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HANSARDHigh StreetsMy hon. Friend has been a doughty champion for Mansfield. I was very pleased that, in the summer of last year, we were able to provide Mansfield District Council with £1 million…22 Feb 2021HANSARDHigh StreetsMy hon. Friend raises an important question. We are experiencing probably the most significant adjustment in commercial property in our lifetimes and the Government are doing a…22 Feb 2021HANSARDHigh StreetsMay I associate myself and all on the Government Benches with the remarks you have just made with respect to Julia, Mr Speaker? We are all very saddened to hear of her death. As…22 Feb 2021HANSARDNew HomesI would be delighted to visit my hon. Friend in Houlton, and I pay tribute to Urban&Civic, which I know well. It is a developer that has carefully masterplanned large sites and…22 Feb 2021HANSARDNew HomesThe first word in “Build back better” is, of course, “build”, and one of the key priorities for my Department throughout the pandemic has been to ensure that house building…22 Feb 2021HANSARDFirst-time Home BuyersThe hon. Gentleman and I share the same view that young people in this country should have every right to get on the housing ladder, like those of us who were fortunate enough to…22 Feb 2021HANSARDHigh StreetsI am delighted to hear the hon. Gentleman’s and the Opposition’s new-found enthusiasm for business and supporting the wealth creators in this country. Of course, it was just over…22 Feb 2021HANSARDFirst-time Home BuyersThis Government are making the dream of home ownership a reality, with the number of first-time buyers now at its highest level for 12 years. Over the past decade, our schemes…22 Feb 2021HANSARDHigh StreetsI fully agree with my hon. Friend. We are seeing profound changes to the high street. As it begins to reopen later this year, we will need an extremely flexible planning system so…22 Feb 2021HANSARDHome OwnershipMy hon. Friend will appreciate that in my quasi-judicial role I cannot comment on York’s plan, other than to say that it is long overdue, as he says. York is one of those…22 Feb 2021HANSARDHome OwnershipCentral to this Government’s mission is the promise of helping more people to achieve the dream of home ownership. That is why we have introduced a new shared ownership model…22 Feb 2021HANSARDBuilding Better, Building Beautiful CommissionMy hon. Friend represents one of the most beautiful constituencies in the country, one with a very rich heritage, and I understand why he would want to see that preserved and…22 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Saturday, I was delighted to announce that the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government will be opening a new dual headquarters in the great city of…22 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon Friend the Lord Chancellor and I are working to consider what further steps are necessary. We will hear in a few moments’ time the Prime Minister’s statement, which…22 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. We went into the pandemic as one of the leading countries in the world in terms of having a cashless society. The chief executive of the…22 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am proud of the response that this Government have made to the pandemic. At every turn, we have tried to protect the most vulnerable people in society. My Department has…22 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman may have missed my statement to the House the other day in which I announced on behalf of the Chancellor that we will be bringing forward levies and taxes on…22 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend notes, the £3.6 billion towns fund is being delivered in England with great success. There is, however, nothing to prevent the Welsh Government from investing in…22 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyThe hon. Lady raises an important point. We have been working very closely with local authorities since the start of this issue in the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell tragedy.…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We all feel immense sympathy for the leaseholders, who are innocent parties in this situation, but it also is not right that the taxpayer—the…10 Feb 2021