"The hon. Member is right to point out the stress on residents. Those at Northpoint in Bromley are part of a residents’ management company, but RMCs have no assets, so they lean into the service charges in order to pay some of the company’s liabilities. Would he agree with me …..." Peter Fortune - View Speech
"It has just occurred to me that the cut-off date is 1 December. If firms miss that, will they have to wait a whole year to reapply, or is there some sort of mechanism to support them?..." Peter Fortune - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse—I think for the first time. I congratulate the hon. Member for Jarrow and Gateshead East (Kate Osborne) on securing this debate to recognise the 90th anniversary of the Jarrow march. Her predecessor secured an Adjournment debate on the 75th …..." Peter Fortune - View Speech
"I recently visited the Demelza hospice, which cares for children with life-limiting conditions and supports families across Bromley and elsewhere. It is simply extraordinary. Some 84% of its funding comes from charitable donations and it has been hit particularly hard, as have other hospices, by the Government’s changes to national …..." Peter Fortune - View Speech
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—the renationalisation of the railways is not working. [Laughter.]
The Drayson partitions exist to ensure that costs which the UK must meet and cannot change, such as international subscriptions that give us access to scientific facilities, are treated separately to costs that we have …..." Peter Fortune - View Speech
"It has been 43 days since the Prime Minister received a letter signed by all Opposition parties expressing support for the Lobular Moon Shot Project, which seeks funding to fight the insidious disease that is lobular breast cancer. Sadly, no response has been received. When the Prime Minister was the …..." Peter Fortune - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman is being too generous: he plays cricket; I sort of stand there and get hit by the ball.
One has to look at taxation in the round, and if we look at the impact of things like the national insurance costs, we can see that it is …..." Peter Fortune - View Speech
"You cannot tax your way to prosperity—that is something that I, as a Conservative, believe. Not only do I believe it, but it has been demonstrated time and again in countries across the globe.
When this Government first entered office, under the previous Prime Minister, we were told that one …..." Peter Fortune - View Speech
"Labour Members are proving once again that they are desperate to talk about the past because they have no plan for the future.
Talking about the pubs in my constituency, we have seen a significant decrease in the number of people employed by them. The British Beer & Pub Association …..." Peter Fortune - View Speech