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HANSARD Public HealthOn 23 March, it was absolutely correct that our nation entered lockdown as one nation, but I believe the fact that we are discussing these local restrictions today shows that we…07 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthFor someone who lives in Rossendale and Darwen on the border between Bolton and Lancashire, the rules have a labyrinthine complexity. They change on a weekly basis and people…07 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthWill the Minister give way?07 Oct 2020HANSARD Public HealthOn the subject of this SI, what does the Minister think the impact was of the eat out to help out scheme in places such as Bolton? When it was introduced, the rate per 100,000 was…07 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and the fact that I am a grower and farmer member of the National Farmers Union. We must…25 Jun 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI hope you will bear with me a moment, Mr Speaker, because this is the first time that I have had the opportunity to speak in a debate with you in the Chair as Speaker. As the MP…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will give way in a moment. It is absolutely clear that only the Conservative party has a mandate to unite our nation as we move forward from a decade of recovery to a decade of…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWith the greatest of pleasure, I give way to the hon. Lady.05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI am disappointed that the hon. Lady thinks I am the monkey.05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWell, I am not the organ grinder, as she has pointed out, so I must be the monkey. We have a broad team, and given that a lot of the claims made by the hon. Member for Denton and…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceAs my right hon. Friend knows, the fair funding review is under development, so we are unable to say today whether Hampshire will benefit more than any other area of the country,…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI do agree. I wonder how much attention the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish pays to his horoscope, because that prediction has as much accuracy as the figures he has gone…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will get on shortly to the issue of council tax referendum limits. We continue to engage with colleagues across our local government family, on both sides of the political…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI am sure the hon. Gentleman will welcome the recent discussions that have taken place with local authority leaders across Cumbria. I know that he has influence over his own local…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI suggest to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) that he read page 8 of the Order Paper. The Government’s amendment says that the Government will set out the…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWell, we are having fun. As I was saying, the hon. Member for St Helens North approached me outside the Division Lobby, fizzing with excitement. He is embedded on his town board,…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI am not throwing accusations around. I suggest the hon. Gentleman checks Hansard because whatever the funding gap may be, it would have been much bigger if he and his colleagues…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceNot at the moment. It is absolutely clear—05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI have more—I can keep going. I welcome the subject of today’s debate, because it gives us an opportunity to look at the exciting programme that this Government have for…05 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will not; I am concluding. Let me finish by thanking our councillors and our officers, as well as the Opposition for calling this important debate and giving us an opportunity…05 Feb 2020