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HANSARDPlanning RulesMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. Across the country, many people would welcome new housing development enthusiastically if they had the assurance of knowing that there…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPlanning RulesI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who is a very distinguished Select Committee Chair. At the danger of establishing a treacly consensus right from the very beginning, may…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPlanning RulesI would be delighted to meet the hon. Lady. It is important to recognise that we want to work with York to ensure that there is a local plan in place, but it is also the case, as…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPlanning RulesI am grateful to the hon. Lady for taking me back to the halcyon days of 2016; it was not so much a torpedo being launched as an unexploded bomb going off in my own hands. As the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course I cannot comment on any individual planning application, but I know what a brilliant job my hon. Friend does in representing his constituents, so I look forward to…25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn both cases, it was sheer luminous talent.25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI look forward to having just that conversation.25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. We want to make sure that the money is out of the door as quickly as possible, but we will, of course, look at every project, and will look…25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsNot a bad idea.25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, but I will not pre-empt anything the Chancellor may say later this week about the commitment we are making on infrastructure.25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsHaving been in this House for 16 and a half years, I am familiar with what zoos look like, but it would be an absolute pleasure to visit my hon. Friend’s constituency. He makes an…25 Oct 2021HANSARDDevolved Administrations: Relations with UK GovernmentI meet weekly with First Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If the hon. Lady were privileged enough to be able to observe those meetings, she would see that they…25 Oct 2021HANSARDDevolved Administrations: Relations with UK GovernmentFreeports are one of the many advantages that all the nations of the United Kingdom can enjoy as a result of our departure from the European Union. Freeports will allow investment…25 Oct 2021HANSARDDevolved Administrations: Relations with UK GovernmentScotland’s democratic destiny was asserted in the 2014 referendum, when a majority of people voted to remain in the United Kingdom. The strength of the United Kingdom is visible…25 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would like briefly to pay tribute to two of my predecessors. It is an honour to follow my right hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) in this role. I thank him for…25 Oct 2021HANSARDDevolution Across the UKMy right hon. Friend is right: east Lancashire is one area that we will focus on in the coming months. Much more needs to be done, and he has been at the forefront of ensuring…25 Oct 2021HANSARDDevolution Across the UKWe never ride, roughshod or otherwise, over the devolution settlement. I have two things to say: first, I hope that we will shortly receive news from the Chancellor of the…25 Oct 2021HANSARDDevolution Across the UKMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Expanding the model of combined authority mayors and a greater level of devolution are at the heart of making sure that local communities…25 Oct 2021HANSARDIntergovernmental Relations Quarterly ReportToday the UK Government published the second quarterly report of our engagement with the devolved Administrations on the gov.uk page for intergovernmental relations (IGR). This…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCross-Government Functions and Digital DeliveryThe covid-19 pandemic has strained our country’s resilience like nothing we have seen out of wartime, and the public have endured huge sacrifices. Our mission now is to respond by…22 Jul 2021