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HANSARDDistrict 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 2019HANSARDDistrict Council FinancesI firmly agree with my right hon. and learned Friend. Planning and housing can be contentious in local areas, but one way to relieve that tension is to ensure that local…01 May 2019HANSARDDistrict Council FinancesI thank the hon. Gentleman, and I will now take an intervention from my right hon. and learned Friend.01 May 2019HANSARDDistrict Council FinancesI will first take an intervention from the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton.01 May 2019HANSARDDistrict Council FinancesFunding for all green spaces and such services is not ring-fenced by central Government. It would not be right for me, sitting in Whitehall as a Minister, to dictate to every…01 May 2019HANSARDDistrict Council FinancesMy right hon. and learned Friend makes an excellent point about an issue on which he has represented his constituents many times in this place. Just last week I responded to my…01 May 2019HANSARD Travellers in Mole ValleyI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) on securing this important debate. Reading through the materials to prepare for this evening, I saw…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Travellers in Mole ValleyThis is a matter for the Home Office, which will soon be launching a public consultation on the specific nature of these measures. I am sure that it will welcome my hon. Friend’s…25 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingHow can he disagree with that?24 Apr 2019HANSARDVulnerable Children: Local Authority SupportI thank my right hon. Friend for that question. Her county council is a leader when it comes to dealing with vulnerable children; it is an example for others across the country to…08 Apr 2019HANSARDVulnerable Children: Local Authority SupportWhen we talk about vulnerable children, it is important that all councils take the precautions that are required. Of course I will listen very carefully to the findings of that…08 Apr 2019HANSARDVulnerable Children: Local Authority SupportI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. We all recognise the value of strong families, and she champions that cause especially well. I welcome the development of family…08 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with my hon. Friend that maintaining records of the UK’s landscape heritage is important. I would be delighted to raise her point with colleagues at the Department for…08 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his engagement with the process of reorganising local government in Northamptonshire. I am pleased to tell him that the Department’s consultation on…08 Apr 2019HANSARDLeigh: Local Authority FundingThe local government finance settlement for 2019-20 confirmed a real-terms increase in resources available to local authorities. I am pleased to say that the hon. Lady’s own local…08 Apr 2019HANSARDLeigh: Local Authority FundingThe recent Budget provided more than £400 million for children’s services but, beyond money, it is important to note that it is quality of leadership that makes the difference in…08 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wholeheartedly agree with my right hon. Friend. We very much back the recent Daily Mail campaign to keep our country tidy. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…08 Apr 2019HANSARDVulnerable Children: Local Authority SupportI am working closely with colleagues at the Department for Education to ensure that local authorities can properly support vulnerable children. I recently gave evidence to the…08 Apr 2019HANSARDVulnerable Children: Local Authority SupportResponsibility for high needs funding rests with the Department for Education, but I would be more than happy to raise that point with my colleagues.08 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are always keen to embrace whatever technology we can to improve service to our constituents. I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend and look at his suggestion.08 Apr 2019