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HANSARDGeneral Practice: Large Housing DevelopmentsI thank my right hon. Friend for asking such a specific question. I do not have those figures to hand, but I will ensure that I get them to him. He makes a very valid point, and I…29 Mar 2022HANSARDGeneral Practice: Large Housing DevelopmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I cannot think of a better way to start my day than by spending it with my colleagues. I offer my hon. Friend the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDGeneral Practice: Large Housing DevelopmentsThe hon. Member will not have to wait too long before hearing which vehicle will be used; I hope it will be in a couple of weeks. I want to touch on the issue of transparency. We…29 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2022I thank members of the Committee for their contributions. They are right to raise those questions. We have seen examples where things have gone terribly wrong and, of course, it…09 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2022I will speak to the Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil O’Brien) —the Minister responsible for this…09 Mar 2022HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Combined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. The…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Consett Energy from Waste PlantMay I begin by echoing the opening comments of my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) about the extraordinary address we received from President Zelensky…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSecond Homes: Devon and CornwallThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise this issue, which was one of the main topics that came up when I met several of my colleagues just last week. I am more than happy to meet the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for First-time BuyersSince 2010, more than 758,000 households have been helped to purchase a home through Government-backed schemes, including Help to Buy and Right to Buy. In the levelling-up White…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSecond Homes: Devon and CornwallData on second homes in Devon and Cornwall can be found on the Government’s council taxbase website. The number of second homes for council tax purposes was 28,126 in 2010, and is…07 Mar 2022HANSARDPlanning: Flood RiskMy right hon. and learned Friend is right to raise that important issue. As we prepare all developments to ensure that they are tackling climate change, we should also look at the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDPlanning: Flood RiskThere will be a lot of announcements to come in the near future about our plans for planning, but the hon. Lady is right to talk about that whole aspect of it. My hon. Friend the…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for First-time BuyersLet me first make it clear that it is my keen ambition in this role to do everything I can to help more people on to the housing ladder. We have produced a great many schemes that…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for First-time BuyersI accept that there are a number of things that we need to do in relation to the First Homes scheme. Homes England’s early delivery programme will provide a further 1,500 homes,…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for First-time BuyersMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the increase in the number of first-time buyers. We are keen to ensure that it continues, and the levelling-up White Paper will be key to…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsDue to my role in planning, I cannot comment on specific plans, but national park policy empowers local communities by making it clear that they can designate areas of importance…07 Mar 2022HANSARDPlanning: Flood RiskMy hon. Friend is right, and she is a superb advocate for her constituents, having already raised a number of issues with me since I have been in this post. The national planning…07 Mar 2022HANSARDPlanning: Flood RiskMinisters from our Department engage regularly with those from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on flood risk. That includes the publication of our joint…07 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for First-time BuyersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Having local authorities with well-developed local plans to ensure that they are ready and prepared to build the houses that their local area…07 Mar 2022HANSARDHigh-rise Buildings: RemediationThat is very kind. I want to conclude by saying that I know there is a united desire across the House to ensure that people are safe and that, more importantly, feel safe in their…02 Mar 2022