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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)We will resist the amendments, for reasons of pure practicality. The Bill states that the annual report under clause 2 has to be laid before each House of Parliament within 120…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)That is an important question. I will not answer it today, and it may depend on the circumstances. Will Tanner’s point is the same sort of point that I was making about R&D and…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)I respect the hon. Lady enormously, but the Government are setting out a series of ambitious, long-term missions over the horizon to 2030 and publishing unprecedented detail on…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)Once we have delivered our commitment to increase R&D spending outside the greater south-east by a third over the spending review period, it will no longer be possible logically…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Hardest-to-reach PremisesThat is a very important observation. I mentioned some of the huge investments that we are making and the pace that things are moving, but we want them to happen even more…27 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I pay tribute to her leadership on this issue. We look forward to seeing the bid.27 Jun 2022HANSARDDigital Connectivity: Hardest-to-reach PremisesI am in regular contact with other Ministers on this subject, which is very important for rural areas. Through Project Gigabit we are investing £5 billion in better broadband. At…27 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Through the devolution agenda, we have devolved powers at scale over things such as transport and regeneration, giving places the power to create things such as development…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q One of the other things the Bill does is take forward measures to widen and deepen the devolution agenda by making it easier to set up new combined authorities, for authorities…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Let me extend that question to Carolyn. Carolyn McKenzie: To build on what Paul has said, I think the circular economy is missing from the Bill. There is not much that is…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. Paul, on the transport powers that are devolved through devolution deals, as well as getting more people on to public transport, which is good for the environment,…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you, Mrs Murray. The Bill comes at a time when various processes to look at the reform of neighbourhood governance are still under way, but it still contains a number of…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q This question is directed at Paul in the first instance. The Bill contains a number of measures from the infrastructure levy to strengthening compulsory purchase order powers,…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. I have a very brief supplementary. One of the levelling-up missions that this Bill puts on a statutory basis is to increase the public domestic R&D spending outside…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Andy, for joining us. The Bill makes various provisions to speed up and to simplify the creation of new combined authorities and to make it easier, as we have just…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Third sitting)Thank you. That was very helpful.23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q On CPO powers, which the Bill streamlines by speeding up the process and simplifies by taking out bits of the process, while also potentially enabling the capturing of more…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I have one last question, for Will. One of the things the infrastructure levy does is have the neighbourhood share, in the way that CIL does, but CIL only applies to a certain…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. Can I press Alex on street votes? Is this something you welcome? What observations, if any, do you have about how we could potentially make a success of that policy?…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Bone. May I apologise, as I will have to leave a few minutes before the end of the session? Alex and Will, thank you for joining us in person. The Bill takes…23 Jun 2022