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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI met representatives of the Scottish Government two weeks ago.19 Apr 2021HANSARDLocal Infrastructure InvestmentI thank my hon. Friend for his question. This year, local councils will have access to an additional £1 billion for social care, on top of continuing all existing social care…19 Apr 2021HANSARDLocal Infrastructure InvestmentI was delighted to receive Crewe’s town investment plan in January. Having visited my hon. Friend’s constituency many times over the years, I am excited to see the ambitious plans…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of the biggest divides in our country has been between those who can afford their own home and those who cannot, and that is why I am pleased today to see the Government…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAll ministerial engagements are already published through our regular official engagement notifications and all donations to political parties, whether that be the Labour party or…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOnce again, the hon. Gentleman makes a low point. What we are doing is getting people on to the housing ladder. Once, the Labour party cared about young people, people on low…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospitality Venues and High StreetsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Our high streets have been hit hard by the pandemic, but the market forces have been amplified and magnified. These are very long-standing…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospitality Venues and High StreetsThe hon. Lady will be aware that we have approached this issue with great caution and due consideration. We have consulted on those matters and received thousands of responses,…19 Apr 2021HANSARDLocal Infrastructure InvestmentInfrastructure underpins our economy and improves people’s everyday lives. Over the next five years, the Government plan to deliver over £600 billion in public investment, the…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to join my hon. Friend in thanking all the volunteers he mentions for their hard work. As lockdown lifts, we want the countryside to look its glorious best this…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was pleased to receive Goole’s town investment plan in January. It includes ambitious plans to diversify, to repurpose the town centre and to revitalise Goole’s economy. My…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs champions of freedom and democracy, we are living up to our historical responsibilities to the people of Hong Kong. I have made it the mission of my Department to ensure that…19 Apr 2021HANSARDLocal Infrastructure InvestmentI enjoyed visiting Stocksbridge just over a year ago with my hon. Friend and was delighted to see its £24.1 million town deal announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor at…19 Apr 2021HANSARDLocal Infrastructure InvestmentMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the need for transport infrastructure investment in the Milton Keynes-Oxford-Cambridge arc, which is one of the fastest growing and most…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman raises an extremely important point, as 53% of people sleeping rough on our streets are ex-offenders, so a crucial component of our strategy to end rough…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was pleased to read of the Woodland Trust’s recent campaign. My Department received over 10,000 postcards from supporters of the trust, which I have had the pleasure of looking…19 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Hospitality Venues and High StreetsLast week, we saw friends and families reunited, our favourite shops, pubs and cafés reopened and an injection of sunny optimism into hospitality and our high streets as we move…19 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not sure what the right hon. Lady is referring to there. When we approach the local government reorganisation, we do so only in circumstances where there is a good deal of…19 Apr 2021HANSARDBuilding Safety: Monthly UpdateI have undertaken to provide the House with a monthly building safety update. On 10 February I announced my five-point plan to bring an end to unsafe cladding and my officials are…13 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Construction Industry and Retail SectorAs England moves towards step two of the covid-19 response road map out of lockdown, which will take place no earlier than 12 April, the Government want to ensure that planning…25 Mar 2021