Speeches by Woodcock.

“I am Sean Woodcock, Member of Parliament for Banbury.”

“He’s an ex-pollster, so I wouldn’t argue with him.”

“Is that a yes, then—you do not support any aspects of the Bill?”

“Okay, one; I will make it a big, key one. My colleague, Mr Cooper, asked twice about what aspects of the Bill RFA members support. You were very quick to label three things you oppose. Should I take from the fact that you did not answer that RFA members do not support any aspects of the Bill?”

“I have two quick questions.”

“I note there was laughter behind you when you said “competence” as well.”

“If it is not regulating management agents, what change would you like to see, ultimately?”

“So not regulating management agents?”

“Adoption aside, are there any other changes to the Bill that would improve it regarding private or estate management?”

“Has it actually happened, though, or is it just a couple of extreme cases?”

“Halima, you have given a taste of your view on the draft Bill with regard to estate charges. I am interpreting from your response that you see adoption of estates as ultimately what is needed in order to end a lot of this injustice. The Bill does remove some of the possession threats that homeowners face. Have you, or …”

“I am Sean Woodcock, the Labour MP for Banbury.”

“I am grateful to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister for his statement. I wonder if he could clarify the actions that the Government will take should the investigation show that further questions need answering.”

“4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the autumn Budget 2025 on Northern Ireland.”

“The Government’s child poverty strategy aims to lift over 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the impact of the abolition of the two-child benefit cap for families in Northern Ireland?”

“My challenge is that the word “affordable” comes up whenever you or I are door knocking and speaking to people; the challenge is often that we are not building the homes that are actually affordable. When councils are responding and coming up with local plans based on the NPPF, there does seem to be a distinction here.…”

“Going back to affordability, there is a slight difference between what the ONS says about what is affordable—less than five times average local income—and what the national planning policy framework says, which is that it should be 20% below market rate. Could you talk to why the NPPF is different to the ONS’s version …”

“I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The Minister will be aware of my trip to Jordan last year, as part of a parliamentary delegation of colleagues from across this House. It was clear from speaking to members of the Jordanian legislature that Iran’s malign impact on the region’s securit…”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Last month the Leader of the Opposition and the shadow Chancellor paid a visit to my constituency without giving notice to me as the local Member. I would be grateful if you could provide me with advice on preventing such discourtesy and disrespect from taking place in future.”

“It is a real pleasure to speak in this important debate on a vital topic. There have been numerous fascinating contributions from Members across the House, which is why I was so astonished by the contribution from the Opposition Front Bencher, the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately)—she was patronisi…”