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HANSARDDraft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2022
Draft Assistance with Voting for Persons with Disabilities (Amendments) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Cummins. The two measures before us relate to extending provisions from the Elections Act to the rules regarding police and…15 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI have news for the hon. Lady. If we add all these funds together—high street funds and brownfield funds, for instance—we see that all but four of the 150 upper-tier local…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainIt is a pleasure to wind up this important debate on behalf of the Opposition. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on securing it, and on the…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI agree with much of what my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) said, and it is why a community right to buy would add to the tools that enable…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainThe hon. Gentleman makes a strong case for the status quo, but frankly the status quo does not work. Finally, we will put local people back in charge with a new community right to…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainWe have a point of difference on that. Yes, those models and that creativity in local communities is an important aspect of this, as are enhancements in technology, but I think…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I am pleased to hear that, in concept, the Government agree with this proposal. That is good news, and those who are campaigning and active in this space will be very glad to hear…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Ministers have talked about the importance of building houses, but as a country we are still not building enough affordable…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I am grateful for that answer. I am not particularly excited by how this happens; my wish is just that it does happen. But I am grateful for the Minister’s answer and his…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)That is precisely why I tabled the new clause. Writing that into the fibre of the being of Homes England would make a real difference in those areas, as my hon. Friend says. The…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to resume proceedings with you in the Chair, Mrs Murray. I feel strongly about the new clause. It relates to…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I want to put on record for myself and on behalf of my colleagues our thanks to you, Mrs Murray, and your colleagues in the Chair; to the world-class Clerks for all their…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. One area of consensus that we have definitely been able to build over the last one day short of four months of the Bill—not…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I am grateful for that answer. I have a slight concern that relying on the data alone might make us a little reactive in this space, but I hope the Minister will think more about…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)Across England there has been a steady decline in the availability of public toilets—something that does not get a lot of airtime in this place, so this is a good opportunity to…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)Yes, changing place toilets are hugely important. I pay tribute to Martin Jackaman, the pioneer of those places and a Nottinghamian. Where available, changing places have been…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I am grateful for those answers. On the point about increasing bureaucracy, I do not think it would be a huge increase. I also think areas might benefit from a bit more…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)A highway is part of the public realm. Every publicly maintainable highway is, under section 263 of the Highways Act 1980, vested in the highway authority. Pavement licences and…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)I am grateful for the contribution of the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale. His point about joint benefit is a good way to characterise this—we do not envisage a situation…18 Oct 2022