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HANSARDTopical QuestionsPost-16 education and skills are a priority for the Chancellor and the Government. I am pleased to say that the recent spending round delivers a £400 million increase in funding…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport Infrastructure FundingBetter transport is central to our ambition to level up and spread opportunity across the United Kingdom. That is why the Chancellor will be unveiling, alongside his Budget, the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport Infrastructure FundingThe Prime Minister is passionate about improving connectivity across the United Kingdom. As my right hon. Friend the Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) will know, that is one…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingIn my previous role I had many conversations with councils up and down the country. Indeed, in this job I take representations from the Local Government Association, the District…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingThe figures the hon. Gentleman refers to are pure speculation. The formula has not been concluded yet, so it is a bit difficult to talk about the conclusions in advance of that.…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor met my hon. Friend and his local authority recently to discuss this issue, and I have taken representations from them in the past. My hon.…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingThe local government pension scheme is fully funded, which means that all local authorities contribute on an annual basis. It is right that that is taken into account when setting…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingLocal government deserves enormous praise for the hard work that it did in helping to restore this country’s public finances to a sustainable state. We all know why we were in…11 Feb 2020HANSARDFreeportsToday the Government have launched a consultation on freeports policy, allocation and governance. A freeport is commonly defined as a place inside a country’s land border but…10 Feb 2020HANSARDDirect Payments FundingThe Treasury has confirmed £2,852 million of funding across financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22 to replace funding from the European Union and allow delivery of direct payments…09 Jan 2020HANSARDStreet CrimeI am pleased to give my hon. Friend that reassurance. That is why the Chancellor committed in the spending review to specific additional funding of £750 million for the first…07 Jan 2020HANSARDStreet CrimeI fully agree with the hon. Member’s comments. That is why we are funding violence reduction units, which start to build partnership working at a local level between social…07 Jan 2020HANSARDStreet CrimeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I am pleased to tell him that South Yorkshire will be allocated 151 of the initial wave of new police officers. That comes on top of the 55…07 Jan 2020HANSARDStreet CrimeThe hon. Lady talks about things a decade ago. A decade ago, this country was borrowing £150 billion—the largest deficit in peacetime history. That is why this Government had to…07 Jan 2020HANSARDStreet CrimeMay I warmly welcome my hon. Friend to his place, as a fellow Yorkshire MP? I am pleased to tell him that the Government are determined to keep our families and communities safe…07 Jan 2020HANSARDInfrastructure Investment DistributionMay I congratulate the hon. Lady on being recognised in the new year’s honours list? It is a fitting tribute to her years of service, especially her campaigning work on…07 Jan 2020HANSARDInfrastructure Investment DistributionI think the hon. Lady is referring to the Government’s plans to review all our frameworks, processes and mechanisms to allocate investment spending. That work is under way, and…07 Jan 2020HANSARDInfrastructure Investment DistributionI was in the Tees valley earlier this week, and what I heard there from manufacturers was incredible support for this Government’s agenda of spreading opportunity, driving…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian's AllowanceThe Government will bring forward regulations that will increase most tax credits rates and thresholds and will increase the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance rates in line…04 Nov 2019HANSARDNHS Hospital ProjectsOn cancer treatments, I am delighted that survival rates are at the highest they have ever been. On diagnostic treatments, the recent announcement of £200 million to upgrade…01 Oct 2019