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HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyWe raised the issue of insurers at the Select Committee. Premiums have gone up by ridiculous amounts, often for buildings that are now safer than before the premium increases. The…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyIt is a problem that is replicated nowadays. At one stage it was just a London problem, but it is now a problem in many other places as well. Although Sheffield Council has an…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyI thank the Minister for always being courteous in giving way. Is it not true that in the pilot there was nothing like a one-for-one, let alone a like-for-like, replacement of the…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyThere are two important questions here. First, will participation by housing associations be voluntary? They are independent organisations, not part of the public sector.…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the body—the Tenant Services Authority—that used to exist and was in place to do that. Let me return to the point that I made to the…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyI apologise to the House for being late to the debate; I have been chairing a meeting of the House of Commons Members’ Fund, which I gave prior notice of. The Secretary of State…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building Safetyrose —09 Jun 2022HANSARD Social Housing and Building SafetyThank you for calling me, Mr Speaker. I did apologise for being late for the beginning of the debate, for reasons that I explained. Let me first welcome the Grenfell residents who…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI hope the Secretary of State will agree that it is key that managers in the NHS and local authorities can work together effectively. I give great credit to the leaders in the…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am trying to help the Secretary of State so that he does not inadvertently mislead the House.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sure that the Secretary of State would not want to inadvertently mislead the House. In response to the question from the hon.…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillYes, and if the Secretary of State will give way, that is even better.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI want to raise with my hon. Friend an issue about local democracy and local plans, which the hon. Member for The Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown) mentioned. A local plan…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the Secretary of State for giving way. Clause 83(2) proposes a new section 38(5C) to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, which says: “If to any extent the…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration Billrose —08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe principle of levelling up is absolutely right, and it is one that is shared across the House. We have one of the most unequal countries by geography, and one of the most…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI want to follow up on the two questions that Conservative Members have asked about transferring powers to local authorities and Mayors. I can see in the Bill welcome proposals to…08 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI am just observing how many hon. Members want to speak in the debate. There are five. That means a guideline of about seven minutes for each Member before we come to the…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyWe move on to the Front Bench spokespeople, who have 10 minutes each. After that, there will be a short time for the mover to wind up at the end. I call Ronnie Cowan for the SNP.07 Jun 2022