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HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeThe Home Secretary and I will do everything possible to improve the operation of the scheme, in line with the hon. Lady’s points.14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care moved with amazing speed to provide support to some of the most vulnerable, and he spoke…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeLocal government, who are experts in safeguarding.14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with the hon. Lady that it is vital to provide the fastest and safest route for those fleeing persecution and we are working with our partners on the ground in Poland and…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up White Paper: Impact on Regional InequalityI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the points that he makes. He is absolutely right: we need to make sure that the replacements for EU funding are distributed equitably and…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up White Paper: Impact on Regional InequalityThere are few more attractive parts of the Black Country and the west midlands than my hon. Friend’s constituency. I have not yet visited the community of Lye—I am sure that all…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up White Paper: Impact on Regional InequalityIt is the case that we want to welcome more bids to the levelling up fund from Scotland; indeed, we are in discussion with Scottish local authorities and others about the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Funding AllocationLevelling-up funding is distributed using both competitive and formula-based models as appropriate across the United Kingdom. The methodology, assessment and decision-making…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHelp for Rough Sleepersindicated assent .07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAgain, I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising two important questions. On the need to ensure that we have a rapid expansion of the scheme, we need to use the existing…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you very much for ensuring order, Mr Speaker. The scheme that we are expanding will ensure that we meet the needs of the hour and that all those who need humanitarian…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up White Paper: Impact on Regional InequalityThe proposals in the levelling-up White Paper are already reducing regional inequality. Whether it is through urban regeneration in Wolverhampton and Sheffield, new education…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the hon. Lady said the shambolic response from the European Government and that she probably meant the United Kingdom Government, but not to worry. I respectfully…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, we need a council that is composed of simulacra or clones of my hon. Friend. If every Ipswich councillor was as ambitious for Ipswich as he is, Ipswich would not only be in…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is coming in the spring statement, but I should say to the hon. Gentleman, whom I count as a friend and much admire, that he should have a word with the hon. and learned Member…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up White Paper: Impact on Regional InequalityColne Valley, and indeed Kirklees more broadly, has no more effective advocate than my hon. Friend, and the bid he has put forward has much to commend it. I will discuss with the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up White Paper: Impact on Regional InequalityThe hon. Gentleman said that the rhetoric is not matching up to the delivery, which suggests, actually, that we are underselling what we are doing. I think what he meant to say,…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, 100%, spot-on, totally correct.07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up White Paper: Impact on Regional InequalityMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. North Wales has been neglected under previous Labour Governments. It is only this Conservative Administration who are making sure that…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up White Paper: Impact on Regional InequalityI do.07 Mar 2022