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HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateWhat information has the Secretary of State received from the experts in the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies about the roles that schools played in the spread of…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementCouncil tax increases have become a stealth tax for this Government. Council tax now makes up 60% of core spending in local authorities—up from 49% just five years ago. Does the…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Online Harms ConsultationI welcome the legislation as far as it goes, and agree with the Secretary of State that it is landmark legislation, rather like the Gambling Act 2005, which was passed by the…15 Dec 2020HANSARDGambling and LotteriesIn my experience, in the past the gambling industry has been able to exert a great deal of influence over the Minister’s Department. I welcome his commitment to an evidence-based…08 Dec 2020HANSARD Courts and Tribunals: RecoveryWe have 30% fewer criminal legal aid firms than in 2010, and a quarter of those have disappeared in the past year alone. The criminal legal aid review is not due to be published…03 Dec 2020HANSARDArcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job RetentionDebenhams workers have expressed concern about the performance of the administrators. There has been a lack of communication and delays in registering redundancies with the…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Football GovernanceIn the review that the Minister talks about, where does the strategic review that has been announced by the Premier League sit? It said that it is going to be drafted by its…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Football GovernanceI deliberately focused on the need for change in governance rather than rehashing and dwelling on all the arguments about the financial state of clubs. As the shadow Minister, my…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Football GovernanceI do not entirely agree with the hon. Member’s version of the events around Bury. I think the Football League would have taken action against individuals involved in Bury if it…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Football GovernanceI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of football governance. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. There is nothing new about a…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingIt is a disgrace that three and a half years on, people still do not know whether the properties they live in are safe, and others cannot sell because they cannot get external…24 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanLocal authorities have stepped up to the plate to tackle covid in their areas, but they are facing additional costs from local track and trace, while losing income from taxes and…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Sport Sector: Financial SupportThere are many volunteer-led, grassroots sports clubs that are really struggling at this moment in time, and equally there are probably a number of would-be developers that are…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Continuity Trade Agreements: Parliamentary ScrutinyIs it not true that the Government have just overstated the ease with which they would be able to do all this? We were going to have 40 trade deals on 29 March 2019, and we were…17 Nov 2020HANSARD International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian PeaceI do not intend to read out all the instructions because there are not so many of us in the Room that we are over-spilling the horseshoe. Please clean your microphones and the…17 Nov 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesThe Leader of the House keeps quoting the Government guidance, so while he has been answering questions I have looked it up. Last updated on 14 November, the guidance says, under…16 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Economic SupportOrder. You have been disciplined with your time, which has allowed me to relax the time for Back-Bench speeches to four minutes, for the time being.11 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Economic SupportI am sure that hon. Members are familiar with the new rules regarding Westminster Hall debates, so please respect social distancing and clean your microphones before and after you…11 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Economic SupportOrder. To allow everybody on the call list to speak, I am going to have to impose a three-minute limit on speeches.11 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Economic SupportOrder. I call Damien Moore.11 Nov 2020