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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (First sitting)Q One of the missions takes forward the Government’s ambition to increase our public domestic R&D spending outside the greater south-east by a third over the spending review…21 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (First sitting)Q The Bill sets out various measures to widen the devolution agenda. It also puts into law the various missions set out in the levelling-up White Paper. For context, will you…21 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Professor Leyser, for coming this morning. I start with a very open-ended question. To what extent do you think the Bill will help achieve some of the goals set out…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Parks and Green Spaces: Manchester, GortonI thank the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Afzal Khan) for securing this Adjournment debate on a subject that matters a lot to all MPs in this House. He is a committed…08 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne reason why mid-Wales has one of highest shared prosperity fund allocations in the country is precisely because we have taken rurality and the additional costs that come with…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to David Wright and North Warwickshire Borough Council, because they have done a fantastic job, particularly during covid, in supporting the local community and…16 May 2022HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe hon. Lady talks about Scottish public spending. The truth is that the record block grant that Scotland has just received is the biggest settlement since devolution—it is huge.…16 May 2022HANSARDEconomic GrowthOur levelling-up White Paper sets out our plans to support economic growth across the whole of the UK. Since September 2020, we have allocated more than £7 billion through our…16 May 2022HANSARDTown Centre RegenerationIt sounds extremely interesting, and I would be very interested in coming along. The hon. Lady is completely correct that remote working is potentially a really powerful driver…16 May 2022HANSARDTown Centre RegenerationAt the same time as making an amusing point, the hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. The powers for compulsory purchase will help to unlock sites, including sites that…16 May 2022HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe hon. Lady could also have mentioned the fact that our national living wage, which this Government introduced, is putting £1,000 extra in the pockets of working people. She…16 May 2022HANSARDEconomic GrowthI thank the hon. Lady for drawing attention to the Cabinet’s visit to Stoke the other day; if she had been a Government Back Bencher, people would accuse her of toadying for…16 May 2022HANSARDEconomic GrowthI will look very closely at them. I hope that through the very exciting talks that are going on, and through the Hull and East Riding devolution deal, we can pick up many more of…16 May 2022HANSARDTown Centre RegenerationRegenerating our high streets and town centres is essential to the Government’s commitment to levelling up the country. The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill includes measures to…16 May 2022HANSARDTown Centre RegenerationMy hon. Friend is completely correct. It was a pleasure to join the Cabinet meeting in Stoke last week and talk about how we drive forward regeneration there. Stoke is really…16 May 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: Empowering Local LeadersI agree with my hon. Friend. I was in Barrow and Furness a couple of weeks ago, and I was struck by the fantastic progress he is helping to drive using levelling-up funds, such as…16 May 2022HANSARDTown Centre RegenerationI praise the proactive approach that East Staffordshire Borough Council has taken, which includes working cross-party to build consensus. Its plans for the riverside regeneration…16 May 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: Empowering Local LeadersThe Department is delivering the Government’s plan to empower local leaders, including offering devolution deals by 2030 to anywhere in England that wants one.16 May 2022HANSARDEconomic GrowthI have met my hon. Friend about this issue several times and I agree that coastal communities have the potential to be real powerhouses for our economy. That is why the future…16 May 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity Fund: Rural AreasIt will be opening extremely shortly. I will take that offline with my hon. Friend, and we have indeed tried to learn lessons to improve that aspect of the fund from the first…11 May 2022