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HANSARDLong-term Funding SettlementsCompetitive funding has its place, and we think that it has been an effective tool for protecting value for taxpayers’ money. The hon. Gentleman knows that, as I said in answer to…16 May 2022HANSARDLong-term Funding SettlementsI am sorry that the hon. Gentleman’s area has not been successful in bidding for funds, but I remind him that it has received £12.6 million from the shared prosperity fund. The…16 May 2022HANSARDAccess to Employment: Rural AreasThe hon. Lady needs to work with her local transport authority—that would be Shropshire Council—to look into resolving those issues. The pandemic had a huge impact on the delivery…16 May 2022HANSARDAccess to Employment: Rural AreasThe levelling-up fund announced at the last spending review saw £1.7 billion awarded to 105 successful projects across the UK, including projects to improve access to employment…16 May 2022HANSARDLong-term Funding SettlementsWe know how important multi-year certainty is to local authorities and we aim to provide it whenever possible. We are making £54.1 billion available to local government in England…16 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesThe fact remains that we have already made progress on legislating to strengthen workers’ rights. We have closed the loophole that saw agency workers employed on cheaper rates…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesI am not giving way, because Opposition Members do not want me to list these things. We are protecting the vulnerable, including pensioners, with winter fuel payments of up to…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesNo, I am not giving way because the selective amnesia of Opposition Members never ceases to amaze me. They refuse to acknowledge the policies that they know we have carried out…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesI confirm that we have not changed anything about our targets, but we are looking— [Interruption.] I am agreeing with the hon. Gentleman. We are looking at other things beyond…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesIt is my pleasure to close today’s debate on behalf of the Government and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. I begin by thanking hon. Members on all sides…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesWe are still committed to one, but the fact remains— [ Interruption. ]12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesIt is because they don’t like it up ’em and they know that the points I am making are hitting home. This Queen’s Speech sets out the Government’s ambitious legislative agenda to…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesI am afraid the hon. Lady is being disingenuous with the way she is presenting the argument. She knows— [ Interruption. ] I will withdraw that remark, Madam Deputy Speaker. She…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesNo, I will not give way. The many Members who have risen should listen to the point that I am making rather than interrupt it. The fact is, the furlough scheme—the greatest…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesThe hon. Member raises a good point. The metrics that we would use for disability pay gap reporting would be quite significantly different. There are issues around ability that…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think that the hon. Member for Huddersfield was begging for a shout-out, so I am happy to give him one. His points were wonderfully bonkers, and…12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesYes, of course.12 May 2022HANSARDFairness at Work and Power in CommunitiesI am making the point that we do not need an employment Bill to deliver employment legislation.12 May 2022HANSARDElections BillThe Bill has returned to the Commons after wide-ranging and often intense debate in the other place. I am grateful to my colleagues there, Lord True, Baroness Scott and Earl Howe,…27 Apr 2022HANSARDElections BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 22.27 Apr 2022