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HANSARD Voter IdentificationMy right hon. Friend is right. An estimated 98% of people already have this ID and, as I have indicated, we are providing additional ID for the people who choose to vote but do…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationVoter ID is a policy that has been implemented by many countries across the world. It is pretty standard, including in parts of the European Union, which the hon. Gentleman’s…21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationMy hon. Friend is right. That was also the case in the recent Wakefield by-election, where I believe the Labour candidate was selected on the basis of photographic ID. What is…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTrading Standards: Staffing and ResourcesI have read that report, and I should be happy to meet my hon. Friend to talk more about this important issue, in which I know he has a long-standing interest.20 Feb 2023HANSARDBuilding Regulations: Energy EfficiencyI was not aware of it until now, but I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting it. As he knows from his time in the Department, our approach is agnostic on technology and materials,…20 Feb 2023HANSARDBuilding Regulations: Energy EfficiencyThe part L uplift, which came into force in June 2022, delivered a significant improvement in energy efficiency. New homes now produce 30% fewer CO 2 emissions, and new…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsAs I said to the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan), we are prioritising stability this year. Of course we always look at elements of the settlement and what we can…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsThe main message we heard from the local government sector in the past 12 months, after covid, inflation and all the pressures it had, was that it wanted stability. What we have…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsThe local government finance settlement 2023-24 recently made available nearly £60 billion of funding for local government in England in the coming financial year, responding to…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her comments. I absolutely agree that fly-tipping is a scourge and a crime, and that local authorities have the resources and the ability to try…20 Feb 2023HANSARDTrading Standards: Staffing and ResourcesAs my hon. Friend will know, local authorities are responsible for determining resourcing priorities in accordance with the needs of their local electorates, and the members of…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsIt was only a few days ago that the Chancellor himself visited a successful levelling-up round 2 budget area, which demonstrates the commitment of the Treasury—just like the…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsWe can always trust the Scottish National party to debate something that has already occurred and to take the situation back to the European Union. If that is the comparison that…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsI explained the change at the outset: there is no change to the budgets that we have provided and there is no change to the local government finance settlement, which was…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsObviously, I will speak to the Secretary of State; we talk very regularly about some of the challenges that the hon. Gentleman highlights. I know that the hon. Gentleman will have…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsLet me put it in terms of reality. This Government’s budgets are not changing, this Department’s objectives are not changing, and this Government’s ambition is not changing on…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely incorrect to say that the levelling-up agenda is unravelling. Just last month we announced several billion pounds of additional capital spending…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsThank you, Mr Speaker, I am glad we know what question we are being asked. Levelling up is one of the defining missions of this Government. Whether it is moving 22,000 civil…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsI thank the shadow Secretary of State for her questions. There was a significant amount of hyperbole in there and a significant amount of suggestion and inference, but the reality…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Capital Projects: Spending DecisionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. My understanding is that where commitments have been made, they absolutely will be adhered to; that will be understood, and they will be…09 Feb 2023