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HANSARDUnsafe CladdingThe right hon. Lady raises an important point. We need to get these properties resolved, mitigated and improved and that needs to be done in a way that works, as much as it can,…09 Jan 2023HANSARDVoter ID: May 2023 Local ElectionsThe Government continue to work actively to ensure that voter ID is delivered in time for the 2023 elections, and we will continue to work with the Electoral Commission and all…09 Jan 2023HANSARDVoter ID: May 2023 Local ElectionsJust as when we discussed this in the statutory instrument debate, the hon. Gentleman has deployed some pretty outrageous rhetoric on an important issue. The issue is important…09 Jan 2023HANSARDVoter ID: May 2023 Local ElectionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point and the basic principle is that we want to ensure that the ballot box is sacrosanct and that the process has integrity, so when people go…09 Jan 2023HANSARDVoter ID: May 2023 Local ElectionsWe will continue to work with everybody in order to deliver this, because the Government have been absolutely clear for a number of years that it is important that the ballot box…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady knows, this is a devolved issue. I shall be happy to talk to the Scottish Government if it is appropriate for me to do so, but I know that they, along with the UK…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady knows, local authorities need to make a set of decisions whenever any money, such as grants, is made available. If she wants to provide any further information,…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChild Bed PovertyIt is a pleasure to respond to the debate under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I am grateful to all hon. Members who have spoken. As the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen)…19 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Bed PovertyI am grateful to the hon. Lady for highlighting the hugely important matter of kinship carers, which I know all Members will have an interest in and experience of; I certainly…19 Dec 2022HANSARDChild Bed PovertyI am grateful for that clarification, and I apologise if I inadvertently suggested something that I did not intend to. I was merely trying to contextualise. The hon. Lady accepted…19 Dec 2022HANSARDIntegrity of the Voting ProcessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) for instigating the debate, and for the strong…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxMy hon. Friend makes a significant intervention that highlights the importance of consistency, which I am sure will shortly be coming from those on the Opposition Front Bench.…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments. We absolutely are thinking about how best to implement this policy. In the period while I have been in post, I have already…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxI beg to move, That the draft Voter Identification Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 3 November, be approved. This statutory instrument is a key part of how…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Non-domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2022. This statutory instrument delivers a transitional…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxIt has been an interesting debate, with quite a large proportion of it rerunning the previous legislative discussion, which I will not spend time at the Dispatch Box responding…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I look forward to hearing Opposition Front Benchers’ comments in support of this statutory instrument, based on their previous support for…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxI am extremely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for outlining the importance of these policy changes. I fear it may be the only thing we agree with coming from the Opposition…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxFor the record: a United Kingdom passport, a passport issued by an EEA state or Commonwealth country, a full driving licence, a provisional driving licence, a UK biometric…12 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2022I am grateful for all the contributions. I will take each in turn, starting with the questions and comments of the hon. Member for Luton North, who spoke on behalf of the…12 Dec 2022