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HANSARD Stronger Towns FundWe are reflecting on precisely that point in terms of the separate elements of the fund—the £600 million—and the prospectus that we will produce to ensure that areas are able to…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. He sets out a narrative in relation to the savings that councils have had to make, but he ignores the fact that the last Labour…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the work the Government are doing to support our towns. Last week, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe factors that lie behind this are complex, but I can assure the hon. Lady of our absolute commitment to deal with the challenges of rough sleeping and homelessness through the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not unsympathetic to my hon. Friend’s long-standing campaign to turn Southend into a city, given that it is my birthplace. I therefore welcome any initiatives that see…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise the important point that the hon. Lady makes. Indeed, the specific fund I referenced earlier, through the troubled families initiative, is focused precisely on those…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is interesting. The right hon. Gentleman might reflect on the mess that his Government caused in terms of crashing the economy. We have a £9 billion affordable homes…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman should be more positive as to the future for our country. Indeed, we look to secure a deal that can command support from this House to ensure that our…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has set out a number of important ideas. I certainly welcome the recent statistic showing the number of first-time buyers at a 12-year annual high. There are…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsToday marks 12 months on from the Novichok attack in Salisbury. Our thoughts remain with all those affected by this appalling crime, and we remain determined to see those…04 Mar 2019HANSARDHomelessnessI recognise the right hon. Gentleman’s passion, and indeed we have spoken about the situation in Birmingham. I hope he will acknowledge the additional funding that will be going…04 Mar 2019HANSARDHomelessnessI know that my hon. Friend has been a champion for Shropshire and I commend him for his work on homelessness and on other issues. He rightly highlights the rapid rehousing…04 Mar 2019HANSARDHomelessnessTackling home- lessness and rough sleeping is a key priority for this Government. We are spending more than £1.2 billion on homelessness through to 2020, with our rough sleeping…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesI am sorry that the hon. Gentleman has clearly not been through the consultation, which demonstrates on various issues such as social care where deprivation is firmly relevant. We…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesI am surprised that the hon. Gentleman has not recognised the additional funding that will be going into local government this coming year. The cash increase I have outlined is a…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesThe hon. Lady will know the guarantees in place in relation to structural funds currently provided by the EU, but clearly we want new arrangements in place through the UK shared…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesI remind the hon. Gentleman of my response to the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts). That issue…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesAs my hon. Friend will know, there is a statement coming up later this afternoon, so I will save my comments for that, but it is a £1.6 billion fund, with a competitive element,…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesI note the hon. Gentleman’s point about asylum dispersal and the costs of that. Obviously, the Home Office leads on how funds are supported in different authorities—indeed, in…04 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesI warmly commend Kettering Borough Council for the work that my hon. Friend outlined, and indeed councils for the way in which they have risen to the challenges. I commend all the…04 Mar 2019