"Today I have laid before Parliament the private parking code of practice, marking the Government’s first step in our commitment to protect drivers across England, Scotland and Wales.
Everyone knows a story of someone getting ripped off through huge charges, often because they have been a couple of minutes late …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech
"The Building Safety Regulator will later this month publish a call for evidence on part K of the Building Regulations and approved document K, the statutory guidance on how to comply with the requirements in the regulations. The call for evidence will seek views on gaps, issues and potential improvements …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech
"I thank the right hon. Lady for raising that important point; those are key areas. It is about making sure we have the right people across the table when the summit is held. The summit cannot just be dictated by Whitehall; we must work on the ground with the devolved …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I start by thanking my right hon. Friend the Member for Torfaen (Nick Thomas-Symonds) for securing this important debate.
Wildfires have had a profound impact on communities in Wales and across the UK this year. The scale of the …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech
"My hon. Friend raises an important point that demonstrates that wildfires cannot be responded to by emergency services alone: it takes the community, the people, voluntary organisations and a number of charities working together to respond. It is important that we have in place an action plan that includes cross-border …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech
"I will come on to that point, but I agree with my right hon. Friend. One of the reasons that the Prime Minister is calling the summit is to address that issue and to consider the national capability to respond. We want to make sure that we do not have …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech
"I thank the right hon. Member for that point. He may be aware that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs have established joint governance to develop a wildfire action plan. They will be working to look at the attendees. …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech
"I thank my right hon. Friend for highlighting that; he will know that the National Fire Chiefs Council, the Fire Brigades Union and firefighters, alongside other organisations and groups, will be at the seminar. I am sure they will make their voices and representations heard loud and clear.
"Just to reassure my hon. Friend and others, the agenda and themes for the summit have not been decided, but I am sure we will want to ensure that hon. and right hon. Members are able to feed in. As I mentioned, MHCLG and DEFRA are working on the joint …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech
"I will take that away and write back to my right hon. Friend with further details. He will be aware that MHCLG also announced a £97 million upgrade to the national resilience assets, including equipment and national wildfire response capability pilots, with specialist firefighters, equipment and training positioned right across …..." Florence Eshalomi - View Speech