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HANSARDDraft Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022I am very happy to be guided by you, Sir Graham. The focus has to be on the residents who are directly affected by the proposals—that is localism; that is devolution. I am sure…28 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I thank the Minister once again for an informative introduction to this statutory instrument, which is the third…28 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022Will the hon. Member give way?28 Feb 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillDoes my hon. Friend concur that those who protested in Peterloo were probably a little bit noisy, as were those who protested for women’s suffrage and those who protested against…28 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022It is a fact. The facts are there to see. The Minister referred to cost savings of £52 million—correct me if I am wrong—under this proposal. What does that £52 million equate to?…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022It is very important. I concur with that good and important intervention by my hon. Friend. The Secondary Legislation Committee marked the draft order, as well as those for North…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022That certainly seems to be the case; it is evidently clear. In that poll of more than 110,000 people, 65% supported the two-unitary proposal, and only 35% the single-unitary…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022Mr Efford, once again, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I think we may be marching towards local elections in some patches. I thank the Minister for an…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationFewer than 6,000 homes for social rent were built last year. The homes in the “affordable homes” programme are not affordable at all—it is a skewed, vandalised definition of…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceDoes the Minister share the concerns of our security services that Putin and Russian individuals who happen to be Tory donors could have undue influence in this House or the other…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022On a point of order, Mr Efford. Reference was made to Liverpool and Merseyside, because you have just increased the fees for the commissioners by 50%—23 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I was a BTEC graduate and I went to Wakefield College. Does my hon. Friend agree that hollowing out further education to the tune of 40%, and the gold standard of apprenticeships,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]The right hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time. I speak as a former careers adviser and someone who used to train careers advisers, so this is music to my ears. I speak…21 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the Minister for her introduction to the draft statutory instrument and her informative remarks. The SI…21 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022Surely there is something in place for the likes of Scarborough, Harrogate and Richmondshire. What new structures will be put in place? Will there be a district committee system?21 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)There have been some excellent contributions, from Members across the House, highlighting the brilliant work that many of our councils—yes, I include parish and town…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I must move on—I have acknowledged the hon. Gentleman. My hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), who chairs the Select Committee, referred to the political…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Every morning, I think. No wonder he stated that he was disappointed that council tax went up by a massive 31% between 2010 and 2021 while the area base grant has been cut, on…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Merseyside: Funding of Local AuthoritiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood) for not only securing this…08 Feb 2022HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyIn the past three months alone, I have received 26 complaints about delays at the DVLA—03 Feb 2022