Sir Mike Penning speaks in support of the British Sign Language Bill at its Third Reading in the House of Commons and urges its speedy passage through the House of Lords.
Sir Mike Penning intervenes in an Adjournment Debate to back calls for a public inquiry into the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher and subsequent events where the suspect was allowed to leave, return and, for a period, settle in this country before leaving again.
Sir Mike Penning MP speaks in a debate on a Private Member’s Bill to remove the requirement for compulsory motor insurance for vehicles used on private land brought in following an ECJ ruling and takes the opportunity to call on the motor insurance industry to explain why premiums have not gone down as promised since the introduction of ‘continuous insurance’ with Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN).
Sir Mike Penning welcomes the Command Paper to address the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past but calls on the Government to ensure there is no delay in reaching a conclusion so that veterans who served to keep the peace in Northern Ireland can live their lives in peace.
Sir Mike Penning backs an Amendment to the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill that would restrict ground rents on all existing long residential leases to a peppercorn and calls for new legislation to tackle the unfair treatment of leaseholders who pay the buildings insurance premiums but are not the owner of the policy.
Speaking in the Second Reading debate of the Building Safety Bill, Sir Mike Penning calls on the Government to put a levy on insurers to cover the costs of fire safety remedial works required on high-rise buildings, as was done previously to pay for mesothelioma compensation.