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HANSARDLocal Government FinanceCan the shadow Secretary of State just explain his comments? I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell) that the hon. Gentleman one of the…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI am pleased to say that this is one of the first occasions for many years when in speaking in this debate, I do not have to stand up and say how badly Sheffield is being treated,…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceMy hon. Friend raises an important point on local housing allowance. When we considered that issue in the Public Accounts Committee, it was pretty obvious that officials had not…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Providers: Section 10614. If she will take steps to support social housing providers to fund houses made available under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.20 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Providers: Section 106I know that my hon. Friend is committed to increasing the provision of social housing. In the past few years, most social housing has been provided through section 106 agreements.…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryThat is not, strictly speaking, a point of order for the Chair, but it is relevant to the debate, so I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising it and putting it on the record.16 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryI ask the Minister not to comment on the benefits of that.16 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaI want to return to the issue of the recognition of an independent Palestinian state. As I understand it, the Government’s position is that Israel has no veto on the creation of a…07 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseIn 2014-15, the then Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee did a report on CSE in Rotherham. That report drew heavily on the evidence from Alexis Jay’s first report,…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementI very much welcome today’s statement and the extra funding that has been announced. I commend the Minister for repeatedly reminding the Conservative party of 14 years of…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westOrder. “You” and “your” refer to the Chair.17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westWe now move on to the Front Benchers. The two Opposition spokespeople have no more than five minutes, and then the Minister will probably have about 10 minutes left.17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westOrder. Given the number of Back Benchers who wish to speak, you will probably have to keep to less than five minutes each. Also, at some point we may have to suspend the sitting…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Trades and ApprenticeshipsProbably much to his surprise, I am going to call Jim Shannon as the next speaker.17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westOrder. Interventions should be brief and to the point for hon. Members to respond to. They should not be another speech.17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westOrder. I am going to have to squeeze speeches down to no more than four minutes.17 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesI declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I welcome the commitment to overall house building targets—we cannot hit a national target with…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Committees: ReformMy hon. Friend will know that I am passionately committed to local councils and local democracy, but does he understand the frustration that many of us feel when a planning…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments about the work of the Select Committee. On product safety and product testing, what the Hackitt report, as well as the Select…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI thank my right hon. Friend for giving way once again. To go back to the issue of the product manufacturers, I am really pleased to hear what she says about Government contracts…02 Dec 2024