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Nickie Aiken

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Replacement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Monday 17th October 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Simon Clarke Portrait Mr Clarke
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Fracking will take place only where there is community consent.

Nickie Aiken Portrait Nickie  Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con)
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T4.   I appreciate that some elements in Government may insist that we need more powers to deal with aggressive beggars, but I gently suggest that we have such legislation, including the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Does the new Secretary of State therefore agree that we do not need clause 187, a placeholder clause, in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, and will he scrap it immediately?

Andrew Stephenson Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Andrew Stephenson)
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I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s tireless efforts to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Westminster, and to her successful campaign to repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824. My ministerial colleague, the Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Dehenna Davison), and I are keen to continue to work with her to ensure that we get the balance right.

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