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HANSARDEngagementsI want to ensure that we find a resolution that the House can support, such that we can deliver Brexit in a timely fashion. I believe it is important to do that as soon as…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsI commend Conservative-led Redditch council for the work that it is doing to unlock the town and to unlock the high street. My hon. Friend tempts me to support one bid over…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s indication that he remains a progressive Conservative in his thinking on various issues. I approach the discussions in a constructive spirit,…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for the work that she did to bring in the Autism Act 2009. It was very important; it was groundbreaking. It was the first piece of…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsApril marks 50 years since the launch of our longest sustained military operation, Operation Relentless, and the beginning of our continuous at sea deterrent. I am sure all…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe want to ensure we have a migration system that enables us to welcome people into this country on the basis of the skills they will bring and the contribution they will make to…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. If we look at the extent to which knife crime is gang and drug-related, many people across our society need to ask themselves what…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I thank my hon. Friend for the support she has shown for the Government’s deal and for the encouragement she is giving to others to support that deal. I want to see that we…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsI commend Grace for the work that she has been doing on this issue—sadly, coming out of her own personal experience. I think the hon. Gentleman has raised a very important issue.…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsAcross this House, we all have a responsibility to ensure that we deliver Brexit and that we do it as soon as possible and in an orderly way. It is entirely right, and I think…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsEvery Member of this House is involved in Brexit. I want to deliver Brexit. I want to deliver Brexit in an orderly way. I want to do it as soon as possible. I want to do it…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady again raises the important issue of autism. I am sure that, as constituency MPs, we all see cases where parents have found it very difficult to get support for their…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I believe I have said to the hon. Gentleman before, when any allegations of Islamo- phobia are made, against elected Conservatives or members of the Conservative party, we take…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. I extend my deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the constituents she referred to. These incidents are very…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe purpose of meeting the Leader of the Opposition today is to look at the areas on which we agree. There are actually a number of areas on which we agree in relation to Brexit:…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am meeting the First Minister of Scotland later today, and we will be talking to her about Scotland. [Interruption.]03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am aware of the issue that the hon. Gentleman raises. In fact, the Chancellor and the Treasury are already in discussion with the Department of Health and Social Care on this…03 Apr 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe had the opportunity on Friday to cement that extension to 22 May and ensure that we left on 22 May. As I said earlier, I am grateful to all who supported that motion. Some did…03 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionThe numbers in the House will not change. The numbers across the House will be the same. The desire of the House to be able to have a greater role in future will not change. I…29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionI have said that I am prepared to leave this job earlier than I intended to secure the right outcome for our country. When the Division bell rings in a few moments’ time, every…29 Mar 2019