To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Housing association Habinteg estimates that more than 400,000 wheelchair users are living in homes that are neither adapted nor accessible. Having new accessible homes reduces the need to adapt as individuals change during their lifetime and allows them to live independently for longer. Will the Minister meet me and experts …..."
Liz Twist - View Speech

View all Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon and Consett) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Written Question
Recreation Spaces: Ministerial Responsibility
Thursday 21st October 2021

Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which Minister has responsibility for parks and green spaces.

Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition

Parks and green spaces share joint responsibility between the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). DLUHC is responsible for urban parks and green spaces and I am the responsible minister. In DEFRA, the responsible minister for the domestic natural environment, is Rebecca Pow MP and Lord Benyon is responsible for landscape, including national parks.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What progress he has made on the Government’s new deal for social housing since the publication of the social housing Green Paper in 2018. ..."
Liz Twist - View Speech

View all Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon and Consett) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Too many families spent lockdown in overcrowded homes. Housing and health go hand in hand, as we know; overcrowding not only increases the risk of catching covid-19, but puts a strain on mental health. Building back better must mean building good-quality, affordable housing. What plans does the Minister have to …..."
Liz Twist - View Speech

View all Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon and Consett) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 15 Jul 2021
Planning

"It is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair for this important debate, Mrs Cummins, and I thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) for securing it. As other hon. Members present will know, planning is an issue that really impacts our local communities and attracts …..."
Liz Twist - View Speech

View all Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon and Consett) contributions to the debate on: Planning
Written Question
Respite Care: Children
Monday 5th July 2021

Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a ring-fenced grant to assist local authorities in meeting their statutory duty to provide short breaks and respite for seriously ill children.

Answered by Luke Hall

Supporting the most vulnerable children and young people, and local authorities in maintaining their statutory services, continues to be a key priority for this Government.

The Spending Review 2020 confirmed that the Core Spending Power of local authorities will rise by 4.6% in cash terms from £49.0 billion in 2020-21 to up to £51.3 billion in 2021-22, which is a real terms increase. This real-terms increase builds on the largest year-on-year increase in spending power in a decade and recognises the resources councils need to meet their pressures and maintain children’s services, including their statutory duty to assess the social care needs of seriously ill children and young people, and to provide respite care where necessary.

The Government has also given over £6 billion in un-ringfenced funding directly to councils to support them with the immediate and longer-term impacts of Covid-19 spending pressures. This unprecedented level of funding is un-ringfenced in recognition that local authorities are best placed to decide how to meet service pressures in their local area, including for children and young people.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
Post Office Update

"I welcome the move to a statutory inquiry, but also note the extension of the timescale for the inquiry; it has been extended, I think, by some nine months or so. John and Pat Moir had a post office in Winlaton Mill in my constituency and were caught up in …..."
Liz Twist - View Speech

View all Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon and Consett) contributions to the debate on: Post Office Update
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Mar 2021
Levelling Up

"If we are truly going to level up, much more radical and cross-departmental work and funding will be needed to address structural inequalities. I will be working with Gateshead Council to put in a bid to the levelling-up fund, but why have the Government not come forward with a plan …..."
Liz Twist - View Speech

View all Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon and Consett) contributions to the debate on: Levelling Up
Written Question
Housing: Disability and Older People
Monday 11th January 2021

Asked by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

What steps he is taking to help ensure the provision of accessible homes for older and disabled people.

Answered by Kelly Tolhurst

By April 2022, the Government will have invested over £4 billion through the Disabled Facilities Grant, which will have funded adaptations to almost 400,000 homes since 2010.

In addition, 10 per cent of units delivered under the new Affordable Homes Programme will be used to increase the supply of specialist or supported housing.

Our current planning rules mean councils must consider the needs of older people and those with disabilities when planning new homes, and the Government recently consulted on options that include introducing higher mandatory accessibility standards for all new homes.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Dec 2020
Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement

"I want to start by thanking all the staff at Gateshead Council, who have done an absolutely magnificent job in responding to the pandemic and being hugely flexible, so thanks to them. I also want to return to the theme of public health that my hon. Friend the Member for …..."
Liz Twist - View Speech

View all Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon and Consett) contributions to the debate on: Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement