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HANSARD Building SafetyThat will depend on how quickly this House can agree the passage of the Bill. Given the generous words from the Opposition Front Bench, if we introduce it in the Queen’s Speech,…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Building SafetyI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her constructive approach today. She has consistently taken such an approach to resolving the building safety crisis. She recognises that…30 Jan 2023HANSARDDLUHC: Foundations for GrowthOne of the Prime Minister’s top priorities is growing the economy, spreading opportunity right across the country. Levelling up is central to that mission. Today I am delighted to…25 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund Round 2 OutcomeOne of the Prime Minister’s top priorities is growing the economy, to create better-paid jobs and spread opportunity right across the country. This provides the foundations upon…19 Jan 2023HANSARDGreen Freeports in ScotlandOn 13 January, the UK and Scottish Governments jointly announced that the Firth of Forth, and Inverness and Cromarty Firth have been successful in their bids to establish two new…16 Jan 2023HANSARDLocal Government Finance Settlement 2023-24Introduction On 12 December, I published a policy statement outlining proposals for the 2023-24 local government finance settlement and details of funding in 2024-25. Today, I…19 Dec 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine Scheme: UpdateToday I announce measures to update the Homes for Ukraine scheme. This scheme has been a significant success. Although the initial roll-out of visas was slower than the Government…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. What a great Bill this is—put together by a great ministerial team, passed by great majorities and improved by the great…13 Dec 2022HANSARDLocal Government Finance Settlement: EnglandToday the Government have published details on the Local Government Finance Settlement for the next two years for English councils, which prioritises protecting local taxpayers…12 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaAgain, I stress the importance of looking at what the inspector says. The hon. Gentleman quite rightly points out that international partners are meeting in Montreal, alongside…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaLet me set aside specifically the decision here, where the inspector’s report speaks for itself—I urge the hon. Gentleman and others to read it in full. On the broader point he…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaI appreciate the hon. Lady’s position. If she will forgive me, I shall not be drawn into the question of Executive formation in Northern Ireland. I know everybody wants to make…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaMr Speaker, thank you for your ruling earlier. I apologise to you and to the House. No discourtesy was intended. I appreciate the importance of maintaining the courtesies of the…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaMy hon. Friend has a matchless knowledge of the planning process. Again, I urge all colleagues to read my decision letter and also the inspector’s report, which gives a full…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaI am tempted to say that any tree that is hugged by my hon. Friend is a very lucky tree. On the substance of the very important point that my hon. Friend makes, yes, in order to…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaOn this side of the House, we have had iron ladies, but there is no better champion of steel than my hon. Friend. Whether in Scunthorpe or Port Talbot, jobs depend on the future…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaYes, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. We have succeeded, in the past decade or so, in dramatically reducing our reliance on coal for energy generation.…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaThere are two separate points and the hon. Lady is absolutely right. There is both the operation of the mine itself and the future usage of the coal. The inspector analyses both,…08 Dec 2022HANSARDDevolution: EnglandThe levelling-up White Paper set out the Government’s ambition that, by 2030, every part of England that wants one will have a devolution deal with powers at or approaching the…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaAgain, I urge the hon. Lady, who I know takes environmental issue seriously, to look at the inspector’s report in full. She should look, for example, at paragraph 21.127, where…08 Dec 2022