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HANSARDSchool FundingI regularly meet the Secretary of State for Education to discuss school funding. We are providing a £1 billion package to help students catch up on lost learning, and that sits…07 Jul 2020HANSARDLocal Transport InfrastructureUpgrading local transport links is a key part of this Government’s commitment to levelling up across the country. That is why we announced in the Budget £500 million for the…07 Jul 2020HANSARDSchool FundingAs a former teacher, my hon. Friend speaks with great authority on such issues. I absolutely agree that a strong post-16 education system is vital to our recovery. That is why we…07 Jul 2020HANSARDLocal Transport InfrastructureIt is a key part of this Government’s commitment to improve transport links such as that. I know that my hon. Friend has submitted a proposal, which the Department for Transport…07 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse Building and Regeneration: Domestic Supply ChainsHouse building is an important catalyst for the wider economy and we have put in place an unprecedented package of support in this sector. Last week, the Prime Minister announced…07 Jul 2020HANSARDAviation Industry: Job ProtectionWe continue to work closely with the sector and are willing to consider the situation of individual firms, provided that all other Government schemes have been explored and all…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Local AuthoritiesWe have always taken the approach that borrowing is allowed for infrastructure and capital projects, but not day-to-day revenue. That policy will continue. At the same time, all…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Local AuthoritiesLast week, the Government announced a comprehensive package to support councils responding to the pressures caused by covid-19. We have now provided more than £3.7 billion of…07 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Prime Minister said last week, we are doubling down on levelling up, and he committed last week to £95 million for shovel-ready projects in the east midlands, in addition…07 Jul 2020HANSARDAviation Industry: Job ProtectionTreasury Ministers meet the Secretary of State for Transport and the Home Secretary on a regular basis to discuss a variety of important issues, including the aviation industry.07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authorities and Devolved AdministrationsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is why £7 billion has been allocated through the Barnett consequentials, including £2.1 billion of additional funding to the Welsh…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authorities and Devolved AdministrationsMy hon. Friend is right to point to the particular pressures on lower-tier councils, which is why councils such as Rugby have benefited from more than £1 million of additional…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authorities and Devolved AdministrationsMy hon. Friend raises an important point, which is why we have allocated a further £617 million of support to local authorities for discretionary payments for cases such as the…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authorities and Devolved AdministrationsWhat we have seen through this crisis is an unprecedented level of support, including the £3.2 billion that has been announced and the further £600 million of support specifically…18 May 2020HANSARDLocal Transport InfrastructureI am happy to continue to liaise with my hon. Friend on this important issue. He will know that, in addition to the £2 billion for walking and cycling, we also announced at the…18 May 2020HANSARDLocal Transport InfrastructureMy hon. Friend the Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore) has, I know, been working hard to highlight the important pedestrian crossing issues in his constituency, and I am committed…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authorities and Devolved AdministrationsWe have announced £3.2 billion of new funding for councils, alongside the £3.4 billion of further support with cash flow. I am in regular contact with Ministers in the relevant…18 May 2020HANSARDLocal Transport InfrastructureMy hon. Friend raises an important point. Although at present we have no plans to do as he suggests, he will be well aware, from the green finance strategy, that the Government…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authorities and Devolved AdministrationsThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the importance of that sector. It is why the initial £1.6 billion funding announced in March was not ring-fenced. It sits alongside the…18 May 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman will know that school budgets have been allocated, so the schools already have that money to spend; that will not change. The announcement that the…24 Mar 2020