"Q15. St Mary’s hospital in Paddington has a proud, near-200-year history, from the discovery of penicillin to becoming one of the country’s first major trauma centres, but the estate is now old and crumbling, with the highest maintenance backlog across the entire NHS. The Conservatives put St Mary’s at the …..." Joe Powell - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for his important clarification of the Government’s intention. Does he also accept that there is a big difference in rateable values between inner and outer London? One of the concerns of inner-London MPs such as myself and my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London …..." Joe Powell - View Speech
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. She makes a very good point about how the criteria have been drawn. The Kensington Society in Kensington and Bayswater has estimated that 45% to 50% of venues that currently have a licence would be between D and E, which …..." Joe Powell - View Speech
"The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Residents who raised concerns were ignored, and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea made a decision to cut costs that resulted in the contract that ended up being a major contributory factor in what happened. I have not had the chance to …..." Joe Powell - View Speech
"I wish we did not have to be here debating this Bill today—first and foremost because we are doing so largely due to the Grenfell Tower fire, more than nine years ago. It is right that we again remember the 72 who lost their lives in an entirely avoidable fire, …..." Joe Powell - View Speech
"My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. At the very least, there needs to be independent scrutiny of these assessments so that people can feel reassured that someone is checking whether they pass muster. It should be about the whole of the building being made safe—I think the Secretary of …..." Joe Powell - View Speech
"My experience from this case corroborates what my hon. Friend says. I met the Association of British Insurers, and the scheme it introduced subsequently kicked in and has in the last year brought down the buildings insurance, but only by about half—certainly not to anywhere near what it used to …..." Joe Powell - View Speech
"T8. Last month, I visited Ukraine with colleagues from across the House. It was clear that Putin’s tactic of terrorising Ukrainian civilians is putting a huge strain on air defence, so I thank the Secretary of State and his Department for all we are doing on that front. We also …..." Joe Powell - View Speech
"I pay tribute to the hon. Member’s campaign on the Crooked House. Will he elaborate on how he sees that system interacting with the asset of community value option? A campaign group in my constituency has made a pub an asset of community value. That has bought it some time, …..." Joe Powell - View Speech