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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I rise to make a brief point. It is more about the scope of what we have discussed—the infrastructure levy being able to contribute to affordable housing and social housing within…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for making that point. Obviously, if local authorities are going to make such determinations, they will have to look for the maximum opportunity. As…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I am grateful to be called to speak to this set of amendments and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich for tabling them. It is really important that we think…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)It is becoming clear in the debate that there are charities and charities. Some charities are run by major businesses and make a profit. Say a private school was disposing of a…06 Sept 2022HANSARDOverdose Prevention Centres1. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on licensing overdose prevention centres.05 Sept 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateOne of the major flanks drawing the international community into one place—there has been a focus on countries such as India—is the need to stop dependence on Russian energy, yet…05 Sept 2022HANSARDOverdose Prevention CentresTragically, York saw a number of deaths over the summer caused by substance misuse. There were 4,859 drug deaths in England and Wales last year, up 6.2% on the previous year, and…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareThe Secretary of State is right to talk about the back door rather than focusing on the front door when it comes to the crisis in social care. About a quarter of the patients in…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateMany of my constituents are already cancelling their contracts with their gas companies. They are absolutely terrified. Churches and charities want to step in, but they are…05 Sept 2022HANSARDHOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEEI thank my right hon. Friend and her Committee for their work on this significant issue and for highlighting a lack of coherence and compassion on the part of the Government.…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House ask the Transport Secretary to make a statement to the House on the purpose of the popular vote in awarding the operational headquarters of Great…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Net Zero Strategy: High Court RulingI just remind the Minister that it was Labour’s Climate Change Act that called for those targets to be set—in section 4. However, it seems that this Government were asleep at the…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentI, too, wish to pay tribute to Sir David Amess and the indelible mark he left on this place. His family called for a legacy of kindness and love across Parliament. I think we…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseYork made the railways and the railways made York, and it is now leading the industry in digital and advanced rail, both in operations and engineering. Bringing the headquarters…21 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseI, too, commend the work of NHS staff and North Yorkshire fire and rescue service, which is currently facing cuts. I urge that those cuts do not go ahead. Having dealt with a lot…20 Jul 2022HANSARDChildren’s Social Care WorkforceOn a similar theme, there has been a real increase in demand for services. Many of the figures the Minister gave predate the pandemic, and after the pandemic we have seen a real…20 Jul 2022HANSARDChildren’s Social Care WorkforceIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Sharma. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for St Helens South and Whiston (Ms Rimmer) for introducing this crucial debate. I am saddened…20 Jul 2022HANSARDChildren’s Social Care WorkforceThe independent review comes as a package and holds together as such. Is the Minister committing that the Government will accept the package and make the level of investment that…20 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 135, in clause 90, page 96, line 30, at end insert— “(3A) Where regulations under this section make requirements of a local authority that is failing to…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am grateful for the debate. I thank the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale for highlighting the importance of the upper catchment management work, which is so necessary…19 Jul 2022