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HANSARDEngagementsCan I— [ Interruption. ] A number of my right hon. and hon. Friends are suggesting from a sedentary position that my advice should be to read my right hon. Friend’s summer reading…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising an important issue. I also thank her for the work for victims of domestic violence that she did in her legal practice prior to coming into this…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsObviously, I always look at Select Committee reports with care. I commissioned the Augar review of post-18 education funding, and that review has been very clear that more money…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy advice to all women is to be true to yourself, persevere, keep going and be true to the vision that you are working for. I congratulate the hon. Lady on her election as leader…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for pointing out that fact about Government borrowing and for highlighting the work we have done for the economy, delivering that balanced approach. I…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy successor will continue to deliver the Conservative policies that have improved the lives of people up and down this country since we were elected into a coalition Government…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has raised an issue of great concern, and I am sure it will be of concern to Members across the House and of course to the family of his constituent. I will…24 Jul 2019HANSARDWest Midlands Combined AuthorityI remember the conversation I had with Andy Street when I was encouraging him to stand for the mayoralty of the west midlands, and I am very pleased that he did. He has been…24 Jul 2019HANSARDWest Midlands Combined AuthorityI am sure my hon. Friend will want to join me in saying how pleased I am with the economic growth that we have seen in the West Midlands Combined Authority area. Output has…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe have put £1 billion extra into the pension system, recognising concerns that were expressed by women about the changes to pensions. The hon. Lady references what I am going to…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI recognise the importance of increasing cycling and walking. It is important for people’s health and the local environment. Schemes such as the Derwent valley cycle way provide…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I said in answer to the right hon. Gentleman’s first question, I accept that he and I have differences on a number of issues. We both have a passion for delivering for the…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his remarks. He is absolutely right: he and I have a difference of opinion on some key issues, but I have been grateful for the position that…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his remarks and for highlighting the work the Government have done in Wales. I would add that over 95,000 people in Wales had a pay rise this year as a…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy first answer to the right hon. Gentleman is no. If he wants to talk about people ducking manifesto commitments and commitments made during general election campaigns, might I…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have to say to the right hon. Gentleman that I fear that our success has not been what we wanted it to be from the amount of fake news and fake information that he uses at that…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI worked tirelessly to get a good deal for the UK, and I also worked hard to get that deal through this Parliament. I voted for the deal. What did the right hon. Gentleman do? He…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am proud of all the policies that we have introduced that have been improving people’s lives. I am proud of the fact that through our balanced management of the economy, we now…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am pleased to hear that the right hon. Gentleman spent some time reading the Conservative party manifesto from 2017—he has not been known for always reading the documents he…24 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is very good to see the Conservative party in good heart; it is more than I can say for the Labour party. But let me just say something to the right hon. Gentleman about my…24 Jul 2019