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HANSARDIntelligence OversightOn 22 November 2018, the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament published two reports: its 2017-18 annual report; and its report into the terror attacks in 2017, titled…14 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe contract was awarded following commercial, technical and financial assurance at a level in line with the company’s status as a new entrant to the market, carried out not only…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this abhorrent practice and to recognise the importance of the first prosecution that took place on female genital mutilation here in…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsFirst, may I join the right hon. Gentleman in the remarks he made about the cadet at Sandhurst. He referenced the issue of mental health. This is an important issue overall, but…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Department for Transport and other parts of the Government are in discussion with Thanet Council about the impact of the contract. I remind the right hon. Gentleman why the…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsLet me tell the right hon. Gentleman what the Transport Secretary is delivering: the biggest rail investment programme since the Victorian era, spending nearly £48 billion on…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that with me. Obviously, the quality of school buildings is an important issue in our education system. That is why we are putting more money…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman was present yesterday when I made my statement to the House and he heard the process that we will be following. Of course, a debate is taking place…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about certainty for business. He can give business certainty by voting for the deal—that is what gives business certainty. He complains about no…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt was, of course, this Government who introduced the energy price cap. That was not done by the previous Labour Government. The cap has protected 11 million households, and…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am aware of the issues with Slaidburn country practice, and of course, we are aware of the pressures facing GPs. That is why there is going to be a major new investment in…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs I said previously to the hon. Gentleman, the Department is reviewing Network Rail’s proposals for an effective and resilient solution on the Dawlish line, and there will be an…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI recognise my hon. Friend’s comments from the doorstep, and I know that he is an assiduous Member who listens to his constituents and brings their views to this Chamber. It is…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsNo it is not. On Hitachi and the Wylfa site, we offered a package of support that no previous Government had been willing to consider of one third equity, all-debt financing and a…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend and the Education Committee for their work on this important issue. Obviously we all recognise that good discipline in schools is essential, but it is…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this important issue, and I thank the mindfulness APPG for its work and its recent report. As the hon. Gentleman knows, mindfulness-based…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend and I have discussed universal credit and its roll-out in the past. As she will know, as we have been rolling this out slowly and carefully, we have taken a number…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI recognise the value that people across the country place on having a television, and for many elderly people the connection that brings with the world. That is why the free…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI think the hon. Gentleman knows my view in relation to a second referendum; I have expressed it many times in this House and it has not changed. I believe it is important that we…13 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am very happy to join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the Tornado and to the men and women who have flown and maintained the fleet over the last 40 years. He has referenced…13 Feb 2019