– in the House of Commons at 3:17 pm on 5 March 2024.
Jacob Young
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
3:21,
5 March 2024
I beg to move,
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
The Government fully support the Bill introduced by my hon. Friend Jack Brereton to improve our nation’s high streets.
Roger Gale
Deputy Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means
The question is as on the Order Paper—
Roger Gale
Deputy Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means
I beg your pardon. I call Jack Brereton.
Jack Brereton
Conservative, Stoke-on-Trent South
3:22,
5 March 2024
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker—I will not detain the House long. I just wanted to put on the record my huge thanks and appreciation to my hon. Friend the Minister, his officials and the Whips Office for all the support that they have given me and my Bill—it is an important Bill. Members across this House care deeply about high streets, and I am grateful for the support that I have received from them. I hope that the Bill will continue to move forward with success—we have Committee stage soon—on its way towards Royal Assent.
Roger Gale
Deputy Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means
I do apologise to the hon. Gentleman. He did indicate to me that he wished to speak, but the business was moving so fast that I overlooked him.
Question put and agreed to.
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