Speeches by Perteghella.

“I want to support the hon. Lady. The national Government should not force structures of local governance on local councils. We saw written evidence from Councillor Martin Smith, the leader of the Liberal Democrats in Sheffield city council, showing how the committee system has made the governance of the city council mo…”

“Amendments 250 and 251 would protect the right of local residents to be properly informed about decisions that affect them by retaining the statutory requirement for public notices to be published in printed local newspapers. Amendment 251 would ensure that the newspaper in which notices are printed is truly local, rel…”

“Does the hon. Lady agree that the heart of the issue is actually choice? In this brave new world of unitary councils, local councils should have the ability to choose and shape their own future governance model.”

“I will speak to new clause 7. I commend the Government for their decision to do away with the first-past-the-post system for mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections. As has been said, the decision to move mayoral elections to first past the post was a complete disaster, and this improvement will ensure bett…”

“I would like to press the amendment to a vote, because it is important to mandate that the Secretary of State consider these criteria. They will have many proposals from the same area, so these criteria would give guidance on how we can keep the cohesion of communities that hon. Members have discussed before. Question …”

“In the light of the Minister’s assurances, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.”

“These amendments are interlinked. First, I would like to speak in support of the Bill’s provisions to protect assets of community value under the new sporting category. Those are important, and we are all delighted to see them in the Bill. These are key community hubs, including for our grassroots sports clubs and part…”

“Okay. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.”

“I beg to move amendment 373, in schedule 27, page 266, line 5, at end insert— “(c) it is land of on which there are buildings of historical significance.” This amendment would expand the criteria for a local authority classifying land as of community value to include land on which there are buildings of historical sign…”

“Would the Minister consider looking at extending that five years to give a bit more time to the community to—”

“I will not press the amendments to a vote, although my hon. Friends might table them again on Report, but I will press new clause 51 to a vote later on. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.”

“Amendments 349 to 351 concern the rules around assets of community value. The designation of a building such as a pub, community shop or village hall, or even a piece of land like a community orchard, as an asset of community value allows local people to protect the places that play an important role in their community…”

“I will address these amendments as two separate groups. Amendments 14 and 15 are simple and, in combination, would ensure that the definition of a “neighbourhood area”, which is important in this clause, is decided by the effective local authority and not by the Secretary of State. In these amendments we are again tryi…”

“I beg to move amendment 34, in schedule 27, page 265, line 41, after “economic,” insert “, environmental,”. This amendment would require environmental interests to be considered as a criterion for establishing a local authority’s area as land of community value.”

“I beg to move amendment 349, in schedule 27, page 265, leave out lines 1 to 8. This amendment would remove the provision for assets of community value to be removed from the list of assets of community value after five years.”

“Before we go to Rachel, because I was not here at the beginning, I need to declare that I worked as a university lecturer before being elected to the House.”

“I want to look briefly at international students in the context of the UK’s immigration policies. The Government have expressed a wish to reduce net migration. How can they do that while not only ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the higher education sector, but ensuring that the international standing…”

“I want to look briefly at international students in the context of the UK’s immigration policies. The Government have expressed a wish to reduce net migration. How can they do that while not only ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the higher education sector, but ensuring that the international standing…”

“The next question is about the international education strategy, of which the Government have promised reform or a review. What should be in such a strategy?”

“Some students do not go back because they go on to a postgraduate and PhD route. That is how scholarship works. They could be offered a scholarship to stay on because of their contribution to research. Universities work in a different way. They are places of scholarship. They are places of research. They are places of …”