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HANSARD Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Final ReportThis is the most disturbing of reports—probably one of the most disturbing things that any Member could read. We know that 80,000 children are in care; that is due to increase by…24 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I will be brief in speaking to new clause 81. Cycling and walking are the future. Ensuring that walking and cycling…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I, too, want to support the new clause and briefly draw attention to the way that we need to ensure that public land is used for public good. Whether it has been NHS Property…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)We as a nation creep forward. This afternoon, we have seen why it is a creep, rather than the change we see in other jurisdictions. We need to do far more on enabling and…20 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryI apologise that I was not able to be here for the whole debate; I have been in a Bill Committee. In York, people have to wait six years to see a dentist. Of course that is…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I am incredibly grateful to the hon. Member for Buckingham for raising that issue. He is absolutely right; we need to look at the broadest possible scope. This particular issue…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I want to pick up on a couple of points. I thank the hon. Member for South Suffolk for raising his concerns. Considerable public money is invested in many such historic buildings…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)Communities are very much removed from the planning system, as I have mentioned multiples times to the Committee. However, what comes before a local planning authority is the…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I am sure the residents of York will heed the Minister’s advice in May and ensure that they have a council that engages with them and listens to their needs. While we wait for…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Murray, for the last time on this Bill. The new clause is in my name, and the…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I want to support this new clause, with reference to proposed new subsection (2)(e). There is a real disconnect in Homes England: it does not understand the way communities work,…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone, on the final day of our proceedings on this incredible Bill. I want to place on record my thanks to all the Clerks…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Public toilets are also a public health measure. We have to look at them within that agenda. Changing places are also important, so…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I am grateful to both Ministers for that, and I welcome that opportunity. I am quite relaxed about other colleagues also bringing their experiences to that meeting. It is…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)If I may, I seek the indulgence of the Committee a little longer. The Minister has raised a real issue here: the matter now needs to move into the Levelling Up Department. The…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I have to disagree with the Minister that such priority is being given to the natural environment. This has to be a central mission, not least because of the recognition that she…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)This is a really important new clause. York no longer has a chief planner, which means that planning decisions are often delayed and that the challenge is not brought to…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I have two points. First, could the Minister set out a timeline? This is so urgent because of the pace of change, so we really need to understand what the timeline is. There has…20 Oct 2022