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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)But you could do what you have described without the Bill; you do not need a strategic authority for it. If local authorities want to group together and do that under the county…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q I want talk about district councils. Lots of councils have gone through unitarisation, and when they come out the other side, lots of them set up area planning committees and…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q You have forced areas to come forward. Miatta Fahnbulleh: Well, no. We said, “This is the suite—16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)You have. Miatta Fahnbulleh: We said, “This is the suite of powers that you can get.” Places have seen the opportunity and are looking to other areas that have gone through this…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q Minister, we have heard a lot of evidence today about how metro mayors work in urban areas—we have heard some successful examples. However, we have hardly heard any evidence at…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q How does that work in places such as Hertfordshire? In Hertfordshire we have about 15 towns, all of similar size, and hardly anyone moves between the towns. It is not like…16 Sept 2025HANSARDNew Technologies in the Workplace3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the adoption of new technologies in the workplace.10 Sept 2025HANSARDNew Technologies in the WorkplaceI welcome the Secretary of State to her place. Small businesses in my constituency are vital to economic growth. What is her Department doing to ensure that small businesses can…10 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillNo, I will not give way. There have been lots of interventions, and I am fed up with the same interventions coming from the same Labour Members. Quite frankly it does not help the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThere are no two ways about it: this is a surrender Bill with no benefits to my Broxbourne constituents. Ministers have shamefully attempted to hide the shocking cost of this deal…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDefibrillatorsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I commend the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) for securing this important debate. I want to focus…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillWe have all been told repeatedly that the Government’s plan for local government will improve local services and save the taxpayer money, but it is increasingly clear that the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumIt is clear that the Government have lost control. The Government are going against their own election manifesto by taking the issue through the courts. I have asked this question…01 Sept 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityLast month, the Immigration Minister could not tell me in a written answer how many illegal asylum seekers have a criminal record. We have an asylum hotel in Cheshunt in my…21 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Will the Minister outline what new planning powers could be provided to local councils to ensure that my local communities in Broxbourne can say no to houses in multiple…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025rose—14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025rose—14 Jul 2025HANSARD Draft Buckinghamshire Council, Surrey County Council and Warwickshire County Council (Housing and Regeneration Functions) Regulations 2025Can the Minister outline for the Committee, where these powers will sit, once councils have gone through devolution talks and appointed metro mayors? Will they still sit with the…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South West Hertfordshire (Mr Mohindra) for securing this very important…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point and I completely agree. Now is the time to change the rules and it is up to the Government to step up, be accountable to the electorate…25 Jun 2025