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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Chair of the Select Committee brings me to an important point, which is that this legislation is complemented by other activity that Government are undertaking on levelling…08 Jun 2022HANSARDIntergovernmental Relations Quarterly ReportToday, the UK Government published the report of our engagement with the devolved Administrations in quarter one of 2022 on gov.uk. The report covers a period where we have seen…26 May 2022HANSARDBuilding Remediation CostsMy noble Friend Lord Greenhalgh, Minister for building safety and for fire safety, has been in conversation with the Association of British Insurers, and Baroness Morgan of Cotes…16 May 2022HANSARDBuilding Remediation CostsMy right hon. Friend has, with his characteristic assiduity, already raised this question with me both formally and informally, and I appreciate the unfortunate consequences that…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman raises an important question. I am very grateful to the more than 100,000 UK citizens who have signed up to offer their homes for the scheme. As well as…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSteps taken in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill and changes to the national planning policy framework should absolutely address the problems my hon. Friend identifies. Of…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAcross Government, the Places for Growth programme has seen civil servants relocated from London and the south-east to different parts of the United Kingdom, whether it is…16 May 2022HANSARDBuilding Remediation CostsMy hon. Friend raises an important question, and here I have an opportunity to thank those developers, as well as the House Builders Federation, who have acknowledged that they…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Culture Secretary and I talk daily. One thing at the top of our agenda is ensuring that we have connectivity across the whole United Kingdom. We are, of course, working with…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsDurham is on the up and east Durham must be part of that story, so, of course, we will make sure that a Minister meets the hon. Gentleman to discuss what we can do to help.16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhether they are in Arbroath, Montrose or Kirriemuir, people will recognise the vital importance of UK shared prosperity funding and other funding. When the hon. Gentleman talks…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsNewcastle has benefited from great civic leadership from Nick Forbes, who, sadly, is no longer the leader of Newcastle City Council as a result of a Corbynite coup. I want to…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady suggests we are being Neronian in fiddling while Rome burns, but I prefer to think that we are like Julius Caesar: we have crossed the Rubicon, alea iacta est—the…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI take the opportunity to thank the hon. Gentleman for his years of service as metro Mayor for South Yorkshire, during which, all party political differences aside, he did a…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the work of the Forget-Me-Not group in Blyth, which is doing amazing work in Cowpen Quay. I will do everything I can to support the group and…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe local councillor the hon. Lady mentions sounds like an absolutely brilliant champion for her local community. I would love to know more, particularly about what we can do to…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising the issue of the importance of the Scottish Government and the UK Government working together on levelling up. That is why I am so…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur renters reform Bill will specifically ensure that people in the private rented sector are protected, and I look forward to working with the hon. Gentleman to ensure that the…16 May 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity FundThe United Kingdom Government have engaged with each of the devolved Administrations on the design of the UK shared prosperity fund both at official and ministerial levels, and…16 May 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity FundThe normally pertinacious Member is misinformed: it is the case that Scotland receives just as much. I fear he is probably missing out the money Scotland receives from the…16 May 2022