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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q I have a question for Councillors Bentley and Hicks first on unitarisation, and then, if I may, a question to Councillor Craig on strategic authorities. Obviously you are going…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q Councillor Craig, obviously Greater Manchester has been at the forefront of devolution and the development of mayoral strategic authorities; I had the pleasure of being there at…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q My first question is for Councillor Chapman-Allen. First, I should put on the record that the 500,000 number that has been cited is not fixed. The Government will prioritise…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q You make the point about creating organisations and capacity that reflects the will and want of the people. A big part of that is diversity and representation. One of the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q To build on that, vibrant, strong communities and community organisations are critical to our vision and to taking advantage of the powers that we are providing through the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q My first question is about your views on how the community right to buy provision in the Bill will help communities to better make use of and take ownership of community assets.…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two questions, one at the strategic level and one at the community level. Obviously we are pushing through strategic planning powers for mayors. I am interested in your…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q If I can pick up on the point about scrutiny and accountability, there are two parts to my question. Some evidence has been raised in these sessions about the connection between…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to talk a bit about the Bill, and I know you have publicly shown support for the direction of travel. I want to get your views on how important it is for us to be putting…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a final question, if I may, Chair. We heard very clearly from the last panel that the reforms that were put in place are necessary but not sufficient, and that we need to…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q In the last panel, we got a sense of some of the challenges in the local government audit system. Clearly, multiple organisations currently oversee and regulate the audit…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q And in terms of the interaction with the private sector? Mark Stocks: You only have the private sector. It provides all of local audit now. We are used to working with the PSAA,…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q I am interested in you giving us an assessment of the current system and the current state of the local audit regime. What your views are on the key benefits of us getting that…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Ms Vaz. You have both campaigned to remove upward-only rent review clauses. Could you give us a sense of the negative impact that those clauses have had on your…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Remote Coastal CommunitiesI thank the hon. Member for making that important point about the pressures faced by our coastal communities, particularly at peak tourist points. It is important that we…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Remote Coastal CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for championing his area and for the work he is doing locally, and I will absolutely commit to working with him. The opportunities to unlock the potential…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Remote Coastal CommunitiesWe are very exercised about ensuring that we support areas of deprivation, and we always keep all indices and metrics under review. My hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Remote Coastal CommunitiesI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) for securing this important debate for my first day in this job, and for his tireless advocacy on…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Remote Coastal CommunitiesWhether it is our NHS or our public services, there is a challenge for us to ensure that we are designing services that work for different communities and that recognise the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Planning ProjectsThis statement concerns an application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by H2 Teesside Ltd for the construction and operation of a blue hydrogen production…03 Sept 2025