Davies be added.—(Mark Tami, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Alison Griffiths be a member of the Environmental Audit Committee.—(Mark Tami, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That David Baines be discharged from the Petitions Committee and Jacob Collier be added.—(Mark Tami, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Mark Ferguson and Claire Hughes be discharged from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and Rachel Blake and David Pinto-Duschinsky be added.—(Mark Tami, on behalf of...
8.30 pm
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anna Turley.)
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