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HANSARDEngagementsI recognise the situation described by my hon. Friend and the delays it must be causing for many people dealing with these issues. I will ensure that the relevant Minister looks…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe have been clear—I have said it and the Secretary of State has said it—that performance in the north is and has been unacceptable following the timetable changes on 18 May last…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsI believe that the BBC got a good deal in 2015. Indeed: “The Government’s decision here to put the cost of the over-75s on us has been more than matched by the deal coming back…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to recognise the fact that our NHS depends on the excellent people working within it. I would like to thank all the staff across the NHS for all…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend has been campaigning long and hard on that issue and I congratulate him on the passion with which he has done so. As I said earlier, it is right that, in the…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsTen leadership elections and never a candidate! My hon. Friend has missed his opportunity again. I am sure that all the candidates have heard the point that he made. I have not…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsI do not know whether the hon. Gentleman will get an opportunity to ask me another question at PMQs over the coming weeks, but I take this opportunity to recognise the significant…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her words. I am very proud that we are committing to ending that, to ensure that we make our contribution to dealing with climate change, by today…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe time will come when the right hon. Gentleman will be able to ask my successor questions at this Dispatch Box. He raises the issue of people paying in Scotland, but I remind…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEmployment: West MidlandsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the Government’s industrial strategy and to recognise the shared work that goes into those industrial strategies between…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEmployment: West MidlandsI think the point the right hon. Gentleman makes is exactly the point I was making. Had he really believed that we should be leaving the European Union and doing so with a deal,…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEmployment: West MidlandsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about solar power, but let us look at the facts: 99% of solar power deployed in the UK has been deployed under a Conservative Government, and last…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe motion on the table tonight is about whether the Government should hand control of business in this House to the Labour party and the Scottish National party. That is…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe do indeed need to ensure that we can see a sustainable future for our social care system. That is why, at the earliest opportunity, the Government will bring forward a social…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThis is an important issue. We are concerned about the potential effects of these proposals—particularly, obviously, given the large number of British citizens in Hong Kong. It is…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsWhat I think is fair is what this Government are doing: under this Government, we have seen the top 1% paying more in income tax than they ever did under a Labour Government. What…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsMay I first extend my deepest condolences to Nicola’s family and friends? The news that my hon. Friend brings to the House is terrible. I am sorry that this has happened,…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe are taking what will be seen by many as a radical, key step in dealing with this issue. We have been making good progress as a Government over the years. It is important that…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has indeed raised this issue with me previously. My thoughts and those, I am sure, of the whole House are with Oliver and his mum, Emma. I understand that my…12 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsI said a few weeks ago that I hoped the day would come when the hon. Lady would welcome action that the Government were taking on climate change and I thank her for her comments…12 Jun 2019