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HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesIf it did, the hon. Lady would have been able to stand at the Dispatch Box and read out that section. In fact, the commission said that it did not find institutional racism in the…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. I have a lot of time for her personally, but the fact is that Labour Members cannot bring themselves to acknowledge that this is an…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement on our work to tackle ethnic disparities and to build a fairer, more inclusive Britain for all. In April…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI can assure my hon. Friend that that is the case. The evidence and looking underneath it at the details of what is happening is important; otherwise, how can we tell when looking…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI do not know the details of Troy’s campaign but I can say that the model history curriculum has been drawn up in conjunction with the Department for Education. We think it is the…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesThe right hon. Lady is very, very correct to raise the issue of strip-searching. The Home Secretary, I believe, wrote to her shadow and said that the incident is deeply…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI am very happy to reassure my hon. Friend. This is a new way of thinking about things. We are not looking at issues in isolation. We had many suggestions from people across the…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI completely disagree with the hon. Lady. In fact, I know that black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities across the country will be very pleased with the plan because I…17 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsI cannot answer all my right hon. Friend’s questions, but my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is having discussions with councils on this very issue. As soon as we are…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsNext year’s local government finance settlement makes available an additional £3.7 billion to councils, including funding for adult social care reform. This is an increase in…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsWe recognise that councils have financial pressures and we are doing everything we can to support them. Salford receives up to an additional £19.2 million in core spending power,…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsI disagree with the hon. Lady. The levelling-up White Paper did make reference to council funding, and the financial settlement that I referred to earlier mentioned the cash…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsLabour Members continue to talk about losses in funding, but they forget to remind everyone of how we arrived in this position. It is because of their disgraceful management of…07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsI recognise my hon. Friend’s concerns. All I can tell her is that we will be providing further details very shortly.07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsYes, it is true that reorganisation can sometimes assist. I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss this issue.07 Mar 2022HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsI completely reject the hon. Gentleman’s numbers. As I said, we have given a 4.5% increase in the local government finance settlement. We are here to provide support to all local…07 Mar 2022HANSARDIslamophobiaThe anti-Muslim hatred working group has played a valuable role as the Government’s forum for discussing and advising on anti-Muslim hatred and the challenges faced by Britain’s…07 Mar 2022HANSARDIslamophobiaThe Government do remain committed to stamping out anti-Muslim hatred and all forms of religious prejudice. I have had conversations with the hon. Gentleman and I am due to meet…07 Mar 2022HANSARDIslamophobiaI completely reject the accusation made by the hon. Gentleman—it is completely untrue. We are doing everything we can to tackle not just anti-Muslim hatred but all forms of…07 Mar 2022HANSARDAccountability of Locally Elected RepresentativesThe Localism Act 2011 sets out a robust framework for local authority standards and accountability. All local authorities must adopt a code of conduct, with sanctions when members…07 Mar 2022