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HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireI will speak in particular about the work of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. First, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Emma Dent…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireI thank my hon. Friend for taking away from me my final, winding-up comments. She is absolutely right, and that is at the heart of Dame Judith’s report. This is about making sure…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireThat is a really important point. In our report in July 2018, one of the things we highlighted was the conflict of interests in the building industry, which go right the way…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireI thank the Minister for giving way. I had not seen the details of the statement until I spoke earlier in the debate, but I welcome the Government laying it. I know that the…06 Jun 2019HANSARDGrenfell Tower FireWas that a yes? I was trying to work out whether the Minister would be willing to look again at this matter.06 Jun 2019HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: North-East of EnglandOrder. I hope you will not be asking the Chair to rule on that.05 Jun 2019HANSARDBritish SteelIt is now nearly two years since the Helm review, yet British steel producers are paying 50% more for energy than their competitors in Germany and nearly twice as much as those in…21 May 2019HANSARDParliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) BillI thank the Leader of the House for approaching this on a cross-party basis and the way she has engaged so far with the Finance Committee, of which I am a member. She is right to…21 May 2019HANSARD Shared Prosperity FundI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate; I apologise that before too long I will have to leave it to chair a meeting. Is it not disappointing that, despite…14 May 2019HANSARDWorking People’s Income: Universal CreditI am sure that the Secretary of State has seen the comments made by the Children’s Commissioner based on research carried out by Policy in Practice. The Commissioners said that…13 May 2019HANSARD Overseas Students: English Language TestsI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) on raising this issue and pursuing it so strongly. People’s lives have been put in limbo. Since 2014,…30 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingAbsolutely. The joint Committee report made the point that the quality of care is so important, and we have to think about the quality of the workforce and how much we pay them.…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingI am interested in the exchanges across the Chamber about which party has been the best, or perhaps worst, at the devolution of council funding. It was actually the Thatcher…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThe obvious question: when will we see the Green Paper?24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point. Anybody who has dealt with families in that position knows that money may be suddenly withdrawn after a continuing healthcare…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingThere are clearly differences between the cuts made in different authorities, but there is a collective view in local government about the crisis in social care. When Councillor…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingWill my hon. Friend give way?24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingAbsolutely. We need integration on that level as well. The point is that these services are better joined up and delivered at a local level. It is an important role that local…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingAs the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, I think the importance that Select Committees have attached to the issue of social care is shown in the…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Discrimination in FootballDoes the Minister agree that racism does not merely exist in football grounds; it also exists in the boardroom? Some 30% of players are black and minority ethnic, but less than 5%…11 Apr 2019