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HANSARDHouse of Lords AppointmentsAgain, successful businesspeople should not be disqualified from sitting in the legislature. The hon. Gentleman made a point about the number of people who have been appointed…25 Nov 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords AppointmentsAgain, the answer is no. One of the most valued aspects of the House of Lords is the experience that Members bring to their work. The idea that successful businesspeople and…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster attended that fantastic event as well. We launched the refreshed GREAT campaign on 9 June, which…25 Nov 2021HANSARDGovernment Agencies: Transparency of DecisionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point, but the National Audit Office did not find as he believes. We are committed to transparency, as per action 24 in the “Declaration on…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Access to ArchivesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate the hon. Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) on raising the issue and securing the debate—not quite as…16 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Appointments Data Report 2021My noble Friend, the Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, Lord True CBE, has today made the following written statement: I am pleased to announce the publication of the public…21 Oct 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaThe hon. Lady is right to raise the York Central site, which I know well. We must ensure that the local authority works with the Government so that that site comes into use. It…23 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government regularly commission research in different parts of the UK to understand public attitudes and behaviours, to inform our campaigns and policies in development. The…23 Sept 2021HANSARDMandatory Vaccine PassportsAnd I congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on a magnificent display in Chorley over the last week. I think that if there were to be an election there, the majority would be in six…23 Sept 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaI politely remind the hon. Gentleman that the Government have invested £400 billion in supporting the country, its businesses and public services through the pandemic. He is right…23 Sept 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaI do not know why, but my application for the Great North Run seems to have been missed. Maybe next year we will have a crack at it. Levelling up is not a north-south thing, a one…23 Sept 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise Rother Valley’s bid in this regard. We are committed to levelling up across the whole of the UK. The idea is to ensure that no…23 Sept 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. That part of the country is really on fire at the moment. It is fantastic that so much is happening on Teesside. There are some brilliant…23 Sept 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaLevelling up is at the heart of the Government’s agenda. The landmark White Paper we will publish later this year will build on the actions we are already taking to improve…23 Sept 2021HANSARDMandatory Vaccine PassportsWe have published brief summaries of the evidence in the autumn and winter plan, which is publicly available on gov.uk. As I said earlier, we are keeping vaccine certification in…23 Sept 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaAbsolutely. The whole team—the Minister for the Cabinet Office and all my ministerial colleagues—are well placed to do exactly that, working across all Departments. Levelling up…23 Sept 2021HANSARDMandatory Vaccine PassportsThe right hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. I can tell him that we do look at how the system is operated elsewhere. We work closely with the devolved Administrations, because…23 Sept 2021HANSARDMandatory Vaccine PassportsI thank my hon. Friend for his supportive tone! What I can say to him is that in the light of the growing voluntary uptake of certification and the latest data on the state of the…23 Sept 2021HANSARD British CouncilI will come on to the point made by the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens). The hon. Member for North East Fife suggested that the British Council had to provide…08 Sept 2021HANSARD British CouncilI can certainly go into some more detail on the financial settlement. It included a 2021-22 spending review settlement, in 2020, that totalled £189 million. That is a 27%…08 Sept 2021