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HANSARDPublic Order BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point. He is right that the British state claimed historically to be the bastion of our liberty, but today it is proposed that it become…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI appreciate your guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker; I am about to finish on this point. The definition that the Lords tried to introduce was not perfect but it was far better than…07 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThat is the point I was just making, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for repeating it. The police used the covid rules, which had been passed by the House, possibly regrettably.…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI represent a rural community with 23 separate villages, and there are 24,000 people in households with no access to a motorised vehicle. We are totally dependent on public…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsGiven the social and economic division created by the Government over 13 years, the announcement of levelling up led to a reasonable expectation that money would be directed to…09 Feb 2023HANSARDBrownfield Development and Green BeltHas my hon. Friend had a similar experience to ours, where the houses built on the green belt are often not accessible financially to local people? It adds insult to the injury of…09 Feb 2023HANSARDBrownfield Development and Green BeltI think it is the second time this week that you have guided us through a Westminster Hall debate that I have attended, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the right hon. Member for…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We need indices that reflect the need that communities experience. Those indices should then be translated into a formula that provides…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceI entirely agree. I am not making a special point about former coalfield communities, but they were treated particularly badly by a previous Conservative Government and have never…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceI will give way to the hon. Gentleman, but let me put a point to him first. Does he agree that the aggregate amount of money made available to local government is simply…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceWell, we will let people read the record and see what conclusions they arrive at. The hon. Gentleman’s case was based on rurality. I represent a rural constituency with 23…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceListening to this debate and the earlier one on the police grant—I have been in the Chamber for several hours listening—has been a fascinating exercise in politics. Those on the…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Local Government FinanceI want to make progress, as others wish to speak, but I will give way to my right hon. Friend.08 Feb 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2: Bidding ProcessI totally agree. The Prime Minister changed and the politics of the country changed, and they suddenly saw an opportunity to dip their hands into a bag of funds that a previous…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2: Bidding Processrose—07 Feb 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2: Bidding ProcessThank you for your guidance, Sir Christopher, and for your generosity in giving us an extra seven minutes. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Anne…07 Feb 2023HANSARDAutism and ADHD AssessmentsIt is a pleasure to be here under your guidance, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn), who introduced this debate, and the…06 Feb 2023HANSARDHealth and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022In her written response, could the Minister indicate what the costs were in relation to the incident at Sellafield? How much of those costs were recovered, possibly including…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022Thank you for that advice, Mr Hollobone. That is precisely the point that I was about to arrive at. The industry is meant to be charged to recover costs incurred by the HSE,…30 Jan 2023HANSARDHealth and Safety and Nuclear (Fees) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. The Minister would like us to focus purely on the mistake that was made, although I guess she does not want to…30 Jan 2023