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HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022. The regulations make changes to a key element of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2022The regulations are necessary to ensure that the rates retention scheme continues to operate as was intended. In response to the hon. Gentleman’s question, he will have noted the…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSupport for Town Centres and High StreetsReviving our high streets and town centres is an absolutely essential part of levelling up. Our £3.6 billion towns fund includes support for 101 town deals and 72 future high…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for Town Centres and High StreetsThat is a serious point, so let me address it in the consensual and serious way that it deserves. The rise of online shopping is posing major challenges to our town centres. That…24 Jan 2022HANSARDWest Midlands Combined Authority: Further DevolutionI am glad to see this wonderful outbreak of consensus. I have read the exciting proposals put forward to us but I am afraid the right hon. Gentleman will have to wait until the…24 Jan 2022HANSARDWest Midlands Combined Authority: Further DevolutionWe commend the West Midlands Combined Authority under the leadership of Andy Street for its ambition to secure further powers for the region and will be saying more about our…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for Town Centres and High StreetsIt is true that levelling-up funds have been going to the constituencies of Cabinet Ministers— [ Interruption. ] I am sorry; I mean shadow Cabinet Ministers. Levelling-up funds…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for Town Centres and High StreetsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for drawing attention to the fact that we are moving DLUHC staff to the great city of Wolverhampton. As I walk to my office in the morning, I walk…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for Town Centres and High StreetsThe next round of bidding for levelling-up funding will open in spring and we will set out the conditions for funding in due course.24 Jan 2022HANSARDSupport for Town Centres and High StreetsI know that many of my hon. Friend’s constituents will be desperately sad about the fire at the Leopard; I was also sad to see the footage of it burning. I pay tribute to my hon.…24 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety and Cladding: PutneyI commend the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on having secured this important debate. It is a matter that Members of all parties feel deeply about, and the hon. Member…21 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandMy right hon. Friend is totally right. I will just finish addressing the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew): 4G is essential. Dropping calls are…18 Jan 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: East of EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) for securing this important debate. He is a…18 Jan 2022HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) Act: Common Frameworks Report and Repeal of Section 12 PowersI am today laying before Parliament a report, “The European Union (Withdrawal) Act and Common Frameworks: 26 June to 25 September 2021”. I am laying this report because it is a…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUK Internal Market Act Exclusions: Common FrameworksDuring the passage of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 my ministerial colleagues made clear that the powers under the Act may be used to give effect to agreements…09 Dec 2021HANSARD Levelling Up: Local CouncilsI am planning to meet various leaders from Liverpool city region as part of the Mersey Dee alliance discussions, so I would be delighted to have that conversation. I am very proud…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Levelling Up: Local CouncilsAs I said, the core spending power of local government will be going up in real terms each year by 3%, on top of all the other things we are doing through the future high streets…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Levelling Up: Local CouncilsThe right hon. Gentleman is always convincing when he talks about the lost opportunities caused by parts of the economy overheating, which means that people cannot afford a house,…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Levelling Up: Local CouncilsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) on securing this very important…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Enterprise Zones: WaveneyI am grateful to my hon. Friend and am happy to correspond and continue to meet and discuss with him and local councillors all the opportunities in the area, which he has done a…08 Dec 2021