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HANSARDGovernment Funding: Local AuthoritiesWorking people are paying the price of the cost of living crisis, but is it not the truth that the Liz Truss mini-Budget did not occur in a vacuum? There is a pattern of the…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseOldham is a wonderful place but it is not without challenges. The local community is concerned about the number of young people who have been drawn into gang activity and who are…14 Mar 2024HANSARD 5G Masts: Greater ManchesterI think there is agreement on the need for the roll-out of digital connectivity; that is a welcome investment. The frustration for local people and the industry is that there is…13 Mar 2024HANSARD 5G Masts: Greater ManchesterI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of 5G mast installations on communities in Greater Manchester. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir…13 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve on the Committee under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. The Opposition do not intend to divide the Committee on the regulations, and I welcome the opportunity…13 Mar 2024HANSARD 5G Masts: Greater ManchesterThe Minister is being very generous in taking interventions. On that point, the Act in itself was a good piece of work, with the exception of the guidance that followed, which…13 Mar 2024HANSARD 5G Masts: Greater ManchesterThe approach we tried to take was, where possible, to use the underground ducting that was there through the BT Openreach system. We were able to remove some masts and cabinets…13 Mar 2024HANSARD 5G Masts: Greater ManchesterAbsolutely—I recognise the impact of these masts. I spoke to my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) about her private Member’s Bill,…13 Mar 2024HANSARD 5G Masts: Greater ManchesterI share entirely those concerns about the impact. I will come on to some of the interventions we made in Oldham to try to bridge that divide on consultation, communication and…13 Mar 2024HANSARD 5G Masts: Greater ManchesterThat is the crux of the issue. Not many people object in principle to the installation of new equipment that makes life easier and better for people. Connectivity in the digital…13 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024Thank you. In the end, there is frustration and concern from local government leaders that, when we talk about devolution in this place, what we are really talking about is taking…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024I am a strong believer in the idea that politics can be won on the buses, and I think we underestimate which mode of transport the vast majority of people take when they use…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024Absolutely; the trailblazer deals are important because, in the end, not many members of the public are calling for more layers of government or more politicians, but people are…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I can confirm that we do not intend to divide the Committee on this statutory instrument today. The order provides…12 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024Of course, the trains. In Greater Manchester, we are doing bus devolution; I know that Tracy Brabin in West Yorkshire is doing the same; and I know that Steve Rotheram is doing a…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is interesting to follow the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart). I will leave it there. The test of any Budget is simple, and we all know it, in politics and…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI think we can all recognise a Conservative campaign headquarters rebuttal on its own Chancellor when we hear it. The substantive point was that the NICs cuts mean there is a…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Oldham Athletic football club owner Frank Rothwell on his sterling achievement in rowing the 3,000 miles across the…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe Minister mentions making work pay, but Unison has pointed out that a number of social care workers are being disadvantaged because HMRC mileage rates have not changed since…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI will give the hon. Gentleman a second to take a breath. Does he accept that the NHS does not sit in isolation? It is part of a wider ecosystem of public services, and it…07 Mar 2024