Contributions
275 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my hon. Friend to her place. I know that she, together with the Centre for Social Justice, has been active in this area for many years, which is why I am delighted to…13 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that, like me, the hon. Lady is delighted that one of the first policy commitments of our new Prime Minister before the general election was to say that we should have…13 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI too declare an interest, as a member of the Darwen towns fund board. I think that we shall be hearing a bit more about that as we work with Members of Parliament, local…13 Jan 2020HANSARD Liverpool City Council FundingIt is a pleasure to appear under your chairmanship, not for the first time, Sir George. With a general election looming, and given that there are marginal seats across north-west…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Liverpool City Council FundingI accept that. In my penultimate point, I will address the two points raised by the hon. Gentleman about the real purposes of the debate. First, on an urgent meeting, I am not…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Liverpool City Council FundingIt will come as no surprise to the hon. Lady that I disagree with her. Lots of what I am talking about—the £900 million devolution deal, the £1 billion for the Gateway crossing,…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Liverpool City Council FundingI will come on to address the hon. Gentleman’s specific points, but it is worth focusing on what happened in Liverpool. Across this House, we want to be optimistic for the people…29 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs part of delivering our northern powerhouse, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has committed to 100% devolution across the north of England, but in Greater Manchester,…23 Oct 2019HANSARD Eden Project North (Morecambe)What a brilliant debate, Madam Deputy Speaker; isn’t it fantastic to have a Parliament for the north, with all of us, except you and the Government Whip, representing north-west…17 Oct 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity Fundrose —05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundShow me the money. The hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry) has repeatedly referred to “EU money”. I hope he will acknowledge that it is not the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundIt is a privilege and an honour to have the opportunity to respond to this debate, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry)…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point on behalf of his constituents. I know it is not the first time he has made it, and we should certainly continue to monitor that. I,…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI am so pleased that the hon. Gentleman is listening closely to my response. What I would say is that if he, like me, is concerned about protecting the British taxpayer’s pound,…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundIt seems to me that the hon. Gentleman is suffering from a version of Stockholm syndrome. I happen to believe that the British people and this British Parliament are best able to…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI am sure the hon. Gentleman would like to have blamed the passing of his surrender Bill on the House of Lords. The Members of Parliament who voted for it know that the Opposition…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI am sorry, but I must make some progress, and I would like to briefly get on to responding to the debate. Specifically, I want to deal with the two pertinent questions, which…05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI am sorry, but I am unable to give way. I am bringing my remarks to a conclusion.05 Sept 2019HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundTo be absolutely clear and to repeat what I said in my contribution, the Government will fully respect the devolution settlement in respect of the UK shared prosperity fund and, I…05 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will take this away and look into it. My hon. Friend makes a valid point. More widely, in our communities framework, we have come forward with a plan for expanding the number…22 Jul 2019