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Written Question
Minority Groups: Cornwall
Tuesday 12th February 2019

Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to recognise the Cornish as a national minority.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The proud history, distinct culture and unique heritage of Cornwall is fully recognised by the Government, and the Cornish were recognised as a national minority in 2014. The Government will continue to work with Cornwall Council and its partners to encourage the further development of Cornish culture.

The Government has responded to the recommendations in the 2016 Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) Advisory Committee report and provided additional funding for Cornish culture and language support. In February 2017, the Government committed £100,000 over two years directly to Cornwall Council to provide further impetus to this work, complementing the devolution deal already reached with local partners. The Government is currently reviewing options for further funding from 2019/20 onwards.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Feb 2019
Economic Growth: South-west

"It is a pleasure to follow my fellow Cornish Member, my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas). I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South West Devon (Sir Gary Streeter) for securing this debate. We have already had discussion about where the south-west actually is. For …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Jan 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. Coastal erosion is a growing issue in Cornwall due to our more extreme weather patterns, and there is particular concern about the risk to cliff-top developments. The Newquay neighbourhood plan seeks to limit clifftop development through declaring the whole parish coastline a coastal change management area. Will the Minister …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"13. What progress he has made on plans for the UK shared prosperity fund. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am sure the whole House will agree that Cornwall is unique in many ways—we have our own heritage and culture, including our own language—but we also face a number of unique economic challenges, particularly from our geography as a peninsula and after decades of under-investment. Will the Minister confirm …..."
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Written Question
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Monday 3rd December 2018

Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in developing the UK Shared Prosperity Fund(UKSPF); and when he plans to publish the public consultation on the UKSPF.

Answered by Jake Berry

We are continuing to work on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the composition of which will be decided at next year’s Spending Review. Decisions will be informed by a consultation and will be published in due course, which will give all interested parties an opportunity to convey their views directly to Government.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Nov 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the Minister for supporting the measures in the Budget exempting public toilets from business rates and providing a commitment to take action regarding second home owners who are avoiding business rates. I very much welcome his words on a fair funding formula, but when the fair funding formula …..."
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Written Question
Housing
Tuesday 9th October 2018

Asked by: Steve Double (Conservative - St Austell and Newquay)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish his Department’s response to the consultation, Strengthening consumer redress in housing, which closed on 16 April 2018.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The recent consultation “Strengthening consumer redress in the housing market” sought views on how to ensure consumers have access to appropriate redress when things go wrong with their housing. This included considering whether bringing together redress schemes into a single housing ombudsman service could help simplify access.

We have been considering responses to the consultation and intend to publish our response later this year.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Sep 2018
Gypsies and Travellers

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. One problem in Cornwall is that every summer we have an influx of Travellers who camp illegally, usually on local authority car parks, taking up valuable space that could be used for tourists as well as creating the clean-up costs …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 19 Jul 2018
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill (First sitting)

"I congratulate my right hon. Friend on bringing forward the Bill. I had a similar experience to the hon. Member for Cardiff West, who highlighted the fact that these parking firms rarely engage with MPs. It was only after I named and shamed the parking company in the House that …..."
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