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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Nov 2018
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill

"The hon. Gentleman recognises that my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch is a Member of great distinction and resourcefulness. It may just be possible that that is his intention. If it is his intention, he has certainly made the point with his customary eloquence and effectiveness. Yes, I think …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Nov 2018
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill

"That was elegantly done. Well, on that basis, I do not have much more to say. I have made the points I wanted to make.

With the Bill being improved in the way that has been proposed, I end by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for East Yorkshire. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Nov 2018
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill

"Is this amendment not a licence to take power away from this House and put it into the courts? This House should be responsible for its own legislation. If there had been a failure of a dilatory nature from the Government, then my hon. Friend could no doubt call them …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Nov 2018
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill

"What a pleasure it is to follow the hon. Member for Warrington South (Faisal Rashid) and his excellent contribution. I could not agree more with the points that he has made, and I entirely endorse this Bill. I just want to make a few additional remarks. The overarching point —it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Nov 2018
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill

"I will be getting to that point, but it is important to set the context as well.

My first example affects one of my own constituents. I was making a point about the distress that can be caused by these demands, many of which are being issued on a specious …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 23 Nov 2018
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill

"Absolutely right. The Court would not thank this House at all for requiring it to make that kind of assessment. One could imagine how the evidence would have to be provided on both sides. The Minister would provide timelines, and then the Court might have to consider what the Opposition …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Nov 2018
Budget Resolutions

"I rise to support this Budget—a Budget that allows our country to say with confidence, after staring into the economic abyss 10 years ago, that our best days lie ahead.

We are talking today about families and communities. In that vein, before drilling into the specific measures in the Budget, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 31 Oct 2018
Shale Gas Development

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Fylde (Mark Menzies) on securing this debate. Let me be clear on two points: first, I am intensely sceptical about whether fracking is sensible at all, but secondly, I am very clear that the expansion of permitted development to circumvent the normal …..."
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Written Question
Planning Permission
Tuesday 23rd October 2018

Asked by: Alex Chalk (Conservative - Cheltenham)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking with local authorities to (a) reduce the number of retrospective planning applications caused by breaches of planning control and (b) encourage people to submit applications in advance of works commencing.

Answered by Kit Malthouse

We are clear that unauthorised development is unacceptable and unfair to those who abide by the rules. Where people have made a genuine mistake, they are able to rectify the situation through the retrospective planning application process.

Local authorities have strong enforcement powers at their disposal in the event that development takes place without the appropriate planning permission.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Oct 2018
Ipswich-London Rail Fares

"I take an interest in this because Cheltenham, perhaps like Ipswich, is affected by pricing perversity, meaning it is much more expensive per mile to travel from Cheltenham—[Interruption.]—and indeed from Stroud, which the hon. Member for Stroud (Dr Drew) represents, than from other equivalent parts of the country. …..."
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