Land Registry

Debate between Caroline Lucas and David Lammy

Thursday 30th June 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Lammy]

My hon. Friend makes a serious point. According to the Government’s answer to my written questions tabled earlier this month,

“No decision has been taken on the future of Land Registry”.

I fully expect that line to be trotted out later today, but the serious questions that hon. Members are raising about transparency in this important institution must be heard.

[Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green)]

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does he agree that privatisation would give the new owner essentially a monopoly on commercially valuable data, with no incentive to improve access to it? Does he also agree that information about land and property ownership is vital for local communities and that they should have more access to it, not less?

[Mr Lammy]

I entirely agree, and indeed I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, whose party has for a considerable time been one of the custodians of our land. That is why this is such a serious issue.

Arts and Creative Industries

Debate between Caroline Lucas and David Lammy

Wednesday 19th June 2013 Commons Chamber

[Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green)]

rose—

[Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab)]

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[Maria Miller]

I will, of course, give way to the hon. Lady from Brighton.