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HANSARDCommunity OwnershipThrough the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the Government are introducing a strong, new community right to buy. That will empower communities to take ownership…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right that we need councils across the country to use the extra funding that the Government have made available for local road maintenance to fill those…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point to the crisis and resilience fund as an important lifeline for families across this country. We work with local authorities to make sure that the…10 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Service Pension Scheme: Indexation and Revaluation 2026Public service pensions are a cornerstone of the remuneration package for hard-working people across our public services. Ensuring that they maintain their value over time is…26 Feb 2026HANSARDRail InfrastructureI thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising the concerns of the services used by his constituents. I can assure him that I will look into those and get back to him.27 Jan 2026HANSARDRail InfrastructureEast West Rail is a transformational project that will unlock economic growth and housing. Just yesterday, I was glad to host a representative from East West Rail at an…27 Jan 2026HANSARDRail InfrastructureThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: we are all about job growth. I fear I will be quite busy after this set of questions with taking up projects in different constituencies,…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend sets out, there are significant challenges in adult social care, and we have already made available an extra £4.6 billion, including funding to start to…27 Jan 2026HANSARDRail InfrastructureInvestment in our railways is a crucial part of our plan to unlock economic growth in every nation and region of the UK. Earlier this month, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me start by thanking the emergency services in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency for all their work to ensure that people are kept safe, and to respond to the challenges that…27 Jan 2026HANSARDRail InfrastructureI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the value of the midlands rail hub, which we invested in at the spending review. We are determined to invest more in transport in the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) is warmly welcoming people who spent 14 years undermining public services, who wrecked the economy,…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are backing investment in Teesside to create the good jobs that my hon. Friend’s constituents deserve. I know that Teesside is very well placed to lead for our…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for raising the situation in her constituency. All Departments across Government have had their budgets set, and they include a contingency for covering…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) on securing this debate. I thank hon. Members from both sides of the House for their powerful…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerMy hon. Friend is right to point out that the OBR’s report contains a series of recommendations. It was, in fact, published within a few days of the premature publication. We are…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI think the hon. Gentleman is incorrect in what he said. He said that I may have implied the premature publication was deliberate; I certainly did not. It is none the less a…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerThe hon. Gentleman said he feels sorry for me—he needn’t. I am proud to be defending a Labour Budget in this Chamber. Frankly, I might repay the sympathies to him: I feel sorry…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Sorry seems to be the hardest word to say for Opposition Members when it comes to covid fraud, the state in which they left the NHS, the Liz…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI will give way one more time, and then make some progress.10 Dec 2025