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HANSARDEngagementsAs the hon. Gentleman knows full well, we have been investing in the north of England. We have been investing in transport across the north of England. We have been investing in…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe have put more money into our schools—£2.6 billion over these two years. We are putting more money into our local authorities—£1.3 billion next year, voted against by the right…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe put more money into our local authorities; the right hon. Gentleman voted against it. We put more money into our police— [ Interruption. ]06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsWhen we are looking at issues of probation, we want to ensure that we are genuinely reducing the level of reoffending. That is about a rehabilitation method that looks at a…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Metropolitan Police Commissioner has recognised that the causes of knife crime are complex, and she has said: “The police alone won’t sort this issue out, we can’t arrest our…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I join the right hon. Gentleman in congratulating the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger) on the birth of her son. We are all pleased to hear that that…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend, who has put forward a positive suggestion for Members of this House, during Lent, to vote with the Government in the meaningful vote. Then, of course,…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Comptroller and Auditor GeneralAs I have said, Sir Amyas’s professionalism and integrity shone through the work that he did and, as a Select Committee Chairman, the right hon. Gentleman knows that and has…06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman raises an issue that has been raised on several occasions. Of course, the Government have responded on this and I would be happy to write to him on it.06 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend raises a very important issue. I know that, as he said, he has been in touch with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as the…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am sure the whole House will recognise the concerns of Harriet and her family. We want to ensure that patients have access to the most effective and innovative medicines, but…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI recognise that my right hon. Friend has been, and continues to be, a huge champion for social mobility. She is asking me to provide a solution to higher education funding and…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsOf course we recognise the concerns about serious violence, which is why my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has brought forward measures such as the Offensive Weapons Bill…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I said yesterday, in answer to a question from, I think, our right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon), the first aim of the Government and my first aim is to…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsConstructive discussions are taking place. This House was clear on what it wanted to be changed in relation to the withdrawal agreement and the deal that we had brought back from…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsAnd all of that in a year in which the Scottish Government’s block grant from Westminster went up. The people betraying the people of Scotland are the SNP Scottish Government.27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about an extension to article 50 or a second referendum, but that does not solve the problem—it does not deal with the issue. The issue is very…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I think the right hon. Gentleman should have seen the report that actually showed the expectation that in this country over the coming year we will have higher growth than…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have just explained to the right hon. Gentleman the positives in the economy and the consistent quarter-by-quarter growth that we have seen under this Government. What do we…27 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsIndeed, I have always said that no deal is better than a bad deal. I think we have actually got a good deal from the European Union. It provides for citizens’ rights; it provides…27 Feb 2019