Past stages of the Bill's progress

Link to the progress of the parliamentary debate.

Home Office response to FPRA completely ignores leasehold blocks of flats
Read the letter here
Posted 10/05/11

The FPRA's submission to the Committee debate on the Freedoms Bill has been presented
Committee debate: 11th sitting: House of Commons 28 April, 2011

Committee debate: 12th sitting: House of Commons 28 April, 2011

Sadly very few peopole understand the issues faced by long-leaseholders, as they keep referring to installing barriers, which is not an option open to most leaseholders.

FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman will ask Clive Efford MP if he will raise leaseholders oncerns when the Bill returns to the Commons.
Posted 7/05/11

Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North will the be HM Opposition's lead spokesperson when the Freedom Bill returns to the Commons.
FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman writes to her explaining the case against banning car clamping.
Posted 26/04/11

The 'car clamping bill' is in Committee Stage on 22 March 2011, where it is being
scrutnised. Lobby groups can make representations.

The British Parking Association appeared before the Committee on Thursday 24th to state the case against the clamping ban. They also represented the views of the FPRA (as we were not invited to appear).

Read the relevant part of the Committee meeting here
See here for the whole discussion

HELP STOP THE BAN BY SUBMITTING YOUR POINTS TO THE COMMITTEE
How to submit your representation

The FPRA's written submission can be seen here.

The British Parking Association will be appear before the Committee on Thursday 24th at 2.45pm. They will be representing the views of the FPRA (as we were not invited to appear).

The venue is the Grimond Room, Portcullis House.

Second Reading on Tuesday 1 March 2011. As a proportion of the whole debate, little was said about banning clamping.

Full debate available here

Edited version of clamping ban comments available here