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HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental SpendingNormally I would give way, but Madam Deputy Speaker is looking askance at me, so I think I had better move on. The second question is, can the Government not bring forward a bit…09 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental SpendingI thank the Minister for his comments, although I still think there are issues to be worked through. My hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Meg Hillier), the…09 Jul 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI do not know whether the Secretary of State saw today the comments by the president of the Royal Society about the benefits of wearing face masks in indoor public settings,…07 Jul 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentI thank the Secretary of State for committing to publish that document and send it to the Select Committee, although it might have been helpful if we had had it before the debate…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentThe Minister is quite right: it is not unusual for the Secretary of State or another Minister to make a planning decision, even in contradiction of a planning inspector’s…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentThe Secretary of State is obviously going to respond to the letter I sent to him from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. We may well come back to some of the…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentWe talked about that yesterday. Yes, of course I said there was no evidence. I have not seen any evidence, and I repeated just now that I am not accusing anyone of wrongdoing,…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusThe Secretary of State will be reassured that on Monday the Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government heard from representatives of the Local Government…17 Jun 2020HANSARDBuilding Safety ProgrammeIn remembering all those who lost their lives at Grenfell and the families and friends who are left behind, it is shocking that three years after Grenfell there are still 2,000…15 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityIn the interests of transparency, may I say that the Select Committee has not considered this matter? Last night I did receive a letter from the mayor of Tower Hamlets, but the…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningAt the end of May, the respected director of public health in Sheffield, Greg Fell, wrote to all Sheffield schools strongly advising against opening because, among other issues,…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Housing MarketI welcome much of what the Government have proposed, particularly the help for private tenants. However, we should recognise that many tenants’ rent arrears will grow over time,…13 May 2020HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesWhat recent discussions he has had with the Government of Israel on the proposed annexation of parts of the West Bank.11 May 2020HANSARDOccupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am pleased to hear the Minister condemn any proposed annexation of territories in the west bank by the Israeli Government. Will he go further and accept that such an annexation…11 May 2020HANSARDFire Safety BillFirst, may I allude to the work, which has just been mentioned, by my honourable friend and colleague, Jim Fitzpatrick? When he was a Member of this House, he did an awful lot of…29 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Extremely Vulnerable PeopleTo even more scenic Yorkshire. The Secretary of State is right to commend councils for the excellent work they are doing, particularly to help the most vulnerable in our…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19I appreciate that the Foreign Secretary may have to raise this issue with colleagues, but people are naturally drawing comparisons between actions in this country—the advice…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Football Attendances: VARI call Toby Perkins to wind up. I will just say that as Chair I have to remain neutral, and I think I have been more than restrained in not rising to the bait of his comments…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Football Attendances: VAROrder. As I just said to Mr Perkins, given the number of people here, you will all have longer than it takes for the video assistant referee to make a decision.17 Mar 2020