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HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Indeed, local authorities have in the past been found wanting when it comes to building control. The most recent spending review…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]As ever, my hon. Friend is 100% spot-on. Even before the Grenfell tragedy, it was clear that the way in which tenants were being treated in social housing in far too many cases,…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill, which was, of course, first introduced in the other place, is one of a number of…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I am more than happy to give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes), who did so much to put these things right when he was a Minister. I will give way…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the hon. Lady, who, as well as doing fantastic work on the Select Committee in trying to ensure that appropriate progress has been made on matters such as…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I certainly would. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right that housing associations and other social landlords have to take safety incredibly seriously. This legislation is…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that. This legislation applies to housing associations and social landlords in England, of course, but in my other role as Minister…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Great British RailwaysThe Minister has been brilliantly clear that the creation of GBR will play a significant part in levelling up transport connectivity in the north and midlands, but he also knows…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe Minister mentioned the Civil Contingencies Act earlier. She knows—indeed, the whole House knows—that it is a very specific piece of legislation that is intended only to be…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMinisters will be aware that at the weekend it was reported that the school in England that has recorded the best Progress 8 score, and the best measure of how much value is added…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Final ReportI welcome my right hon. Friend to his place and commend him for his response to this report, as well as thanking my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) for…24 Oct 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Additional Support for School Pupils and HE StudentsThat was our idea.24 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundWhen the Secretary of State launched the levelling-up fund, it was denounced by the Scottish nationalist Government in Holyrood as a “power grab.” Now, of course, SNP MPs and SNP…17 Oct 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s Governmentindicated dissent .18 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundThe UK shared prosperity fund will deliver funding to all parts of our United Kingdom, and our allocation approach gives every region and nation a real-terms match with EU…27 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundMy hon. Friend puts it very well. The UK shared prosperity fund, the levelling-up fund and, indeed, the community ownership fund, which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State…27 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundMy hon. Friend raises a very important point, and I am disappointed. Vaughan Gething is a nice guy but it is a mistake, when we are decentralising power and resources to local…27 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundI know. Some politicians don’t eat their own words—I swallow mine whole. It is those MSPs who are closer to their communities, and unlike the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth…27 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. When I talk on calls to local authorities in Scotland, as well as local authorities in Wales, it is striking how grateful they are that…27 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a challenge to some of the proposals we are putting forward, with which we have to deal in the courts.27 Jun 2022