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HANSARD High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention, but this matter is about planning and giving local authorities powers to decide what is best for their own areas. There is a…26 Jan 2024HANSARD High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. As I said, I was interested to hear his earlier intervention on neighbourhood plans; that is one of the key things. We recognise the…26 Jan 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayIt is a great honour to respond to this important debate on behalf of the Opposition. I commend my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) for introducing…25 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ2. A report released yesterday by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that one in four people in the north-east are living in poverty; the child poverty rate for every local…24 Jan 2024HANSARDRegional Mayors: AccountabilityLast week, the Secretary of State told the Business and Trade Committee that he hoped that the long-delayed inquiry that he commissioned into Teesworks and the Tees Valley Mayor…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Funded ChildcareI recently visited the Ryton Willows Montessori nursery in my constituency, where its manager explained her concerns about the impact of the change on her, and about how she was…22 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. I am sorry to hear that the Secretary of State is ill, but could the Minister explain why she has taken money from Michael Hintze, funder of the Global Warming Policy…16 Jan 2024HANSARDEnergy Social TariffsLast year, the Government promised action to help the most vulnerable with their energy bills. In April 2023, the Secretary of State’s predecessor, the right hon. Member for…16 Jan 2024HANSARDEnergy Social Tariffs4. What recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of energy social tariffs.16 Jan 2024HANSARDSmokefree FutureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing this debate on the APPG on smoking and…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Proposed British Jewish History MonthI thank the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) for securing this debate, which has been hugely interesting. I also thank both my hon. Friend the…11 Jan 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI invite the Leader of the House, and in fact all hon. Members, to join me and Samaritans on Monday for a brew. Blue Monday may have been a term invented by the travel industry to…11 Jan 2024HANSARDLocal JournalismLow pay and job insecurity are rife in local journalism. There have recently been big redundancies at my local paper, the Evening Chronicle , which has lost a third of its news…11 Jan 2024HANSARDLocal Journalism4. What steps her Department is taking to support local journalism.11 Jan 2024HANSARD Antisemitic OffencesIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair in this important debate, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Nicola Richards) for securing it, and my hon.…09 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. It is vital that local authorities such as Gateshead and voluntary community organisations know as soon as possible whether the household support fund will be extended beyond…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf the 4,000 zero-emission buses promised in the national bus strategy, only 660 have been funded outside London and half of those have gone to overseas manufacturers. What are…14 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah) and the hon. Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) for securing this important debate. Islamophobia, like all forms…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaYes, my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry South (Zarah Sultana) made a very important point. We all need to stand together to ensure that we defeat Islamophobia and…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. We first need to get the basics right by adopting this definition of Islamophobia. We are committed to taking further steps to ensure…07 Dec 2023