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HANSARDPrivate Car ParksIt would not be an Adjournment debate without an intervention from the hon. Gentleman. In this case, he raises a really significant point. We need to make sure that these…02 Jun 2020HANSARDPrivate Car ParksI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) for raising this issue and I congratulate her on securing this much-delayed debate. I…02 Jun 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund AdvanceI hereby give notice of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s intention to seek an advance from the Contingencies Fund. The Department requires an advance of…18 May 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI will of course take that point for the record. Let me in turn pay my own tribute to the power of the market. In these unusual times, we have a shielding policy, for which my…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI begin by offering the deepest thanks and praise of all of us in this House for all those working to deliver essential services to the public across the country. The way they…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI will give way in one moment. We expect a formal practice direction to the courts imminently, underscoring that point.25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI think I must move on. Once this crisis is passed, the United Kingdom can re-emerge with pride and purpose. The Government are working flat out to get the right support to the…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageIt is key workers only. I have to correct the hon. Gentleman. It is only those who are doing the jobs specified in the list we have issued. To conclude, the Government have…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI thank the hon. Lady for her suggestion, which will have been heard. I can confirm that free school meals ought to continue to be available during this time. Schools have…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI will write to the hon. Lady with full details on that point and make that letter public. That is a firm commitment to the House this afternoon. I am conscious that time is…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI can of course commit that we will share that information whenever we have the full dataset available. It is obviously important that we make sure the figures are accurate, but…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI can confirm that other Government Departments, alongside my own, will have heard the hon. Gentleman’s remarks, and we will ensure that they are taken to heart. This is a…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI take that point to heart. If the right hon. Gentleman sends me the details, I will write to him after this debate and ensure that that company is contacted personally so that we…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageTo put it simply, none of those individuals ought to be going to work at this time; the Government would stand with anyone who refused to go to work because they need to be…25 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question; it is great to have an MP for North West Durham who is committed to fighting hard for his community rather than grandstanding. Our £1…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Growth: ClactonThe Government are committed to giving communities across the United Kingdom, including Clacton, real power and investment to drive growth and unleash their full potential. I am…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Growth: Great GrimsbyThe hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. Clearly, the process of levelling up is not restricted to that of economic infrastructure; it is also absolutely about making…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Growth: Great GrimsbyGreat Grimsby is the Government’s pilot town deal. We are already investing over £40 million across Government to deliver local priorities. We will provide further significant…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Growth: North-westWe are putting forward money through Homes England for the development of such brownfield sites. Our national planning policy framework is clear that local authorities should…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Growth: North-westWe are investing £1.5 billion across the north-west through the local growth fund, including £201 million in Cheshire and Warrington. We have also invited 20 north-west towns,…24 Feb 2020