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HANSARD Levelling UpI will make sure that, if it is not me, another Minister definitely talks to the hon. Gentleman.02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpNo. There are two things. The first is that I had a good conversation with the Mayor of London yesterday. I stressed to him that we wanted to explore what potential there was for…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpWe absolutely will. I commend my hon. Friend for getting to page 235 of the White Paper so quickly.02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThat is a fair point. On this occasion, I think that the calculations made by the Welsh Finance Minister, Vaughan Gething, for whom I have great respect, were wrong, but I would…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. She grew up in Accrington. Members like her, who know what it is to grow up in an industrial town, know what happened in the past, including…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI think that South Shields does deserve better. That is why we are going to work with the North of Tyne Mayor to ensure that across Tyneside, both north and south, we have the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundMy right hon. Friend is right. He represents, I think, the largest, and certainly the second-most attractive constituency in Scotland, which covers three excellent local authority…24 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundMy hon. Friend is right that there has already been significant investment in Rotherham. Of course, one of the beneficiaries of that is the shadow Defence Secretary, whose…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the moves across Warwickshire to consider how services can be delivered even more efficiently as part of the economic success story that is the greater west midlands. In…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, and let me consider it.24 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. It is the case that there are a number of people in the private rented sector who are not getting the deal that they deserve, both…24 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: Active TravelMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is the case that the levelling-up fund and the community ownership fund are oriented towards ensuring that cultural and sporting activities…24 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: Active TravelThat is a very good principle—I completely agree with it. For those who do not follow our proceedings with the same intensity as top political commentators and all the rest of it,…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf during the pandemic we had not allowed councils to meet virtually, not only would we have impaired the effective working of local government, but we would never have known…24 Jan 2022HANSARDIncreasing Devolution Across the UKI can confirm that we have had very fruitful negotiations not just with the Scottish Government, but with the Welsh Government. I want to place on record my thanks to Vaughan…24 Jan 2022HANSARDIncreasing Devolution Across the UKI appreciate the point and the way in which the hon. Lady makes it, but it is the case that a number of constituencies in Scotland received money from the levelling-up fund, and…24 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundI would gently contest the argument that the poorest areas have suffered most in the past 10 years, but the Chairman of the Select Committee makes an important point about…24 Jan 2022HANSARDIncreasing Devolution Across the UKThe Government are committed to ensuring that devolution works across the United Kingdom. We hope to deepen and extend devolution within England.24 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundThere is no evidence of any abuse of levelling-up funding. If anyone has it, I hope that they will bring it to the House’s attention. As for any suggestion that someone may be on…24 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundI am grateful to the hon. Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd) for the brief, tantalising preview of what is to come. The levelling-up fund is allocated according to objective criteria,…24 Jan 2022