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HANSARDAdult Social CareI certainly acknowledge that there are differences in individual circumstances between rural areas, urban areas, and suburban and near-rural areas, one of which I have the…08 Mar 2023HANSARDAdult Social CareI add my voice to all those who have welcomed you back to the Chair in recent days, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank right hon. and hon. Members who have spoken in this debate. It…08 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [ Lords ]It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I am pleased to say that the Government also support the Bill, which is being sponsored by my hon. Friend the Member…07 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [ Lords ]I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her comments; she raises an important point. The guidance will be drawn up by the Electoral Commission in the normal way. As part of that…07 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [ Lords ]I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her suggestion. This exchange is highlighting some of the challenges around the level of prescription that needs to be in the process versus…07 Mar 2023HANSARDBallot Secrecy Bill [ Lords ]I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments because he raises an important point, which is: how will we interpret the legislation? Clause 3, which my hon. Friend the…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Leaseholders and Managing AgentsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his kind invitation to the north-west. I will speak to the Housing Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean), who has…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Leaseholders and Managing AgentsThank you for the opportunity to talk about this hugely important topic today, Sir George. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) on securing the debate.…28 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I thank the hon. Lady for her questions, which I will try to answer in a number of buckets. I accept that the Government and the Opposition have a different views about how to…27 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I do not have an estimate, but I am happy to write to the hon. Gentleman with it. The principle behind the change has been in place for a number of years. As a result of freezing…27 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023It is an accommodation within the existing regulations, as I understand it, given that the City of London is incredibly atypical in having large service requirements but a very…27 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I had to check, but it is England. Secondly, the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 2013 provide for the day-to-day administration of the rates retention scheme. As…27 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your…27 Feb 2023HANSARDNationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: Action PlanNationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) spur growth, investment and regeneration throughout the country and are vital to achieving our levelling up ambitions. That…23 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationI am grateful to my near constituency neighbour for his question. No, it is absolutely not the case that we are discriminating against anybody. We want maximum participation in…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There has been voter ID in Northern Ireland for 20 years, and it has run successfully. There is absolutely no reason why that will not be the…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationOne of our reasons for offering a free voter authority certificate, which 21,000 people have already taken up, is to address precisely that question.21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is why we are focusing on making sure that people are aware of this change and vote in a way that reflects the change so that May is…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationThe hon. Lady takes a keen interest in this area, and she will be aware that we are making changes to encourage blind and partially sighted people to get more involved in the…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationNo, he is not, for the reasons I have provided. Many countries around the world have voter ID to ensure the integrity of the ballot box, and I encourage the Labour party and the…21 Feb 2023