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HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI would first like to thank all of those who supported local communities in the wake of severe flooding following Storm Babet in October 2023 and Storm Henk in January 2024, and…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Contribution of Muslims to CommunitiesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the kind offer of support. I have to say, I am not generally one for policing colleagues’ diaries, but I hope that during this period,…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Contribution of Muslims to CommunitiesThat is an excellent question. I will make sure that colleagues, through the Minister for Faith, Lord Khan, are able to have that opportunity. We are very good conduits of…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Contribution of Muslims to CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Dr Ahmed) for securing this debate during such an important time for Muslim communities. What a pleasure it is to follow…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement about the Government’s plan for neighbourhoods. The defining mission of this Government is delivering economic…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsYes, that is not an unfamiliar ask that colleagues have made. As I have said, we could not support boundary changes that really change the nature of an area—if we went up to a…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsAbsolutely, we would want to see those boards meeting. I know from other areas where they have anticipated and set up their boards early that they have asked them to do other…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsI believe that the best value for money is when communities have the tools and resources to shape place themselves, according to their criteria, rather than mine. That is how we…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsThe hon. Lady knows that I cannot run ahead of the spending review. Other funds are available, including through the enhanced local government settlement and the shared prosperity…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsI am grateful for those questions. On the point about climate and nature, gaining consent from the community often starts with buy-in, and localised climate interventions through…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsWe are very enthusiastic about fan ownership and we are, through the fan-led review, taking forward many things related to football. The community ownership fund had its final…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsYes, absolutely. When my hon. Friend came to visit me in my office, I felt that he and his colleagues had come rather as wallet inspectors and that I was not going to get away…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsThe elected body that will be the fundholder will be a local authority. As I have said, in only one case do the arrangements differ from those for the other councils, apart from…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsI am very sad to hear about the fire, and I will of course be happy to have that meeting.04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsI am aware of the history that my hon. Friend mentions. I hope that this will be a reboot moment for Hastings and a chance to get some of the benefit that the community…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsI am grateful to the Opposition spokesperson for those questions. He is right to say that this plan builds on the previous long-term plan for towns commitment, which is why we…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsAs I said yesterday, it was impossible in the church hall not to be struck by the extent of the consultation in Arbroath, which is a model for elsewhere. As the Prime Minister and…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsWe will work closely with Thetford and all the other recipients so that they have the best possible insight about what is effective and about some of the good practices elsewhere.…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsI am grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee for those questions. I agree with what she said about competitive tendering; the quid pro quo is that the Government of the day…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsThat is a really important point. The support provided previously was well meant but not very efficient. What we have seen over recent years is an accumulation of various…04 Mar 2025