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HANSARDLevelling Up1. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of her Department’s implementation of policies supporting levelling up.14 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling UpLike many hon. Members, during the recess I visited various sites in my constituency, including Langthwaite business park, which is an immensely successful business park with more…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate in Government time about the requirements on developers to fulfil planning obligations? In Ackworth, the leader of Ackworth parish council, Martin Roberts,…14 Sept 2023HANSARD UK-Chile Relations and 50th Anniversary of Coup in ChileMy hon. Friend is of course right. Famously, the Chicago boys, as they became known in Chile, were those in the economics department of the University of Chicago who developed a…14 Sept 2023HANSARD UK-Chile Relations and 50th Anniversary of Coup in ChileI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I have spoken in this House about antisemitism, and I have been the victim of antisemitism, because we have Jewish blood in my…14 Sept 2023HANSARD UK-Chile Relations and 50th Anniversary of Coup in ChileI do not want to detain the House for too long, but Victor Jara was a great folk hero. He chose to put his particular skills of singing and playing music at the disposal of the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWith her legendary attention to detail, no doubt the Leader of the House has seen this morning’s report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies—an authoritative report showing that so…07 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillOf course we need more housing, but in my constituency the sewers are over capacity, Victorian and clapped out. I invite the Minister to meet some of the households where in times…05 Sept 2023HANSARDWork Capability Assessment ConsultationIn a key paragraph of his statement, the Secretary of State appears to envisage that he will either remove or reduce the descriptors giving access to benefits for people who have…05 Sept 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsThis has been a fascinating debate—I almost used the word “delay”, but I would not dare to when speaking about the Father of the House. In the few minutes I have, let me try to…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI need to correct a statement I made to the Leader of the House two weeks ago, when I said that the Governor of the Bank of England was earning £10,000 a week. I was wrong and I…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Public Sector PayThe Minister’s statement proposes that the pay rises offered, which are less than the rate of inflation for every single one of the millions of people who work hard for our public…13 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling Up2. What steps he is taking to level up all parts of the UK.10 Jul 2023HANSARDLevelling UpAll those words are just empty rhetoric. It is a con trick. The truth is that in a single decade the Government cut £540 billion from public services, and by March they will only…10 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. While the Government drag their heels on section 21, thousands of families are being evicted through no fault of their own by rapacious landlords—let’s be honest about it—with…10 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Governor of the Bank of England earns more than £10,000 a week. The Bank made billions of pounds in profit from last year’s catastrophic mini-Budget, and the bonuses that are…29 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillAfter 27 years in this place, I suppose I should never be surprised about the direction in which debates go, but it is slightly unseemly that we are spending so much time talking…28 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI thank the Father of the House, who I always listen to with respect. He is widely respected, but on this matter he may be wrong. I occasionally go to the anti-slavery monument…28 Jun 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman and I agree with him. With my kind of politics, it is very rare that I agree with anybody on the Conservative Benches, but it is good to…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThere are 9,900 families—20,000 people—in my constituency facing an increase in their mortgage of about £1,800 per household. They are facing a crisis already. Is it not the case…22 Jun 2023