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HANSARDEngagementsI am sorry that the right hon. Gentleman did not take the opportunity to welcome the anniversary of the Union between Scotland and England. I have to say that I think this is the…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I congratulate the hon. Gentleman, who I understand was another of the London marathon runners on Sunday. We are making more money available to local police forces, and…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt is not the case that people now expect to live shorter lives than in the past. We have been ensuring that we provide for people at every stage of their lives. For young people…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe best route out of poverty for people— [ Interruption. ]01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe best route out of poverty for people is to be in the workplace. We want to ensure that more, better-paid jobs are being created for people in this country, and that is what we…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I have said on a number of occasions in this House, we agree that we need to ensure there is a sustainable, long-term future for social care, and we will be bringing forward…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsMay I first say to the right hon. Gentleman—he made a reference to care companies at the beginning of his question, with a suggestion that this is a worrying time for all those…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe have seen the biggest cash boost to the NHS in its history under this Conservative Government, more people in work than ever before and more children in good and outstanding…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI agree with my hon. Friend about the importance of Transport for the North. We are giving the great towns, cities and counties of the north more say over transport investment…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe have made clear the position for EU students in this year, and we will make the announcements in good time for students in future years. I think I am right in saying that the…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI understand that the situation is not quite as problematic for those students as the right hon. Gentleman sets out, given the ability to convert visas. He started off his…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI agree with my hon. Friend in his recognition of the valuable part that ministers of religion from all faiths play in their local communities. We want to continue to be able to…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady has consistently stood up and asked me about meetings that took place in No. 10 and she has had answers about meetings that took place in No. 10. My hon. Friend the…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend raises an important issue and I am very happy to write to him with more detail in relation to the actions of the Financial Conduct Authority as it looks at those…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsOn the issue of universal credit, this Government have changed the way it operates in rolling it out. We have ensured that somebody moving on to universal credit can get 100%…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI join my right hon. Friend in congratulating the Education Secretary on the action that he is taking, on the attention that he is giving in ensuring that that funding is…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe do stand by the commitments that we made. Of course, we are changing the arrangements for the TV licences—that is going to the BBC—but there is no reason why the BBC, with the…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for raising that matter. She has raised the issue with me in the past, when I think I welcomed the suggestion to have these courses available to…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, we have taken shipbuilding in the United Kingdom incredibly seriously by publishing a shipbuilding strategy, which aims to ensure that we can enhance…01 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsI recognise the hon. Lady’s concern about the case she has raised. I will ask Ministers in the Ministry of Justice and the Foreign Office to look at the issue and get back to her…01 May 2019