Speeches by Naish.

“When Nick Dyer was here, he told us that the global response to insecurity in the Sahel had effectively failed. What impact is that having, and what impact will it have over the coming months and years, on the instability in Nigeria?”

“It did, yes.”

“What do you think its effect would be, should it get into law?”

“Yes, and I will talk about that in a moment. There has been cross-party consensus on the need to make changes, but it will fall to this Government to make them. I am pleased that in advance of this debate, we saw that move from the Government, and I trust that there will be proper, meaningful change in due course.”

“Absolutely. I am sure that we will talk a lot about the 10% sales commission, but the hon. Member is right to raise it early on. I am pleased that the Minister leading on the reforms is here. I am sure that he will be listening closely to what Members have to say today. Wherever they are located, mobile home sites are …”

“Is there a single global leader who does have this high on their radar?”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The consultation is being run for a reason. I encourage anyone watching the debate or emailing their MPs about it to go further and engage with the consultation, because I am sure that the Minister is looking forward to review those responses.”

“When do you think you will be being told?”

“Is there a single global leader who does have this high on their radar?”

“The hon. Lady is absolutely right. I will talk later about the different reasons that have been given for the 10% commission, which demonstrate in and of themselves that nobody is sure what it is for. It is a hangover from a past era.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for park home owners. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate. I want to acknowledge the turnout, which is pretty impressive, given that we were voting so late la…”

“So you think it is primarily a lack of focus and interest.”

“I will press on and see where we get to. I will not go into detail about many key issues facing park and mobile home owners—I am sure colleagues will touch on them, as they have already started to—but I want to mention, up front, some key items that are common across all sites. The first is maintenance and site standar…”

“I thank hon. Members for joining the debate. We have covered the whole country—from the south coast all the way up to parts of northern England and to Northern Ireland, which of course has slightly different legislative foundations—and I am really pleased there has been such strong representation. I thank the Minister …”

“Thank you, Sir Alec. I will press on, but the hon. Member is absolutely right and has touched on some issues that I will talk about. I congratulate him on ensuring his residents got their money back. Most concerning, and often alluded to by MPs, is the imbalance of power. A park home resident may own the home they live…”

“When do you think you will be being told?”

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on local authorities in England to produce and maintain local area energy plans; to make provision about the content of those plans and limitations on that content; and for connected purposes. I am proud that before coming to this place I worked in t…”

“I trust that the Minister and his team will do exactly that. This is not just about the 10% sales commission; there are broader issues impacting park home residents. I will come on to those matters shortly. Let me say two important things. First, mobile homes can be a very good housing option. They typically offer peop…”

“What conversations has the high commission been having with state governors and lawmakers? We talked about some of it when you were with us, but what is the level of those conversations? I think the requirement was for all the states to effectively agree to the adoption of legislation. What conversations is the high co…”

“So you think it is primarily a lack of focus and interest.”