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HANSARDSupport for High StreetsI fully share my hon. Friend’s anger about the unfunded commitments to Hucknall from the previous Government. I know how disappointing that has been locally. I am pleased we have…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for High StreetsI share the right hon. Gentleman’s enthusiasm for Changing Places toilets, which have their roots in Nottingham. Frankly, people will not be able to access the amenities on their…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for High StreetsThe Government are committed to rejuvenating high streets by empowering local communities. Through the £1.5 billion plan for neighbourhoods, we are providing flexible funding to…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for High StreetsThis is a really important question. The future mix of our high streets will undoubtably include, yes, traditional retail but also leisure and accommodation. That footfall can be…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for that question, which raises something mirrored in many parts of this country. The duty to make sure that homes are safe is the responsibility of builders and…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for High StreetsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware of the changes we have made to ensure that there are discounts on business rates for certain businesses this year, with further commitments to…09 Jun 2025HANSARDSupport for High StreetsThe hon. Gentleman offers me two opportunities there. First, we talk about challenges on the high street, but I remind the House of the more than a decade of starved demand…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend rightly identifies, fire is a devolved matter. In England, stand-alone fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending power of nearly £70…09 Jun 2025HANSARDRegeneration Funding: ScotlandThe hon. Gentleman knows that I talk with my counterparts in all the devolved Governments, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, and I will continue to do so. The shared…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) on securing this debate, on the…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI absolutely agree, and I will turn to that in a second. We will also be consulting on the valuation rates used to calculate the cost of enfranchisement premiums, and would…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI commend my hon. Friend for his work there; it will be of great succour to a number of his constituents. However, he is right, because this is a confluence a failure to build…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI absolutely can. My hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner for buildings in Southampton. We are meeting later to discuss one of them. I assure him, and those residents, that we know…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI am keen to say clearly from the Front Bench that we will legislate in this area to close the dark corners that unscrupulous managing agents use to maximise profits. However,…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Leasehold ReformI do. I appreciate that there is frustration about consultation, but some of the challenges within the Act show why it is important that we get this right, and that we have a…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Pubs and Community FundingThat’s the spirit, Madam Deputy Speaker. Before I finish, colleagues have asked about support to reduce overheads, and it is worth noting that nearly half of pubs have a rateable…19 May 2025HANSARD Pubs and Community FundingThat is a great use. The high street is going to change, and the degree to which we can foment such change will be a defining feature of this Parliament. That change will not be a…19 May 2025HANSARD Pubs and Community FundingI thank the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) for securing this important debate and for that kind invitation, which I will return to. Usually, at 10.17 pm, if there is a…19 May 2025HANSARD Pubs and Community FundingI would not want the inducement to be seen as my reason for saying yes, although it is an attractive part of the offer. Of course, I will happily come. [ Interruption. ] I owe the…19 May 2025HANSARD Pubs and Community FundingI have absolutely no doubt about that; nor do I doubt that my hon. Friend will take on those problems with vigour. The hon. Member for Reigate talked about the community ownership…19 May 2025