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HANSARDPolicingI praise West Mercia police for their work to help tackle cross-border crime, particularly around county lines. The Government will always look to provide the powers and resources…15 May 2019HANSARDPolicingIt has to be said that anyone who wants to hear vacuous nonsense can just listen to those sort of attacks in the Chamber. Let us be clear: in 2015-16, the combined budget for…15 May 2019HANSARDPolicingThe Government recognise the pressures, for example, in the recent announcement of additional knife crime funding, South Wales police will receive £1.2 million. In 2015-16, South…15 May 2019HANSARDPolicingMy right hon. Friend perfectly highlights the fact that crime does not stop at political borders. Criminals and gangs in England target victims in north Wales, south Wales and in…15 May 2019HANSARDPension CreditThe BBC has a strong and good settlement that it actually agreed. When it was last agreed, that settlement included the responsibility for this benefit.15 May 2019HANSARDPolicingI do not recognise the figures that have just been used. As we touched on in answers to two previous questions, crime does not stop at political boundaries. Criminal gangs in the…15 May 2019HANSARDPension CreditI start by welcoming the hon. Lady to her seat and to her first Wales questions. I am sure that she will be as strong an advocate for her constituents as her predecessor, who was…15 May 2019HANSARDDevolution: WelfareAs always, my hon. Friend is right to say that it is time that the SNP-run Government in Holyrood focused more on the job of actually governing than on trying to build…15 May 2019HANSARDPension CreditI would be concerned to hear of any person not getting the support that this Parliament has voted for them to have. We are engaging with people who may be eligible for these…15 May 2019HANSARDDevolution: WelfareI must say that those who look at the social security system and at devolution in Scotland may draw a different picture from that being presented by our separatist colleagues. The…15 May 2019HANSARDPension CreditI suppose it is somewhat apt that a question on mixed-age couples comes to me—for those who know my own background. This is about balancing fairness between the taxpayers who pay…15 May 2019HANSARDDevolution: WelfareThe Silk commission’s analysis in 2014 concluded that social security, including welfare, should remain non-devolved. This recommendation had cross-party support when it was…15 May 2019HANSARDPolicingWe have been clear that ensuring that the police have the right resources and powers is a Government priority, which is why we are providing more than £1 billion of additional…15 May 2019HANSARDOne Public Estate ProgrammeMy response to the hon. Lady’s point is that I am certainly happy to look at the instance in her constituency of what I think was described as NHS Property Services operating to…14 May 2019HANSARDOne Public Estate ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. At the start of my response to a debate, I usually say that I will allow a couple of minutes at the end for the…14 May 2019HANSARDOne Public Estate ProgrammeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his constructive and instructive intervention. Because we have an integrated care organisation in Torbay, one of the advantages is that there is no…14 May 2019HANSARDOne Public Estate ProgrammeI have given way twice to the hon. Lady, so I will do so again very briefly, but I will make this the last time.14 May 2019HANSARDOne Public Estate ProgrammeWe have given a range of flexibility to local authorities to look at how they can develop, but ultimately they can act as a bank. My own local council is helping to bring forward…14 May 2019HANSARDOne Public Estate ProgrammeThe Government are spending significant amounts via, for example, the housing infrastructure fund, to which eligible sites can bid, and the land release fund. I have touched on…14 May 2019HANSARD Wales: Regional Development FundingNot for the moment. We will achieve our objective by strengthening the foundations of productivity, as set out in our modern industrial strategy, to support people to benefit from…07 May 2019