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HANSARDBuilding Safety: Northpoint BuildingI am today informing the House of a contingent liability for the Northpoint building for £200,000 to enable them to sign a basic asset protection agreement (the agreement) with…09 Sept 2020HANSARDAffordable HousingCoronavirus has highlighted to us all the importance of having a safe home to call our own. I believe that everyone should have a decent place to live. I am committed to…08 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: High StreetsMy Department has brought forward a range of measures to support the safe reopening of high streets across England, including providing flexibility for outdoor dining, which has…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan I say once again how grateful for and proud I am of the work of local councils and homelessness and rough sleeping charities across the country and the remarkable effort that…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week, we announced the most significant reforms to building safety legislation in 40 years, delivering new and enhanced regulatory regimes. I welcome the voices of all right…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing Associations: House BuildingI will join my hon. Friend in thanking Nehemiah housing association for its work on housing in the west midlands over the past 20 years. Compared with the start of the decade, the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing Associations: House BuildingWe have announced a £12 billion investment in affordable homes, the largest in a decade. That will deliver up to 180,000 new affordable homes across England, with the vast…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing: Environmental StandardsI can give this assurance to the hon. Gentleman: the planning reforms that we intend to bring forward in the weeks ahead will not row back on any of our commitments to the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing: Environmental StandardsOur proposed future homes standard will ensure all new homes from 2025 result in at least 75% lower carbon emissions than those built to the current standard. Earlier this month,…20 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: High StreetsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for those kind words. We are certainly open to further measures that we can take to make the lives of small businesspeople across the country…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing Infrastructure ProjectsWe want to fast-track major building projects in all parts of the country to fuel the economic recovery and to create jobs, and Project Speed is just one part of that. With…20 Jul 2020HANSARDHousing Infrastructure ProjectsThe Government are investing around £150 million in infrastructure projects in Northamptonshire, unlocking the development of more than 19,000 homes in Corby, East Kettering, and…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTown Centre InvestmentI agree that we need to invest in our town centres and our high streets. The Government had begun that work even before the pandemic created so much additional economic…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTown Centre InvestmentI would be delighted to accept my hon. Friend’s invitation to Accrington. From what I have seen in her relatively short period in this House, she is exactly the strong voice that…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTown Centre InvestmentI congratulate Bolton and my hon. Friend on the very impressive work that they are doing with the council to transform the town. Bolton is one of the initial 100 towns selected to…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTown Centre InvestmentI am delighted that the ideas developed over the past several years by the Ipswich Vision board are being used as the foundation for the Ipswich town deal. My officials are…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTown Centre InvestmentMy hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that we will set out our plans for a competitive round of the towns fund later this year. As I said to him when I visited Exmouth with him…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTown Centre InvestmentOur £3.6 billion towns fund will drive the economic regeneration of towns to deliver long-term economic and productivity growth. The towns fund will play an important role in the…20 Jul 2020HANSARDBuilding and Fire SafetyI would like to update Parliament on the Government’s progress in overhauling the building and fire safety system, as part of our unwavering commitment to ensuring that people,…20 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor announced the other day our £400 million brownfield fund, which will support projects across the country, and our planning reforms that we have already announced,…20 Jul 2020