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HANSARD Building SafetyThe hon. Lady raises an extremely important matter. Let me be absolutely clear: the first thing that the Government have done is establish the independent Grenfell inquiry. That…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyI certainly can, and I thank my right hon. Friend for the work he has done on behalf of his constituents. We have corresponded many times on this subject. Today’s announcement…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyThe approach that I took when I became Secretary of State was to set a target for us that we would either remediate all buildings or get the workers on site by the end of last…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyThe hon. Lady is wrong. Thousands of her constituents will directly benefit from today’s announcement. We have chosen rightly, on the basis of expert advice, to prioritise…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)Among the many acts of heroism that we have seen over the past year, the quiet dedication, hard work and compassion shown by all who serve their communities in local government…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyI honestly do not know. The Scottish Government have, as far as I am aware, done nothing with the very significant sum of money that the Chancellor has given them through the…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyOn the important second point that my right hon. Friend raises, we have worked with the Department for Education and the Department of Health on buildings in the wider public…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyThe announcement that we have made today and the work that the Chancellor and I have done with each of the major retail banks, which strongly support the intervention, give much…10 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyActually, the Government acted decisively in the immediate aftermath of Grenfell Tower. Expert opinion has evolved over time. The first expert advice that the Government received…10 Feb 2021HANSARDLocal Government Finance SettlementToday I laid before the House the “Report on Local Government Finance (England) 2021-22”, the “Council Tax referendum principles report 2021-22” and “Council Tax alternative…04 Feb 2021HANSARDDesign and Building StandardsIn late 2018, the Government established the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission. Under the leadership of Nicholas Boys Smith and the late Sir Roger Scruton, it was…01 Feb 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021indicated dissent .28 Jan 2021HANSARDHolocaust Memorial Day 2021I start by adding my thanks to my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) and all those Members who secured this afternoon’s debate, including the…28 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseYes, I am happy to withdraw it, Mr Speaker. I will come on to the remarks of the LGA in a few minutes, if I may, but the hon. Gentleman cannot have it both ways: he cannot say…25 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to end and add: “notes that council tax doubled under the last Labour Government, but has fallen in real terms in England…25 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed Increaserose—25 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseThere are many examples I could cite from Birmingham City Council, but I do not think time allows me to do that. Let us contrast this Government’s approach to protecting the…25 Jan 2021HANSARDCouncil Tax: Government’s Proposed IncreaseI certainly can. My right hon. Friend is fortunate to have a good Conservative council and it will benefit from the largest ever rural services grant in the settlement, which will…25 Jan 2021HANSARDBuilding and Construction Products SafetyI wish to update the House on the Government’s work to tighten regulatory oversight of construction product safety, so that people can feel confident that the products used to…19 Jan 2021HANSARDBuilding Regulations: Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings StandardI am today announcing a package of changes in relation to part L and F of the building regulations. This includes the Government’s response to the 2019 future homes standard…19 Jan 2021