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HANSARD Local Government Responsibilities: Public ServicesLocal authority base budgets are based on an assessment of council tax collection rates. If people are made redundant or if they move on to statutory sick pay, they will clearly…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the Green BeltOn a point of clarification, it is not the case that the Government believe that 2014 is the most appropriate evidence base; it is just that they did not have faith in the more…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the Green BeltIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bury North (James Daly) on securing the debate. It might seem like a very localised…18 Mar 2020HANSARD Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the Green BeltWill the Minister ensure that, when we talk about flooding, we do not jump automatically to the issue of sites that historically were flood plains or have the potential to be at…18 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2020I appreciate that the Minister has a number of more pressing issues to deal with at the moment, so I do not intend to speak other than to confirm that the Opposition do not intend…17 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I thank the Minister for giving way. Clearly, we are very early into this, and we do not quite know what the business continuity impact will be or the financial impact on…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The case that has been outlined is very important, but we also need to remember that social careworkers, who will be visiting all the people in their care in their homes, are also…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)rose —16 Mar 2020HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I thank my hon. Friend for giving way; he is being extremely generous. Does he share my concern that, beyond rent, many households are just a payday away from poverty, so people…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeTo be clear, is the hon. Gentleman suggesting that Fairtrade should be reformed so that ethical and other standards are reduced, rather than maintained, to allow a level playing…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTrade Deals and Fair TradeI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he share the Co-operative party’s concern about the mooted winding up or merging of the Department for…11 Mar 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)This point has been made at the Dispatch Box before, but a number of important, non-controversial Bills fell when the election was called. If the Government want to work…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Growth: Great GrimsbyToday, the Manchester Evening News reports on the findings of the Marmot review, which are truly shocking. It says that life expectancy has fallen for women and stalled for men,…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)First, may I congratulate the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) on what I thought was a really thoughtful maiden speech? It is quite telling when…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)It is disappointing, but is inevitable in a way, because there would be winners and losers—and, let’s be honest, the winners would be the poorest who have less agency to mount a…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureThis is welcome, if delayed, news, in particular for Manchester and Greater Manchester. Will the Prime Minister ensure that metro Mayors and council leaders are hard-wired into…11 Feb 2020HANSARDCo-operative and Mutual Businesses: Tax ContributionIt is a matter of fact that the three largest co-ops in this country pay more tax than Facebook, Amazon and Caffé Nero combined, so not only are they creating jobs but; they are…11 Feb 2020HANSARDCo-operative and Mutual Businesses: Tax Contribution12. What recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution to the public purse of tax paid by co-operative and mutual businesses.11 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019The Government will need to be able to convince not just the Opposition, but the residents of the two new unitary authorities, that there is enough money in the system to fund…10 Feb 2020HANSARDDraft Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. None of this is new. We have been anticipating a conclusion and, in some ways, I welcome the fact that we are now…10 Feb 2020