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HANSARDVisiting in Care Homes, Hospitals and Hospices: Government Response to ConsultationToday, the Government have published details on the local government finance settlement for the next year, for councils across England. This policy statement comes in advance of…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAntisemitismTragically, we have seen a significant increase in antisemitism since the events of 7 October. The Community Security Trust recorded 1,500 antisemitic incidents between 7 October…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAntisemitismThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, and it gives me an opportunity to thank the Holocaust Educational Trust, which enjoys support across the House. The work done by its chief…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady does a fantastic job of standing up for her constituents in Edinburgh West, and she is absolutely right: the UK Government should be, and are, working with the…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had the great pleasure of visiting Harborough on Friday, when I was able to see the enormously high regard with which my hon. Friend is held. Unfortunately, that high regard…04 Dec 2023HANSARDEconomic Growth: Yorkshire and the NorthI am grateful to the hon. Member. As the Minister for Local Government has just reminded me, when Saul was on the road to Damascus he was not actually travelling on a camel.…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAntisemitismMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. All of us approach any conflict with a sense of horror and foreboding for what it may mean for innocent civilians, and it is in that…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. Again and again, we find that Labour-run local authorities, despite their much-vaunted relationship with trade unions, are incapable of resolving these disputes.…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAntisemitismI am really grateful to the hon. Gentleman for reminding us of that episode in our history, and I would be absolutely delighted to work with him to ensure that that signal moment…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are absolutely committed to making sure that local authorities receive the resources they need. Having had conversations with the leader of City of York Council, I appreciate…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to the hon. Lady. Of course, Newport is one of many cities and towns where there is effective working between representatives of Muslim communities and figures…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Policies: Regional InequalitiesWe are doing better outside the European Union. If we had followed the hon. Gentleman’s advice and remained in the European Union, we would have found that the fishing industry…04 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Policies: Regional InequalitiesA lot done, a lot still to do, but certainly much more than the Scottish Government.04 Dec 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Policies: Regional InequalitiesWhen it comes to levelling up and the e-sports centre, I am always clear that it is my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove who answers the call of duty.…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAntisemitismMy right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely correct. I understand that the London Borough of Havering has now reversed its decision, but it seems to me that it was based on a…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is a very important point, and yes, we are on it.04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThey certainly cannot rely on a Labour Government, because the Leader of the Opposition just this morning has been talking about his admiration for Margaret Thatcher and cost…04 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt the autumn statement, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer made available to my Department money for investment in London, Cambridge and Leeds, planning…04 Dec 2023HANSARDEconomic Growth: Yorkshire and the NorthFor our part, we wish Mr Speaker all the very best, and we hope that he enjoys a speedy recovery—but it is wonderful to have you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I also welcome…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAntisemitismMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; the events of 7 October were uniquely horrific. It was an exercise in calculated, premeditated sadism which everyone in the House condemns.…04 Dec 2023