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HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord and, knowing his role in Sheffield, thank him for his support in encouraging Sheffield to get on with its deal, which is important. I come back to…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for once again emphasising that this is new, additional money. Perhaps I might again correct a feeling that this is something to do with the…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat a Statement made in another place by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Statement is…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, may I first reciprocate and wish the noble Lord a happy St Piran’s Day? I have been speaking today to the deputy leader of Cornwall Council, Julian German; it was not…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundI thank the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for their contributions from the Front Benches of their respective parties. I will try to cover the…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns Fund“Summat for nowt”. It is £1.6 billion. I do not think that is to be sniffed at; I am sure communities up and down the country will not be sniffing at it. Indeed, some of the…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundThe noble Baroness raises a fair point in a sense, but she cannot expect me to give a running commentary on all the local authorities up and down the country. It is established…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundI thank the noble Baroness, who will be aware that the north-east actually has the most favourable treatment of all the regions that have had their monies announced—£105 million,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundI thank the noble Lord for the question. In relation to the first point, he will have heard me say that my right honourable friend the Secretary of State will be making an…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for that intervention. It is important to note first that the Secretary of State has indicated that there will be a prospectus giving details…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, it is certainly new money, as my noble friend rightly says, and it is important to stress that point. It is also important to stress, as he has, that towns and…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, I think I can give the noble Lord some comfort in relation to the community that he talks about—Radstock and so on in Somerset. Like many parts of the country, that…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for that contribution and his at least qualified welcome. I think the honourable Member for Wigan, Lisa Nandy, gave a similar welcome in the other…05 Mar 2019HANSARDStronger Towns FundI am grateful to my noble friend for reminding us of the importance of recognising that a significant amount of public money is coming forward here. One thinks of looking gift…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecialist Domestic Abuse ServicesMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness and her interest in this area, which I know is considerable. On specialist services, she will be aware that Women’s Aid has said that…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecialist Domestic Abuse ServicesMy Lords, first of all I pay tribute to the people who work in this area. This Friday is International Women’s Day, and it is important that we acknowledge the great work done…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecialist Domestic Abuse ServicesMy Lords, I pay tribute again to the noble Baroness, who I know has long taken an interest in this area; indeed, she has helped with legislation recently. She cites disabled…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecialist Domestic Abuse ServicesMy Lords, in January, the Government published their landmark domestic abuse Bill in draft form and a package of non-legislative measures to tackle this issue. These include…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecialist Domestic Abuse ServicesMy Lords, I recall the noble Lord rightly raising this issue. The new contract is being revised and considered, and is part of that discussion. I do not have any progress to…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecialist Domestic Abuse ServicesMy Lords, the noble Baroness is right about the particular issues that apply to elderly victims. Again, we are funding a helpline, but she is right to focus attention on this…04 Mar 2019