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HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationWe will now move on to the Front-Bench speakers. The first is the SNP spokesman, the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Tommy Sheppard), who will be pleased to know that it is not…06 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority ServicesI have previously raised with the Secretary of State the Government’s proposal to remove deprivation as an element from the foundation funding part of the local government…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundThe Secretary of State will be aware that, if the UK were still a member of the EU after 2020, South Yorkshire would again be eligible for less-developed region status because its…04 Mar 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland BackstopWill the Solicitor General give us an assurance that, if there is any change to the legal advice that the Government receive about the withdrawal agreement or any related…19 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiIt is quite frankly astonishing that the Minister did not mention Brexit in her initial comments, because the company certainly did. Flybmi said that uncertainty around Brexit and…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiThese won’t fly anymore.18 Feb 2019HANSARDRepair of Local RoadsI am sure the Minister is aware that, because of other pressures, councils are increasingly unable to address priorities that they would have addressed many years ago. The…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceThe Secretary of State rapidly skipped over the funding review. Will he confirm that the consultation proposed in December to take deprivation out of the foundation element of the…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceThat is quite a good record. If the hon. Gentleman looks back, he will find that one of the problems was the lack of regulation of financial institutions, but the Conservatives…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceI probably agree with most of the points about devolution made by the hon. Member for Carlisle (John Stevenson), but I strongly disagreed with his comments about the situation in…05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceAll the advice I can give is for Members to stick to six minutes.05 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceSeven Back Benchers wish to speak, which gives about six minutes each. That is a guideline, rather than set a time limit.05 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceAbsolutely right. We hear people start to say, “What is my council doing for me? What am I getting from it? I’m paying a lot more as council tax rises by 6%, but I’m getting a lot…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank the Minister for Policing and the Fire Service for the supportive comments he has made about the improvements that South Yorkshire police force has made in the past year.…05 Feb 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018What legally binding change to the arrangements does the hon. Gentleman now feel the EU will sign up to that it would not have signed up to a few weeks ago?29 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018Will my hon. Friend give way?29 Jan 2019HANSARDLocal Authority FundingGetting back to helping the most vulnerable, in the consultation document, the Secretary of State proposed to remove deprivation completely as a means of allocating resources from…28 Jan 2019HANSARDTower Blocks: Dangerous CladdingThe Secretary of State has just written to the Select Committee about the role of local authorities, and local authorities clearly have powers under the Housing Act 2004. When…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Grassroots Football Funding: Wembley StadiumThere are some really good examples. The Sheffield junior football league is the largest junior football league in Europe. The Isobel Bowler Sports Ground in my constituency is…22 Jan 2019HANSARD Nuclear UpdateThe Secretary of State made some very supportive comments in his statement about small modular reactors, which I welcome. I thank him for meeting me recently to discuss the ideas…17 Jan 2019