I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for securing this debate. I have a constituent who has a very similar story to the one he has just outlined. She asked me not to reveal her name, but she was using her tumble dryer and it actually exploded. Flames...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for securing this debate. I have a constituent who has a very similar story to the one he has just outlined. She asked me not to reveal her name, but she was using her tumble dryer and it actually exploded. Flames...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of financial providers that will be offering the Lifetime ISA, as announced in Budget 2016, on the launch date of 6 April 2017.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of financial providers that will be offering the Lifetime ISA, as announced in Budget 2016, on the launch date of 6 April 2017.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many successful applications for the Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme there have been in High Peak constituency since that scheme's introduction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many successful applications for the Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme there have been in High Peak constituency since that scheme's introduction.

I commend my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. My constituent Will Newman contacts me regularly about his granddaughter Ellie, who lives outside my constituency. He wanted me to come to this debate and thank my hon. Friend and the Minister for the work that they are doing. We...

I commend my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. My constituent Will Newman contacts me regularly about his granddaughter Ellie, who lives outside my constituency. He wanted me to come to this debate and thank my hon. Friend and the Minister for the work that they are doing. We...

Does the Minister intend to expand the One Public Estate initiative? It not only rationalises our public buildings for financial reasons, but gives us the opportunity to create better and more streamlined services for our residents.

Does the Minister intend to expand the One Public Estate initiative? It not only rationalises our public buildings for financial reasons, but gives us the opportunity to create better and more streamlined services for our residents.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to expand the One Public Estate programme.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to expand the One Public Estate programme.

I applaud my right hon. Friend on three counts: his ability to understand, listen and act. He understands that the changes can be seen as a break with a manifesto commitment, he listened to colleagues on the Conservative Benches, and he acted swiftly and with certainty to give self-employed people...

I applaud my right hon. Friend on three counts: his ability to understand, listen and act. He understands that the changes can be seen as a break with a manifesto commitment, he listened to colleagues on the Conservative Benches, and he acted swiftly and with certainty to give self-employed people...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessments she has made of the effectiveness of the training provided to (a) court staff and (b) members of the judiciary on identifying and supporting court users with a mental health condition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessments she has made of the effectiveness of the training provided to (a) court staff and (b) members of the judiciary on identifying and supporting court users with a mental health condition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to (a) court staff and (b) members of the judiciary on identifying and supporting court users with a mental health condition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to (a) court staff and (b) members of the judiciary on identifying and supporting court users with a mental health condition.

Q13

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Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

My right hon. Friend will be aware of the concerns about the new business rates. Although there is a welcome from many of the businesses in the High Peak that will be taken out of business rates, there is a concern among those who have seen an increase—in one case one of as much as 85%. Can she give me an assurance, and give those businesses an assurance, that we will do all we can for these people, who work incredibly hard to be the engine room of our economy, as a rise of this size may threaten their livelihoods?

Q13

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Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

My right hon. Friend will be aware of the concerns about the new business rates. Although there is a welcome from many of the businesses in the High Peak that will be taken out of business rates, there is a concern among those who have seen an increase—in one case one of as much as 85%. Can she give me an assurance, and give those businesses an assurance, that we will do all we can for these people, who work incredibly hard to be the engine room of our economy, as a rise of this size may threaten their livelihoods?

If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 1 March.

If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 1 March.

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Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

I recently met many of my local headteachers in the High Peak, and they are concerned about the new national funding formula. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that when we decide on the funding for our schools, we will look at unavoidable costs, such as the national apprenticeship levy, to ensure that our schools have the money that they need to educate our children?

Q3

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Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

I recently met many of my local headteachers in the High Peak, and they are concerned about the new national funding formula. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that when we decide on the funding for our schools, we will look at unavoidable costs, such as the national apprenticeship levy, to ensure that our schools have the money that they need to educate our children?

If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 22 February.

If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 22 February.

In four minutes! Let me be clear at the outset that I want the FA to succeed. I want to be able to hold them up as an example of good—indeed, exemplary—governance across this country and beyond. I am not saying that everything that the FA does is wrong; it...

In four minutes! Let me be clear at the outset that I want the FA to succeed. I want to be able to hold them up as an example of good—indeed, exemplary—governance across this country and beyond. I am not saying that everything that the FA does is wrong; it...

Will my right hon. Friend tell me roughly how many people he has in his departmental staff who have run a small business and who can, therefore, understand the needs and requirements of small businesses when they seek to procure public sector contracts and come up against this continual wall of bureaucracy?

Will my right hon. Friend tell me roughly how many people he has in his departmental staff who have run a small business and who can, therefore, understand the needs and requirements of small businesses when they seek to procure public sector contracts and come up against this continual wall of bureaucracy?

What steps he is taking to help small businesses bid for public procurement contracts.

What steps he is taking to help small businesses bid for public procurement contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to improve the quality of maths teaching in primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to improve the quality of maths teaching in primary schools.

Does my hon. Friend agree that this means that a small business will work more in tune with its local authority because it can talk about the business rates, and both sides—the local authority and the business—can get a better understanding of how each other works? It also gives the...

Does my hon. Friend agree that this means that a small business will work more in tune with its local authority because it can talk about the business rates, and both sides—the local authority and the business—can get a better understanding of how each other works? It also gives the...

Can my hon. Friend assure me that, when he makes his assessment of the impact on farming of leaving the EU, he will actually listen to the farmers and not the so-called experts from bodies such as the National Trust, who seem to be intent on following their own agenda, with scant regard for the farmers who are trying to make a living on the hill farms in High Peak and across the country?

Can my hon. Friend assure me that, when he makes his assessment of the impact on farming of leaving the EU, he will actually listen to the farmers and not the so-called experts from bodies such as the National Trust, who seem to be intent on following their own agenda, with scant regard for the farmers who are trying to make a living on the hill farms in High Peak and across the country?

What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the regulation of farming.

What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the regulation of farming.