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HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingLet me begin my speech in the same way as the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne), and underline the House’s complete condemnation of the appalling terrorist…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThe Minister for Care, who is sitting on the Bench next to me, says that the number of providers is going up. I can assure the hon. Gentleman about the steps that we are taking in…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI am glad that the hon. Lady has mentioned the troubled families programme, because I will be talking about that in greater detail later in my speech. I have been hugely impressed…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThe hon. Lady must equally reflect on the fact that the Labour Opposition voted against a real-terms increase in the core spending available to local authorities this year. That…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingWe have given significant investment to the police. Indeed, the Chancellor has made further commitments on some of the most acute pressures that we know are being experienced. I…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingMy hon. Friend makes his point in his inimitable style. We have promoted a greater sense of devolution, and this comes back to my point about trusting communities, councils and…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI hope the hon. Lady will have noticed that, according to the latest figures, real wages are actually going up. I remind her of the fact that pay restraint across the public…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI look forward to engaging with the hon. Gentleman and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on issues relating to the devolution of business rates and so many…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI will give way one last time and then I will make some progress.24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI say gently to the hon. Gentleman that Birmingham is one of the authorities with the highest funding per capita. Equally, I am looking carefully at the representations that he…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI am working closely with the Secretary of State for Education as we look towards the next spending review. I will come on to the support that is being provided for adults’ and…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThe interesting thing about some of our earlier exchanges was the acknowledgement that the last Labour Government, going into the 2010 election, did not guarantee to protect local…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI totally agree with my hon. Friend. Joint working has been done on delayed discharges of care. It is about ensuring that there is good practice and sharing that more broadly. We…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI will give way one last time, then I will make some more progress.24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingInterestingly, the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish tried to suggest that there was not good joined-up working, but my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert…24 Apr 2019HANSARDPrivate Rented SectorYou will have seen that last week I announced reforms to the legislative framework governing how private tenancies can be ended in England to improve security in the private…23 Apr 2019HANSARDHomes for Social RentI certainly agree with my right hon. Friend. Focusing on land that has already been developed, and indeed on brownfield land, rather than green-belt land, will allow us to cherish…08 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI firmly recognise the consumer interest. That is what motivated me to put an ombudsman in place. I want the ombudsman to first be established in a shadow format, leading into the…08 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI firmly recognise the stress, strain and anguish that so many people continue to live with as a consequence of ACM cladding on the outside of a number of these blocks. A growing…08 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI certainly agree with the hon. Lady about the need to ensure that the UK shared prosperity fund works for all parts of our United Kingdom, and we will certainly work with the…08 Apr 2019