Letter dated 21/12/2010 from Lord Taylor of Holbeach to Lord Faulkner of Worcester regarding Property BRB (Residuary) Ltd. 2 p.

Letter dated 21/12/2010 from Lord Taylor of Holbeach to Lord Faulkner of Worcester regarding Property BRB (Residuary) Ltd. 2 p.

Guidance on community action during severe weather: The Big Society in action. 9 p.

Guidance on community action during severe weather: The Big Society in action. 9 p.

As I explained to the House yesterday, in light of the early and severe onset of winter last month I asked David Quarmby CBE to follow up his earlier review of winter resilience with an urgent audit of how well highway authorities and transport operators in England have coped with...

As I explained to the House yesterday, in light of the early and severe onset of winter last month I asked David Quarmby CBE to follow up his earlier review of winter resilience with an urgent audit of how well highway authorities and transport operators in England have coped with...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Philip Hammond) has made the following Ministerial Statement. As I explained to the House yesterday, in light of the early and severe onset of winter last month I asked David Quarmby CBE to follow up his earlier review of winter...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Philip Hammond) has made the following Ministerial Statement. As I explained to the House yesterday, in light of the early and severe onset of winter last month I asked David Quarmby CBE to follow up his earlier review of winter...

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on regeneration of local high streets.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on regeneration of local high streets.

The programme was one of 50 projects that the Great Outdoors programme has used to regenerate outdoor spaces and urban centres across the region.

The programme was one of 50 projects that the Great Outdoors programme has used to regenerate outdoor spaces and urban centres across the region.

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that the Mayor of London's Great Outdoors programme has been particularly successful? My constituency has been lucky enough to benefit from the programme; Orpington was beset by structural decline for many years, with Bluewater a few miles down...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that the Mayor of London's Great Outdoors programme has been particularly successful? My constituency has been lucky enough to benefit from the programme; Orpington was beset by structural decline for many years, with Bluewater a few miles down...

That is an extremely interesting point. I had not considered it, but obviously there are many shops on the high street of that nature, so such a measure would indeed be extremely valuable. Equally promising is the £1 billion of Government funding that has been set aside for councils that...

That is an extremely interesting point. I had not considered it, but obviously there are many shops on the high street of that nature, so such a measure would indeed be extremely valuable. Equally promising is the £1 billion of Government funding that has been set aside for councils that...

I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that the Mayor is a great visionary, and we can learn a lot from many of the ideas that he has proposed so far during his tenure.

I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that the Mayor is a great visionary, and we can learn a lot from many of the ideas that he has proposed so far during his tenure.

Thank you, Mr Gray, for allowing me to introduce the debate. I am very grateful to the hon. Members who have turned up for braving the snow and ice to be here on the final day of the parliamentary term. The debate is on an extremely important subject, which I...

Thank you, Mr Gray, for allowing me to introduce the debate. I am very grateful to the hon. Members who have turned up for braving the snow and ice to be here on the final day of the parliamentary term. The debate is on an extremely important subject, which I...

The resilience of England's transport systems in December 2010, an independent audit by David Quarmby CBE. 53 p.

The resilience of England's transport systems in December 2010, an independent audit by David Quarmby CBE. 53 p.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their cost-benefit analyses of road construction schemes explain what proportion of the benefits arise out of small time savings of two minutes or less aggregated together; and whether they will publish such analyses.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their cost-benefit analyses of road construction schemes explain what proportion of the benefits arise out of small time savings of two minutes or less aggregated together; and whether they will publish such analyses.

It being Christmas, you might be more generous, Mr Gray.

It being Christmas, you might be more generous, Mr Gray.

In my local authority, several years ago Crawley borough council and West Sussex county council worked closely together to regenerate the high street. There is another thoroughfare—The Boulevard—in my local authority area, which the local councils are now looking to redevelop. With the local growth White Paper, and the localisation...

In my local authority, several years ago Crawley borough council and West Sussex county council worked closely together to regenerate the high street. There is another thoroughfare—The Boulevard—in my local authority area, which the local councils are now looking to redevelop. With the local growth White Paper, and the localisation...

I shall make an unashamedly parochial speech, but before I do, let me congratulate the hon. Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) on securing the debate and on the way in which he introduced it. I agree with the hon. Gentleman that high streets are usually dominated by small businesses. Often...

I shall make an unashamedly parochial speech, but before I do, let me congratulate the hon. Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) on securing the debate and on the way in which he introduced it. I agree with the hon. Gentleman that high streets are usually dominated by small businesses. Often...

On the question of a level playing field, does my hon. Friend agree that there is merit in the Government's making a detailed study of the challenges for smaller businesses compared with multiples?

On the question of a level playing field, does my hon. Friend agree that there is merit in the Government's making a detailed study of the challenges for smaller businesses compared with multiples?

Absolutely. I do not want to put across a message that we are anti-supermarket or anti-big business. This is about striking an appropriate balance between the two, and ensuring that small businesses are protected while at the same time ensuring that people in every constituency have choice—as they must. I...

Absolutely. I do not want to put across a message that we are anti-supermarket or anti-big business. This is about striking an appropriate balance between the two, and ensuring that small businesses are protected while at the same time ensuring that people in every constituency have choice—as they must. I...

I entirely agree with my hon. Friend, who did a tremendous job during his tenure at West Sussex county council. I hope the Government can take forward some of that work and learn from what he implemented in West Sussex. By introducing a presumption in favour of sustainable economic development—it...

I entirely agree with my hon. Friend, who did a tremendous job during his tenure at West Sussex county council. I hope the Government can take forward some of that work and learn from what he implemented in West Sussex. By introducing a presumption in favour of sustainable economic development—it...

Does my hon. Friend share my concern about the role of landlords, particularly those with premises in town centres? The level of dilapidation of some of the retail stock in town centres is such that market forces alone would struggle to regenerate some areas.

Does my hon. Friend share my concern about the role of landlords, particularly those with premises in town centres? The level of dilapidation of some of the retail stock in town centres is such that market forces alone would struggle to regenerate some areas.