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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillDoes the hon. Member not understand that the whole point about more local determination is that the local community ultimately has to say, “This is all we can manage and we cannot…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration Billrose —13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillCan the Minister remind the House how the Government will stop developers gaming a local plan and getting permissions that are not within the local plan under some silly rule?13 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioI entirely agree with that passionate defence of localism by the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell). Local must mean local and we do not want people in the BBC in…08 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioIs it not important that local radio journalists go to the council meetings, which are not normally before 2 pm?08 Dec 2022HANSARD Energy SecurityOver the last 48 hours, wind has generated as little as 1% of our electricity, and it was at 2% when I checked this morning, while of course most of the homes we represent use gas…29 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationThe Minister should know that we do not want 24 hours’ notice of another hotel going; we want our hotels back to their proper purpose. When is he bringing legislation through this…23 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsDid my right hon. Friend notice that the week before the mini-Budget was presented, the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve Board were deliberately driving down bonds on both…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsThe right hon. Gentleman said that the Government were not proposing to spend enough by the end of the review period. They are proposing £200 billion a year more. How much more…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsWill the Treasury have a look at why the Bank is being allowed to lose £11 billion between now and March, by selling at a loss bonds that they do not need to sell, rather than…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI have declared my business interests in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. This autumn statement is quite easy to characterise: it will increase spending a lot, it…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsRoughly how many social housing homes are below standard, and what proportion of the stock is that?16 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureI support what the shadow spokesman says about wanting more made here; I quite agree. On the gigafactories that Labour is now sponsoring, what demands would it make of those…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial Futurerose—15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureIs there a danger that the UK could end diesel and petrol vehicle production too early compared with competitors—before we have a large electric car industry up and running? Would…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureI congratulate the Minister on a lively and informative speech. It was great to have a positive vision for the future from him. He rightly reminded us that many of the exciting…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureThe hon. Lady has made her own point very well and I trust Ministers will answer. I have not been privy to the documents on this particular project, so I have no idea how I can…15 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingWill the Government legislate urgently to deal with the obvious loopholes in the law that are exploited by people smugglers and economic migrants? And I share the concerns of my…07 Nov 2022HANSARD National SecurityWhat urgent action will the Government take so that we grow more of our own food, produce more of our own oil and gas, and refill our depleted reservoirs? Having more domestic…01 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]Can the Chief Secretary explain why the bank is investing in a very expensive cable electricity link between the United Kingdom and Germany, given that we are in the same time…01 Nov 2022