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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. We come to the end of this marathon run of new clauses. New clause 30 is one that could be a little bit prickly to navigate.…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I welcome the Minister’s comments, and as I acknowledged, it is a difficult issue to navigate. It almost reopens some of the devolution questions. It is an anomaly that many…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I appreciate what the Minister says, but I think there is still a gap in the law. It is not as strong as it possibly could be to clamp down on deliberate—we must underline the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. While I have no actual technical or financial interests to declare, for the sake of transparency, as we are going to…18 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and the return to the low-tax free market principles that we on the Conservative Benches know will lead to growth and prosperity…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessI warmly welcome the package of measures that my right hon. Friend has set out. As the number of questions this morning has indicated, the one area that needs more detail and,…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is humbling to take part in this very special session as we mourn Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We have heard powerful tributes and wonderful words. As I have sat and…09 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twentieth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I join you in welcoming the Minister of State, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, my hon. Friend…08 Sept 2022HANSARDUkrainian Refugees1. What steps the Church is taking to help support Ukrainian refugees.08 Sept 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesOver the summer, I was delighted to meet Reverend Peter Godden at St Dunstan’s church in Monks Risborough—England’s oldest recorded parish—to hear at first hand about some of the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 58, in schedule 11, page 287, line 33, at end insert— “(1A) A charging schedule may— (a) require a developer to pay their full IL liability for a…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)As I indicated earlier, I am happy to do so. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn . Ordered, That further consideration be now adjourned. —…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 58, in schedule 11, page 287, line 33, at end insert— “(1A) A charging schedule may— (a) require a developer to pay their full IL liability for a…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)As I indicated earlier, I am happy to do so. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn . Ordered, That further consideration be now adjourned. —…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I will not detain the Committee for long. The amendment very much speaks for itself. It enables a charging schedule to require that, where an infrastructure levy is required, it…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I will not detain the Committee for long. The amendment very much speaks for itself. It enables a charging schedule to require that, where an infrastructure levy is required, it…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to follow the powerful and thoughtful contribution of my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell). I start by raising a number of issues on…21 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLong Crendon Parish Council in my constituency has an exciting proposal for an innovative new health and wellbeing centre, including GP services. It has the land from planning…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I have heard the assurances that the Minister has given but agree with some of the reticence of the shadow Minister, so I urge my hon. Friend to consider these points very…12 Jul 2022