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HANSARD Town and Country PlanningI am grateful for the intervention, because I am about to talk about that. The key point is simply this. South Lakeland District Council, a Liberal Democrat majority authority,…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningI am delighted to take the correction. And there was me praising a Conservative! What Macmillan did do was build numbers, and the estates of the ’50s were certainly better than…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Town and Country PlanningThis set of SIs is an answer to a massively important question about how we build more homes that are fit for communities, but the answer is blindingly obviously the wrong one.…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way. Will he agree, though, that the inconsistent and sometimes nonsensical application of some of the rules is doing damage to…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)Will the Secretary of State give way?30 Sept 2020HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No. 2) BillObviously, this proposal is an understandable one and one that we broadly support, although I share the concerns of my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) that…30 Sept 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction Moratorium(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State if he will make a statement on the end of the eviction moratorium.23 Sept 2020HANSARDEnd of Eviction MoratoriumI am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. The ban on possession proceedings has given many private renters protection against the economic impact of…23 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19I accept the need for these restrictions, but the Prime Minister must know that they come at the worst possible time for hospitality and tourism in Cumbria, the lakes and dales…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateOver the weekend I have been listening to headteachers from around the south Lakes, who tell me that they are under increasing pressure, with teaching staff, teaching assistants…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. We should be aware that, on top of the desire politically for greater regulated markets, which I absolutely welcome,…15 Sept 2020HANSARDCoronavirusHas the Secretary of State seen today’s analysis revealing the terrifying scale of the backlog in cancer treatment and diagnostics? It is now clear that it would take the system…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI do not think that any of us doubt the integrity of the people on the board or on that body. We doubt their powers to be able to ensure that there is equity. Does the Minister…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIt is a great honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham, and to follow the speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine). The Bill claims to…15 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are 4,500 people in my constituency in south Cumbria and 3 million across the country who have been excluded from any covid-specific support over the last six months—those…14 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman is making some extremely good points. His constituency, like mine, will have on average something like 4,500 workers and business people who have received no…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersAs a dad of two kids, one of whom went through GCSEs and one of whom went through A-levels this year, I understand massively the disruption that was caused to families and…09 Sept 2020HANSARDProtection of Jobs and BusinessesI am particularly concerned about tourism in the lakes and dales. We had a very busy August, and that was welcome, but most businesses could not operate at anywhere near capacity…09 Sept 2020HANSARDLebanonWhat recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on restarting the resettlement of refugees from Lebanon.08 Sept 2020HANSARDLebanonMigrants are crossing the channel partly because of a lack of safe and legal routes. Refugee resettlement, including from Lebanon, is a safe and legal route, but the pandemic has…08 Sept 2020