Debates between Adam Thompson and Matthew Pennycook during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Adam Thompson and Matthew Pennycook
Monday 7th September 2026

(3 weeks, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matthew Pennycook Portrait Matthew Pennycook
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It is not a blanket policy; it relates to well-connected stations. I have set out the definition, with appropriate minimum densities to go with it.

Adam Thompson Portrait Adam Thompson (Erewash) (Lab)
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Empty shops that are rundown because of absentee landlords are a blight on our town centres, but Labour-run Erewash borough council is fixing the problem through clean-up orders, such as the one served to the Burton building in Long Eaton—as soon as it was renovated, new businesses moved right in—but clean-up orders can be very time-consuming, so what more can the Government do to tackle absentee landlords and bring shops back into use?

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