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HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallFour hon. Members want to speak, so that gives them about seven minutes each to allow the wind-ups to start at 20 minutes to.23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI call Luke Pollard to speak; I appreciate that he has not been here for all of the debate, but he apologised to me on arriving and gave me a very good reason why he was late.23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI thank right hon. and hon. Members for their co-operation. The Front-Bench speakers will have 10 minutes each.23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI thought the hon. Gentleman wasn’t going to make a speech this morning.23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallSlightly out of order, I call the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, who I know has to return to a Select Committee meeting.23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallWelcome, everyone, to this morning’s sitting. I am still asked by the House of Commons Commission to remind hon. Members to observe social distancing and wear masks—that,…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallI call Simon Jupp. I will start the wind-ups at 10.39, so I ask the hon. Member to make sure he keeps his eye on the clock.23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationI apologise for not having been here for the whole debate, as I have been speaking at a conference on private renting this afternoon. The Minister has just said that we know that…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe simple truth is that whatever else Putin does in the next few days he has already invaded another sovereign country. The Prime Minister has spoken about this being a first…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I mentioned the letter from the Secretary of State offering a meeting with officials. Perhaps it could be a meeting with Ministers, and perhaps I could be allowed to bring someone…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)The Secretary of State is right: the settlement this year is better than in some previous years. The core spending power is up by 7.4%, though I think his definition of inflation…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I could recognise the valuable approach the coalition Government took under the then Secretary of State in removing ringfences, but we can contrast that with the number of pots…09 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Sad.09 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateOn the council tax rebate, some of the poorest families do not pay significant amounts of council tax because they are on council tax support schemes. Even if their council tax…03 Feb 2022HANSARDRail Services: YorkshireAccording to the original plans, trains should now be arriving in Sheffield on the electrified Midland Main Line. When will the first electric trains actually arrive?03 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI thank the Secretary of State for an advance copy of the White Paper, although I have to admit that I have not quite read it all yet. When the Select Committee has looked at this…02 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I shall not detain the Committee long; I just want to put on the record that the Levelling Up, Housing and…26 Jan 2022HANSARDDraft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I did mean the Minister; I am sure you would do it only too well, Mrs Murray, without having to be directed in that way. I was explaining what the carers and the people receiving…26 Jan 2022HANSARD Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I welcome the steps that the Government have already taken but encourage them to go that little bit further. Thinking back to the Select…24 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundI am sure the Secretary of State will agree that the success of levelling up will depend in large part on how much money is available and how it is distributed. I do not know…24 Jan 2022