Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Jul 2017
Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry
"Pursuant to that point, will the First Secretary clarify whether the recovery taskforce has any executive authority whatsoever, or is it purely advisory?..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Jun 2017
Grenfell Tower
"I am still waiting to hear the Prime Minister say that she will underwrite the costs to local authorities of inspection and urgent remedial action, given the cuts of up to a third and a half in local authority budgets and housing providers being required to implement a rent cut, …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Jun 2017
Debate on the Address
"An estimated 8% of London’s population live in tower blocks—the same point has been made in respect of other cities. Inner-London authorities such as Westminster have lost 45% of their funding in recent years—that includes funding for environmental health responsibilities—and for Kensington the figure is 38%. Will the Prime Minister …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q15. Last week, London elected a new Mayor with an overwhelming mandate to tackle London’s housing crisis. It is a crisis that many of us fear the Housing and Planning Bill will make worse. Last April, the Prime Minister launched his manifesto, promising to replace sold council houses with affordable …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 20th July 2015
Asked by:
Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) absolute and (b) proportionate change in expenditure per capita on youth services was in each local authority area between 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Answered by Rob Wilson
Information on youth service expenditure by local authority is collected by the Department for Education and published on GOV.UK. Data is not collected on a per capita basis.
Written Question
Thursday 10th April 2014
Asked by:
Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will rank each English local authority by the (a) percentage and (b) actual change in (i) total and (ii) per capita expenditure on all provisions for young people since 2010.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The information requested is collected by Department for Education and published on gov.uk. I have asked that this information for each year since 2010 is placed in the Library of the House as soon as is practicable.
Figures for actual spend by local authority in 2013-14 will be available in December 2014.
Written Question
Thursday 10th April 2014
Asked by:
Karen Buck (Labour - Westminster North)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each local authority in England reported as its (a) budgeted and (b) outturn expenditure on all youth work and provision of activities for young people in each year since 2010.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The information requested is collected by Department for Education and published on gov.uk. I have asked that this information for each year since 2010 is placed in the Library of the House as soon as is practicable.
Figures for actual spend by local authority in 2013-14 will be available in December 2014.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 May 2012
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
"rose—..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 May 2012
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 May 2012
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
"Does the Minister agree that this is an issue of proportionality? At the moment, approximately 6 million people are not on the electoral register. Does he recognise that the main issue of concern is not spread across the country as a whole but targeted in particular areas and on particular …..."Karen Buck - View Speech
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