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HANSARDDraft Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority Regulations 2026I thank Members for the cross-party support for both devolution and the regulations. This is an important step forward for the area, and I am glad it is being done with our…23 Mar 2026HANSARDProductivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing the debate, and I thank Members who have spoken for their insight, passion for their area, and…17 Mar 2026HANSARDSt Piran’s DayI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) on securing this debate and on his tireless work on behalf of Cornwall and its residents. I will…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCommunity CohesionWe have a very clear methodology based on a combination of deprivation, connection and access to assets in local places. That is published for every hon. Member to see. We have…03 Mar 2026HANSARDCommunity CohesionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (John Slinger) for securing this debate and for his powerful and…03 Mar 2026HANSARDAntisemitismWe are continuously assessing trends in antisemitism, working with the police, the Jewish community and our antisemitism working group. What is absolutely clear is that…23 Feb 2026HANSARDAntisemitismWe are seeing the rise of hate and division in our society. This is an absolutely shameful reality. Parts of our Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities are feeling scared and…23 Feb 2026HANSARDAntisemitismMy hon. Friend is completely right, and he talks with great passion, commitment and knowledge about these issues. Interfaith work is key; we are seeing that within our…23 Feb 2026HANSARDAntisemitismThe right hon. Member is completely right. Religious hatred has no place in our society. The tragedy at the moment is that it is on the rise; we are seeing it in our Jewish…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPride in Place Funding: Glasgow SouthCastlemilk in Glasgow South will be given up to £20 million in Pride in Place programme funding over the next 10 years. Glasgow city council will also be allocated £1.5 million…23 Feb 2026HANSARDAntisemitismIt is very important for us to make a distinction between the antisemitism that we are seeing, which is rife and unacceptable and which we all have a duty to stamp out, and the…23 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsThe Government are taking action to revive our high streets after a decade and a half of neglect under the last Government. We are tackling vacant premises through high street…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPride in Place Funding: Glasgow SouthI thank my hon. Friend for being such a powerful champion for his community. I am excited by the engagement and the ideas coming from people in Castlemilk. I thank him for all the…23 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. I am committed to working across Departments, and I am happy to meet him to hear the specifics of the issues on his high street, and…23 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for all the work that he is doing with his community on Pride in Place. We are very clear that communities should be in the driving seat, and we are setting…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPride in Place Funding: Derby NorthMy hon. Friend is completely right. Local people in Chaddesden West know what their priorities are and should therefore be in the driving seat. I thank her both for championing…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPride in Place Funding: Derby NorthWe are very clear that communities should be in the driving seat, which could happen through local people coming together in a neighbourhood board led by an independent chair from…23 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsThe hon. Member is right to talk about the importance of high streets. They are a barometer of how people feel that their communities and the nation is doing. We are committed to…23 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have committed to local growth funding to boost growth in Scotland. We have also delivered record investment to the Scottish Government, who have in their gift the ability to…23 Feb 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Local Growth FundI thank the hon. Gentleman for meeting me with people from parts of the voluntary sector. As he said, local growth funding will direct capital funding into the enabling…23 Feb 2026