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HANSARDAdult Social Care FundingThe Government recognise the pressures faced by adult social services and have provided councils with an additional £10 billion in dedicated funding for adult social care in the…17 Jun 2019HANSARDLocal Government Unitarisation: NorthamptonshireThe Secretary of State recently announced his intention to implement the reorganisation plan submitted by the Northamptonshire councils. Subject to parliamentary approval, the new…17 Jun 2019HANSARDLocal Government Unitarisation: NorthamptonshireMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of local decision making happening as close to people as possible. We expect new unitary authorities to support the…17 Jun 2019HANSARDIntegrated Health and Social Care: NorthamptonshireMy hon. Friend is spot on. Delayed transfers of care undermine patients’ dignity while putting pressure on beds and costing the taxpayer money. Although we have seen fantastic…17 Jun 2019HANSARDLocal Government FundingThe Chancellor and my Department have already responded with an extra £1 billion to improve resources for local government. The hon. Lady may not believe me when I say that we are…17 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKAs always, Sir David, it is a privilege and a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I thank the hon. Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson) for securing this…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillLet me deal briefly with the hon. Gentleman’s points. He asked some specific questions about the design of the system. As we established on Second Reading, I cannot give him the…20 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Eleanor. The Government have made significant reforms to the business rates system since our wide-ranging review in 2016.…20 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. This simple, narrow measure will take the first steps towards improving the tax system for businesses by developing a new…20 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillThe measure is even narrower than that; it is simply a paving measure, which I will come on to, that enables that exploratory work to start so that future Ministers will be able…13 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This Government are committed to ensuring that the tax system is fit for the 21st century, that it is designed around the…13 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillMadam Deputy Speaker, I am loth to get drawn on to topics that are much broader than the very narrow scope of this Bill. However, I am happy to reiterate that I do not think the…13 May 2019HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) BillIt is important to remember that the Bill is much narrower in scope than the design of the business rates system and how individual businesses pay the bills they are given. My…13 May 2019HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019It is a pleasure to make the winding-up speech, in which I hope briefly to answer the questions posed. I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham…07 May 2019HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019I am not particularly sure what kind of protection my right hon. Friend is referring to, but just because there is a vote there is no ability for them to be removed, if that is…07 May 2019HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019In this particular instance there are none that have been brought to our attention that require protecting, but in previous reorganisations—perhaps in Suffolk, if memory serves me…07 May 2019HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019That is indeed right, but because the structure was different, and there was a combination of three different bodies, the membership did not give any one of them a particular veto…07 May 2019HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. The…07 May 2019HANSARDDistrict Council FinancesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey) on securing the debate and on his work in this place…01 May 2019HANSARDDistrict Council FinancesI am pleased to say that that is exactly what the Government are doing. The fair funding review is a blank sheet of paper on which we can consider the relative needs of local…01 May 2019