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HANSARDEngagementsI repeat: we are giving every area more money for every pupil in every school, but let us just see the situation that this Government inherited and that we would see under a…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I said to the right hon. Gentleman, we are giving every area more money for every pupil in every school. Why are we able to do that? It is because the Conservatives have taken…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI say to the right hon. Gentleman what I have said before and just quoted: we are putting record levels of funding into our schools. We have also put in place a fairer…22 May 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionBefore I make my statement, may I, too, recognise the work of Yvonne Marie Blenkinsop and others, and indeed all those who have campaigned over the years to ensure that those in…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I say to the right hon. Gentleman, because he raised the issue of British Steel, that, obviously, we recognise that this is a worrying time for the thousands of dedicated…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We, like her, absolutely recognise the importance of this issue. The Government are committed to improving energy efficiency in 2.5…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise the issue of the evil that is the use of chemical weapons. We of course acted in Syria, with France and the United States, when we saw…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsToday marks two years since the Manchester Arena attack. It was a cowardly and sickening attack that deliberately targeted innocent and defenceless children. Members across the…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI fully appreciate the extent of concern that there is about this issue. Of course, we also have our independent inquiry into child sexual abuse here in England and Wales, and I…22 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is absolutely right that we have an opportunity, with the shared prosperity fund, to ensure that we recognise the ways in which we can reduce disparities between communities…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am very happy to congratulate all those campaigners—those elected councillors—on their success in the Redditch Borough Council election, and I am pleased to see the council…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has raised a very worrying case, and, as he says, the thoughts of the whole House are with the family, friends and partner of his constituent. It is terrible to…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe family courts system should never be used to coerce or re-victimise those who have been abused, and the child’s welfare must be the paramount consideration of the court in any…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, let me thank all members of the Conservative party across the country who campaign regularly in elections of all sorts. We have just heard about the group in Redditch…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have not seen the charter yet. I will look carefully at it, but, as I have said in response to a number of questions on this issue, what is important is that we have in this…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend raised a very important issue at the time, and I am very pleased that NHS England and Biogen have agreed a deal that enables NICE to recommend this revolutionary…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsObviously, we are concerned. We are always concerned when any individual is sentenced purely on the basis of their employment with an entirely legitimate institution, as has…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of mental health in universities. It is important and it is a priority for the Government. NHS England is already working closely with…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsThis House voted for the referendum. The Government at the time said they would abide by the decision of the referendum. The people voted, the people made their choice, and it is…15 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her comments about the increasing number of children in Somerset in good and outstanding schools. It is indeed, as she says, our management of the…15 May 2019