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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place. Despite him being on the Opposition Benches, we seem to have a lot in common: we both came to Parliament in the 2015 intake, represent…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyAgain, we have been looking at how we build safe, secure, energy-efficient homes that bring down people’s energy bills. The previous Government saw energy bills go up really high.…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryYes, I am happy to look at that issue. The spirit I am trying to get across is that we have to have a cultural shift, and everyone has to play their part in ensuring that that…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the need for more social housing. We have committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable house building in a…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Cladding is one element of what many tenants face with unsafe buildings, and we are looking at how we can strengthen measures to ensure…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday I published our remediation acceleration plan, a step change in our response to the building safety crisis. Without decisive action, the risks and the hardship of unsafe…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo.02 Dec 2024HANSARDBuilding SafetyMore than seven years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, too many buildings in England still have unsafe cladding and the speed with which the problem is being addressed is far too…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyWe will deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housing in a generation. The last Government’s affordable housing programme is expected to deliver only between…02 Dec 2024HANSARDDeputy Prime MinisterI am really sorry to hear the plight of Shropshire farmers. We inherited the flood defence programme in disrepair, and thanks to 14 years of mismanagement and failure, communities…21 Nov 2024HANSARDDeputy Prime MinisterI am really sorry to hear the plight of Shropshire farmers. We inherited the flood defence programme in disrepair, and thanks to 14 years of mismanagement and failure, communities…21 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman talks about the facts, and I absolutely stand by the figures that the Government have set out. The vast majority of estate owners will be totally unaffected.…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI think it is astonishing that—first, may I welcome the hon. Member to his place? Many people might not know that he was the Minister with responsibility for growth when, under…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsFirst of all, we are absolutely committed to our British farmers, and— [Interruption.] That is why we have committed £5 billion to the farming budget over the next two years. That…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI have been asked to reply. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has attended the G20 summit, strengthening the UK’s ties with major economies to drive jobs and security at…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsIt was the hon. Gentleman’s Government who crashed the economy—who saw inflation rise to 11.1% and growth flatline. It was his Government who spent the reserves three times over.…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI think it is an audacity for the hon. Gentleman to stand at the Dispatch Box and suggest in some way that Labour broke promises or raised taxes. I will school the hon. Gentleman:…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsAfter that display, it is clear that the hon. Gentleman did not recognise the result of the general election and has learned nothing. While this Government have been fixing the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member talks about CVs, and it is good to see him doing well on his Bench: once a Labour councillor, then a Tory MP, now a Reform Chief Whip. Every time he switches…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI say to the hon. Gentleman and to Duncan and Nicola that this Government have not declared war on farmers. The vast majority of farms will not pay any inheritance tax. We have…20 Nov 2024