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HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure SpendingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray, and I give the hon. Member for Southport (Damien Moore) credit for securing such an important debate, the topic of…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingThe Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s scrutiny report on the draft Building Safety Bill, published today, makes powerful yet sobering reading, not just for…24 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Business and Planning Act 2020 (London Spatial Development Strategy) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to serve, once again, under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the Minister for his introductory remarks on this administrative statutory instrument. I am…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Building and Buildings)What assurance can the Minister give the House that this divergence will not see a race to the bottom? We have talked about current standards, and it has been mentioned that there…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Learning FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) for securing such a vital debate, for…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Building and Buildings)Of course, many of the products, whether ACM, HPL or insulation, have been tested, though some of those tests have been questionable. As my hon. Friend rightly says, any…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the general election campaign, the Conservative party candidate for Weaver Vale shared an image on social media that referred to…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Building and Buildings)I thank the Minister for opening the debate, and I understand the technical nature of taking forward the regulations. As the Minister will know, I have a great deal of interest in…18 Nov 2020HANSARDDangerous Cladding: Leaseholder SupportOver three years on from the Grenfell tragedy and one year since the Bolton Cube fire, 203 high-rise blocks are still clad with flammable aluminium composite material, and many…16 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Economic SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis), also a metro Mayor, for securing such a vital…11 Nov 2020HANSARDFuture of Financial ServicesCredit unions have been a lifeline for many people in local communities during the pandemic. What steps is the Chancellor taking to support credit unions and the mutual sector in…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateBeyond this belated national lockdown—let us say on 2 December —will northern workers in tier 3 areas be worth 80% of furlough or 67%? Which will it be?02 Nov 2020HANSARDFireworksUp and down the country, our constituencies are starting to sound like war zones. My constituent, Richard Smith, a veteran who has given so much to this country, suffers…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Right to Food in LegislationI thank my hon. Friend for all that he has done in working with the football community and the broader community, and even Man United fans—I declare an interest. He walks the walk…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateCheshire leaders and, indeed, the Warrington leader have met the Department and written to the Prime Minister asking for local resources for the local test, trace and isolate…20 Oct 2020HANSARDDRAFT COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the Minister for his introductory speech. We will be opposing the statutory instrument for two reasons:…19 Oct 2020HANSARDDRAFT COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2020In the last year of the previous Labour Government, 28,000 social homes were built. In the year to which I was referring, the figure was less than 6,300. That is a fact—it is on…19 Oct 2020HANSARD Public Health: Coronavirus RegulationsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman). We hear from Minister after Minister the mantra that we should follow the science or the medical…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Halton part of my constituency in Merseyside has been placed in tier 3. The Cheshire West and Chester part is in tier 2. In the Cheshire West and Chester part, we have the…12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) not only for securing such an important debate, but for speaking so eloquently and passionately. I am in a strange position…08 Oct 2020