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HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingTo ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government if he will make a statement on whether leaseholders are expected to pay for the removal of dangerous…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Leaseholders and CladdingThank you, Mr Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to ask my urgent question. The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has just carried out prelegislative…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Sport Sector: Financial SupportI thank the Minister for his statement. Three weeks ago, a number of MPs met Rick Parry, the chair of the English Football League, to discuss the crisis facing EFL clubs. He told…19 Nov 2020HANSARDDangerous Cladding: Leaseholder SupportCould the Housing Minister clarify the Government’s policy on what costs leaseholders should have to bear for the removal of cladding? On 20 July, the Secretary of State, in a…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 Lockdown: Homelessness and Rough SleepersFirst, congratulations are due on the efforts that were made to get rough sleepers off the streets from March onwards. Great work was done by councils with voluntary organisations…11 Nov 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportAs I have already said, I welcome the extra money for track and trace; that should have happened a long time ago. Directors of public health are the professionals—not Serco—and if…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportI welcome the support for local testing, tracking and tracing. It should have been done months ago: that is the reality of the situation. As regards local negotiations—I put this…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportWill the Minister give way?21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportOn that point about coming to a town near you: it is indeed coming to cities and towns in the Sheffield city region, it was announced today. The package of assistance is totally…21 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19Order. In order to ensure that we have enough time for the winding-up speeches and a response from the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), I will begin by giving hon. Members…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19We will have to reduce the time limit to four minutes. I may have to take it down further, now that other Members have arrived. I call Robert Halfon, Chair of the Education…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19Minister, you have 10 minutes, in order to give the mover a brief opportunity to wind up.20 Oct 2020HANSARD Historical Discrimination in BoxingWith the permission of the mover and the Minister, Carolyn Harris will make a short contribution.20 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19We have only two minutes before the wind-ups. I dropped the hon. Member for Warrington South down the list for the simple reason that he arrived well after the start of the debate.20 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateAs the Secretary of State will know from the Zoom call we had on Sunday morning, for which I thank him, the Mayor and leaders of the Sheffield city region are engaged with…20 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact Tracingrose—14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingWill the Minister give way?14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingArguing about what restrictions should be in place is no use—it is completely irrelevant—unless we have an effective contact tracing and tracking system. We will not get the R…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingI very much welcome the plan in the Liverpool city region, where the local authorities have been given £8 per head to take over responsibility for tracking and tracing. It…14 Oct 2020HANSARDLocal Contact TracingThe hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie) said that £300 million had been given to local authorities to do tracking and tracing. My recollection is that…14 Oct 2020