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HANSARD Local Government FinanceThe reform needed is so fundamental that the system would not be recognisable from what we have now. That is how we have to try to move forward. We were promised business rates…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI certainly do. My next point was going to be that deprivation is properly recognised in the funding settlement. The problem is that councils that have deprivation either across…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI will not go through every detail of this settlement. There is always a balance to be struck in local government settlements, and Ministers have to make their own judgments about…11 Feb 2026HANSARD National Cancer PlanI really welcome this plan, and the efforts of my hon. Friend the Minister and right hon. Friend the Secretary of State in putting it together. I will just raise one credit and…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Business RatesI welcome the changes that the Minister is introducing for pubs and music venues. Can he assure me that the changes for music venues will apply to Sheffield arena, which…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Minister on the magnificent job he has done with this legislation, as well as the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government…27 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanI am sure the Secretary of State will agree that it is not just about having the right policy, which I am sure this is; it is also about the right implementation. My constituents…21 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI thank the Secretary of State for the improvements announced to the Sheffield-Leeds line and for some of the improvements to the Sheffield-Manchester line, although I agree with…14 Jan 2026HANSARDMyanmar: Religious Minority PersecutionFour Back Benchers want to speak, and I will have the chance to call all of them. We have 40 minutes before the Front-Bench speeches, so that is fairly easy to work out: there are…08 Jan 2026HANSARDMyanmar: Religious Minority PersecutionI ask the Minister to leave at least two minutes at the end of the debate for the mover to wind up.08 Jan 2026HANSARDMyanmar: Religious Minority PersecutionWe move on to the Front-Bench speakers.08 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefAlthough this issue is clearly of importance to the farming industry, it is also of importance to small firms in the steel and engineering sector in my constituency. The owner of…05 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI do not know whether my hon. Friend is as surprised as I am that the official Opposition could not even bear to mention the word “austerity” when they responded. Before we move…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformI congratulate my hon. Friend on his efforts to get the homes built that the country needs, particularly for young people, who face the prospect of never being able to afford a…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Electoral ResilienceI would like to follow up on the question raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (Justin Madders) about social media. This is really important. If…16 Dec 2025HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorMay I say to my right hon. Friend that in the terrible time that Sheffield Wednesday fans have been through in the last few months, not one of them has ever asked me what is…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasI welcome the statement from my hon. Friend. It is fairly clear that the Israeli Government agreed to the peace deal only because they felt they had to, not because they…29 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Football Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025With regard to David Kogan, the regulator, he has done an outstanding job so far. If Opposition Front Benchers are going to criticise him, I wish they would criticise what he has…28 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Football Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025I am astounded by the shadow Minister, or perhaps I am not—I have heard it all before from him. Let me make this clear; I chaired a meeting two weeks ago with the National League…28 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Football Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025The problem with strengthening ownership tests is that, in the end, it is a members’ club that currently imposes them—it is the league. Owners do not want to come out strongly…28 Oct 2025