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HANSARDLocal Government FinanceThat is very worrying, and I hope the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will stand up against it. Those of us who have been a Member of this House for some…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will come on to the specific point of funding adult social care. I will happily provide the statistics, but Liverpool, Knowsley, Blackpool, Kingston upon Hull and Middlesbrough…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I have been a Member long enough to remember the last Labour Government introducing Total Place, under which all the responsible agencies—the…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceAs the hon. Gentleman states, the block grant is set by this place, so the Welsh Assembly Government have had to ensure that their spending meets the money granted by Westminster.…05 Feb 2020HANSARDStepping Hill HospitalThe hon. Gentleman is being incredibly generous; I am very grateful. I associate myself and my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) with the proposals the hon.…21 Jan 2020HANSARDStepping Hill HospitalI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this Adjournment debate. Is it not also important to impress on the Minister the demographic nature of the borough of Stockport,…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentOf course, the effect of the general election is that the hon. Gentleman’s party is responsible for delivering on public policy. We will work with his party to ensure that we do…14 Jan 2020HANSARDEducation and Local GovernmentWe have had a good and well-informed debate. Local government matters. Our councils keep our streets clean. They make our towns and cities safer. They protect and support the most…14 Jan 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker. It is 173 days—almost 25 weeks or almost six months—since the Secretary of State was appointed, so it is nice that we finally have local…13 Jan 2020HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingWhen the Secretary of State looks back on his record in the current Government, which will be his biggest regret: savage cuts to funding of children’s services, or the wider…22 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren’s Social Care FundingI asked the right hon. Gentleman about children’s services. Of course, we can see that the Secretary of State just does not get it. His cuts have had dire consequences. The Public…22 Jul 2019HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentI will not give way just now. In the past decade, local government in England has lost 60p out of every pound that the previous Labour Government invested in our communities, in…02 Jul 2019HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentWe have had a thorough and full debate, and I think quite a thoughtful debate from those on both sides of the House. I add my thanks to the Backbench Business Committee for…02 Jul 2019HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentThe hon. Gentleman should realise that we are almost a decade into austerity and local government has taken the biggest hit of any Department. There is a reason for that. It is…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Authorities: Government FundingBut back in the real world, 763 youth centres have closed, over 700 libraries have closed, Sure Start and early years services have been cut in half, and one in five children are…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question on these horrific and tragic cases. I thank the Minister for his heartfelt response. I also thank the shadow Leader of the…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case ReviewsThank you, Mr Speaker. These are very serious matters. Is the Minister assured that the authority is able to finance improvements to children’s services both now and during the…10 Jun 2019HANSARD Murders in Northamptonshire: Serious Case Reviews(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement on the findings of two serious case reviews into the murders of two toddlers in…10 Jun 2019HANSARDSchool FundingThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I rise—with a bad back—to present a petition organised by my formidable constituents, Megan Montgomery, Amanda Baxter and the parents and supporters…05 Jun 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We used to have something called Total Place, which was all the public sector bodies working together towards a single strategy for a local…24 Apr 2019