Contributions
275 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDStronger Towns Fund: Scottish TownsI am not sure whether the hon. Lady has some sort of special insight. She seems to think that ERDF funding has already been lost. It is, of course, correct that the Government…17 Jun 2019HANSARDStronger Towns Fund: Scottish TownsThe hon. Lady says it is undeniable that money has already been lost.17 Jun 2019HANSARDStronger Towns Fund: Scottish TownsThat is not correct. If the hon. Lady has details, perhaps she will let me have them. We have been absolutely clear that we will respect all the devolution settlement as we move…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedAs my right hon. Friend is aware, the Department sits in a quasi-judicial position in relation to all planning applications. It would therefore be inappropriate for me to comment…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedThe Secretary of State has issued a national planning policy framework that provides details on how economic opportunities should be included in applications that look to tackle…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedI believe the hon. Lady is referring to the planning application for the centre of York, on which she and I have met, and on which I have also met my hon. Friend the Member for…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedI do not accept there is the causal link to which the hon. Lady refers. Local authorities have an obligation, which they should discharge, to house homeless individuals and to…17 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI refer my right hon. Friend to the answer to my previous question.17 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedWe will happily work with my hon. Friend as she sets out. I believe that the housing Minister is already looking into this issue, and I am sure he will be in touch with her in due…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedI do not accept that, but I will say that we are looking at PDRs more generally. I hope that the right hon. Gentleman would, like me, celebrate the fact that this one policy alone…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPlanning Applications: Economic Opportunities and Housing NeedMy hon. Friend is a fantastic advocate for her constituents and really gets it: she understands that if we want to build the houses we need in this country, it is up to all of us,…17 Jun 2019HANSARDBellwin Scheme: Social Care Packages for Vulnerable ChildrenThe Bellwin scheme can be used to compensate authorities for emergencies and disasters in their area. Children’s services funding is made available through the settlement, with…17 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness Growth: North of EnglandI know that the Secretary of State and my ministerial colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Andrew Stephenson), are working tirelessly to support the steel industry…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is aware that this planning decision is currently with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for determination. She has had the…11 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness Growth: North of EnglandI agree with the hon. Lady that people like me and her, who have been born and brought up in the north of England for our entire lives, can see that European structural funds have…11 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness Growth: North of EnglandI fully support the Power Up The North campaign. Modesty precludes me from saying that its proposal that the northern powerhouse Minister be a full Cabinet position should be…11 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness Growth: North of EnglandThe industrial strategy is driving the northern powerhouse across the north of England. Our Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, which recently celebrated its second anniversary,…11 Jun 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundIt is welcome that the hon. Gentleman wants to play such an active and full part in the Conservative leadership election, but he knows, as I do, that decisions about the UK shared…11 Jun 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundI would not question the authority, even-handedness and open-mindedness of House of Commons Library. I would direct my right hon. Friend to the debate that took place in…11 Jun 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundWell, Mr Speaker, if you want a strong demonstration that this country is better together, you need look no further than the highlands and islands growth deal, a partnership…11 Jun 2019