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HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI thank my hon. Friend for the way in which she champions her constituents, whom she so ably represents. She is quite right: one of the key reasons for local government…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationIt is regrettable that the hon. Lady appears to be defending a system with so much duplication that money is being wasted on multiple tiers of senior officers when it could be…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI believe that the option we have selected was the one supported by the Conservative party in Gloucestershire. We selected it because it was the strongest and most stable option,…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI thank my hon. Friend for his question and his powerful advocacy for his constituents. The changes we are making are, in part, intended to lay the framework for the mayoral…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI have had the great pleasure of visiting Portsmouth with my hon. Friend on several occasions, so I have seen at first hand what a powerful champion she is for her constituents.…16 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationThis Government are driving the most ambitious programme of local government reform in a generation, replacing the inefficient two-tier system with new unitary councils so that…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationThe proposals we are bringing forward are the best for economic growth and for savings, which we can plough into the frontline services that I believe the hon. Member’s residents…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI remind my hon. Friend of the additional funding that is available for transitional arrangements; that is a recognition of the challenges that she has just described. The option…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Of course, her constituents in both the areas she refers to deserve and will have their voices heard. The English Devolution and Community…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI recognise what a powerful champion my hon. Friend is for his constituents. The decision we took on Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent was taken because it is the best for economic…16 Jul 2026HANSARDCountering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK PoliticsToday, the Minister for Security, my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle), and I have laid and published the Government’s full response to Philip Rycroft’s…06 Jul 2026HANSARDNeighbourhoods and Public ServicesThis Government are determined to build a new relationship of respect, trust and shared responsibility between the state and its citizens. On 21 May, I announced this Government’s…16 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday marked the ninth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire—a day for remembrance and for sombre reflection. The 72 residents who so tragically lost their lives will never…15 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsI congratulate my hon. Friend on her very well-deserved recognition. She raises an extremely important issue, which I am sure is of concern to Members right across the House. That…15 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on the work he has done in his constituency on this issue, as well as those residents who have been advocating for the banking hub. Many…15 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsSpeaking as a former publisher, I am very committed to the success of bookshops, and I congratulate the bookshop in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency on its many years of service…15 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsThe shadow Minister will be aware, as I am, that high streets went into steep decline under the previous Conservative Government. It is this Labour Government who are having to…15 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsI am always happy to meet my hon. Friend, and indeed we do meet regularly. I am happy to continue doing that. We want to see high streets everywhere succeed. Pride in Place is a…15 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh StreetsI associate myself with Mr Speaker’s comments about Lord Hattersley. I gently remind the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers) that the Liberal Democrats had many years in…15 Jun 2026HANSARDHousing Developers: AccountabilityI am very disappointed to hear the Liberal Democrat spokesperson arguing the case for nimbys, because in other circumstances I have heard Liberal Democrats recognise that we have…15 Jun 2026