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HANSARDEngagementsI sympathise very much with the right hon. Gentleman’s desire to see freedoms restored, and I want to do that as fast as we possibly can. That is why we have set out the cautious…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI knew it would not be long—there they are! There are a couple of reasons. First of all, senior members of the hon. Member’s party said that it was a “once in a generation” event…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend very much for raising this important question and for championing research into motor neurone disease, and I thank him also for raising the excellent work…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI want to say to the hon. Gentleman that I know that the whole House shares my sympathies and my sorrow for his loss, and we sympathise also with his entire family. I know that…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising the case. My deepest sympathies are with Danielle and her family. I will make sure that the relevant Health Minister meets her to discuss the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe last 12 months have been the most difficult for a generation, and I know that the thoughts of the whole House are with all those who have lost loved ones during the pandemic.…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am proud of what we are doing to increase spending on the armed forces by the biggest amount since the cold war. The only reason that we can do that is that, under this…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI hope very much that the Football Association will have listened carefully to what my hon. Friend has said and that they will do what they can. I look forward to 17 May, when…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes. One of the reasons we put £24 billion into defence alone is that it drives 400,000 jobs around the country, including the building of new frigates and new ships of all kinds.…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsIn addition to the £3.5 billion of investment that we have provided to remediate the cladding and the £1.6 billion that we have already done, we are providing a new scheme for…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am very happy to make that commitment.24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThat is exactly why we put in temporary and technical measures to allow free trade to continue across the whole of the UK. It is very important for those who object to the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) is doing an excellent job of holding the Scottish National party to account for their manifold failings, not least on…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsOf course. The right hon. Gentleman represents a party that is so devoid of imagination that they cannot come up with any workable solutions to help the people of Scotland improve…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThis is the second time I have been asked about this; I thank my right hon. Friend very much, and he is right to raise it. We will make sure that we have a proper meeting with the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsUntil July, as the hon. Gentleman says. My right hon. Friend the Health Secretary is working to find a permanent solution and I have no doubt that he will be very happy to meet…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes, indeed. I congratulate my hon. Friend on what he is doing to champion research into brain cancer. I know, from activists in my constituency, where Centre of Hope runs the…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI can tell the hon. Gentleman that, in Ogmore and across Wales, the people of Wales and the Welsh Government will receive an additional £5.2 billion of resource funding, on top of…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI can certainly join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to Adam Doyle, Charlotte Luck and Dr Susie Padgham for all their efforts, and my hon. Friend is completely right in what she…24 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThat was because what we were going to do was actually increase spending on our armed services by the biggest amount since the cold war. We are investing £24 billion in…24 Mar 2021