To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing to (a) Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and (b) the wider World Heritage Site in Ironbridge Gorge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department is providing to (a) Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and (b) the wider World Heritage Site in Ironbridge Gorge.

I. Press notices containing details of business undertaken by the Department for Communities and Local Government during Conference recess 2012. 17 p. II. Proposed transfer of Homes and Communities Agency functions and assets to Milton Keynes Council. Consultation Paper. 6 p.

I. Press notices containing details of business undertaken by the Department for Communities and Local Government during Conference recess 2012. 17 p. II. Proposed transfer of Homes and Communities Agency functions and assets to Milton Keynes Council. Consultation Paper. 6 p.

I would like to update hon. Members on the main items of business undertaken by my Department since the House rose on 18 September.

Freezing council tax for hard-working families and pensioners

On 8 October, the Government announced new support to local authorities to enable them to freeze council tax and...

I would like to update hon. Members on the main items of business undertaken by my Department since the House rose on 18 September.

Freezing council tax for hard-working families and pensioners

On 8 October, the Government announced new support to local authorities to enable them to freeze council tax and...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I would like to update honourable Members on the main items of business undertaken by my department since the House rose on 18 September.

Freezing council tax for hard-working...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I would like to update honourable Members on the main items of business undertaken by my department since the House rose on 18 September.

Freezing council tax for hard-working...

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on land stability in the Ironbridge Gorge.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on land stability in the Ironbridge Gorge.

The hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly fair point. My officials, and I if necessary, will be happy to discuss the details of matched funding. I welcome the willingness that the council has shown in engaging in that discussion. We accept that these are exceptional circumstances, and it is right that...

The hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly fair point. My officials, and I if necessary, will be happy to discuss the details of matched funding. I welcome the willingness that the council has shown in engaging in that discussion. We accept that these are exceptional circumstances, and it is right that...

It is good news to hear that the Government are looking to come forward with a funding package. There are clearly difficulties with local authority expenditure, and there is great pressure on the local authority's budget. I hope that the Minister will confirm that over the coming months the council...

It is good news to hear that the Government are looking to come forward with a funding package. There are clearly difficulties with local authority expenditure, and there is great pressure on the local authority's budget. I hope that the Minister will confirm that over the coming months the council...

I thank the hon. Member for Telford (David Wright) for raising an important issue and for the manner in which he has done so. He is right to say that he and I have had the pleasure of debating the issue before—and it is a pleasure to be able to...

I thank the hon. Member for Telford (David Wright) for raising an important issue and for the manner in which he has done so. He is right to say that he and I have had the pleasure of debating the issue before—and it is a pleasure to be able to...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Benton, and to see the Minister in his place. Over the past 12 months he has become used to responding to my Adjournment debates. The Ironbridge gorge was designated as a world heritage site in 1986 and...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Benton, and to see the Minister in his place. Over the past 12 months he has become used to responding to my Adjournment debates. The Ironbridge gorge was designated as a world heritage site in 1986 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress had been made on assessing the extent of land instability in the Ironbridge Gorge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress had been made on assessing the extent of land instability in the Ironbridge Gorge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding he has allocated for land instability works in the Ironbridge Gorge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding he has allocated for land instability works in the Ironbridge Gorge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will allocate funding to the land instability remediation works in the Ironbridge Gorge; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will allocate funding to the land instability remediation works in the Ironbridge Gorge; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department has completed its review of the Ironbridge Gorge Land Instability Report produced by Telford and Wrekin Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department has completed its review of the Ironbridge Gorge Land Instability Report produced by Telford and Wrekin Council.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Ironbridge Gorge world heritage site.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Ironbridge Gorge world heritage site.

It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr. Conway. I am sure that you, as a former Member for the constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham, will be keen to hear what is happening in Ironbridge. As they say, once a Salopian, always a Salopian. I want...

It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr. Conway. I am sure that you, as a former Member for the constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham, will be keen to hear what is happening in Ironbridge. As they say, once a Salopian, always a Salopian. I want...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Telford (David Wright) for introducing this important debate about the land instability of the Ironbridge Gorge world heritage centre. It is important to put on the record that by its very nature, this issue is of paramount importance, not only for the...

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Telford (David Wright) for introducing this important debate about the land instability of the Ironbridge Gorge world heritage centre. It is important to put on the record that by its very nature, this issue is of paramount importance, not only for the...

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on UK World heritage sites.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on UK World heritage sites.

: The hon. Gentleman may doubt the speed, but he knows that with the new franchise, we have a commitment from First Group to provide better rolling stock on the line. Perhaps the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland and my hon. Friend the Member for East Dunbartonshire...

: The hon. Gentleman may doubt the speed, but he knows that with the new franchise, we have a commitment from First Group to provide better rolling stock on the line. Perhaps the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland and my hon. Friend the Member for East Dunbartonshire...

We have had a useful and valuable debate, with tremendous contributions. The hon. Member for Salisbury (Robert Key) told us the great and sad story of Stonehenge. As I listened to him, I reflected that it was a huge pity that when the hon. Gentleman held his two ministerial posts,...

We have had a useful and valuable debate, with tremendous contributions. The hon. Member for Salisbury (Robert Key) told us the great and sad story of Stonehenge. As I listened to him, I reflected that it was a huge pity that when the hon. Gentleman held his two ministerial posts,...

: The hon. Member for East Devon (Mr. Swire) may just wish to remind his hon. Friend that as a result of a joint amendment that he and I tabled to the National Lottery Bill, which we will continue to pursue at the beginning of next year, we may be...

: The hon. Member for East Devon (Mr. Swire) may just wish to remind his hon. Friend that as a result of a joint amendment that he and I tabled to the National Lottery Bill, which we will continue to pursue at the beginning of next year, we may be...