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Jonathan Davies Excerpts
Monday 13th April 2026

(1 day, 18 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matthew Pennycook Portrait Matthew Pennycook
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The hon. Lady will appreciate that Ministers cannot comment on individual planning applications or local plans, but I am more than happy to meet her and discuss the general issues arising from the case she mentions.

Jonathan Davies Portrait Jonathan Davies (Mid Derbyshire) (Lab)
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T6. I have previously raised the case of the Ada Belfield care centre in Belper with my hon. Friend the Minister. At the moment, it has an uncertain future, because the Reform-led Derbyshire county council may sell the home. May I ask her to take an interest in this case to make sure that we have adequate adult social care provision in Derbyshire? She might like to raise that with the council’s leadership.

Alison McGovern Portrait The Minister for Local Government and Homelessness (Alison McGovern)
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I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. It is important for local authorities to work very closely with NHS colleagues, as I am doing in Government, to ensure that we have sufficient adult social care. Otherwise, we will not be able to get people out of hospital and into good homes. I ask his local council to pay attention to that, and I will happily work with him on it.