Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Dec 2020
The Future of the High Street
"We used to be a nation of small shopkeepers. I no longer think that is the case, but thank goodness for our wonderful Asian community who keep all our little shops going.
When I was the Member of Parliament for Basildon, we had the largest covered shopping centre in Europe. …..."David Amess - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Leaseholders and Cladding
"A number of constituents in a low-rise block of flats in Southend West have been unable to get their properties insured because of cladding issues. It will cost £400,000 to remove the cladding and their service charges will escalate. Will my right hon. Friend please reiterate the principle that those …..."David Amess - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2020
Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Spending
"I was shocked to read in the evening Echo that, apparently, a new super council is to be created in Essex and that everybody had been told about it. I certainly had not heard anything about it, and I am one of the local Members of Parliament. Apparently, the leader …..."David Amess - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2020
Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Spending
"It is disgraceful. I want to know where this new super local authority would be and who would be running it. There are so many questions. We already have the police and crime commissioners, who are paid a bit more than Members of Parliament, with their layer of bureaucracy. The …..."David Amess - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Asked by:
David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the reopening of West Ham Cemetery to the general public.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Secretary of State has not received any representations on this matter.
Written Question
Friday 17th January 2020
Asked by:
David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what criteria the section 106 agreement at Southend Airport could be amended.
Answered by Esther McVey
A section 106 agreement is a legal agreement between a local planning authority and a person with an interest in the land. Section 106 planning obligations are entered into to mitigate the impact of otherwise unacceptable development. As in the case of the section 106 agreement for Southend Airport, section 106 planning obligations can be modified or discharged with the agreement of parties to the section 106 agreement (the local planning authority and the current landowner). Where no agreement to modify or discharge a planning obligation can be reached, and the planning obligation is over five years old, the landowner can apply to the local planning authority to modify or discharge the obligation (under section 106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990). This could be to discharge it where it no longer serves a useful purpose, or to modify it if it would continue to serve a useful purpose equally well in a modified way.
If, following an application under section 106A, a local planning authority refuses to discharge or modify a planning obligation there is a right of appeal against that decision (under section 106B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990). Such an appeal must be made to the Planning Inspectorate within 6 months of the date of the refusal by the local planning authority.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Sanctuary Housing Group
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 18 Jul 2019
Sanctuary Housing Group
"The salaries are absolutely obscene, just like those of senior members of the BBC. My right hon. Friend might be interested to know that someone in my office suffered under these people as a student. Does he agree that, as we look to build a new town somewhere in Essex, …..."David Amess - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Jun 2019
Social Housing
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) on securing this debate. I share his disappointment about the attendance, which I will come to in a moment. If I may flatter him, he has not been a Member for too long, but he has, at an early …..."David Amess - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Jun 2019
Social Housing
"My hon. Friend makes a jolly good point, because all colleagues present agree that we have to make sure the infrastructure is there when we build— theschools, the transport and all those other matters. In my area there has been too much enthusiasm for building flats, and we have a …..."David Amess - View Speech
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