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HANSARDEngagementsI think what the people of Scotland need and deserve is a Government who tackle the problems of education in Scotland, a Government who address themselves to fighting crime and…17 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes a really good point about the mental health impacts of flooding. Anybody who has been a victim of flooding or who visits a family that has been hit by…17 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI think “needless” is the right word, and the hon. Gentleman should bear it in mind that any strike is likely to be bad news for motorists. We are at the stage now where we are…17 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsOf course, I thank the NHS in Hampshire, and indeed around the country, for the amazing job it is doing in rolling out the vaccination programme—it has been truly stunning.…17 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe people of Scotland contribute enormously to the health, happiness, wellbeing and security of the entire country, not least through their contribution to our science, our…17 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes I do, and I associate myself fully with the remarks that the right hon. and learned Gentleman has made about the appalling murder of Sarah Everard. I am sure that those…17 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsWe are always happy to look at new proposals. What we are already doing is introducing tougher sanctions on stalkers. That is already being brought in and we are bringing in new…17 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend very much, and I express my deepest sympathy to all those in Ulverston affected by these job losses. I will certainly meet him. I believe that bioscience is…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThe habit of reading out questions that have been prepared means that I am obliged to return the hon. Lady the answer I gave just a little while ago. We will of course return to…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy hon. Friend will be pleased to know that the Army, including reserves, will be over 100,000, but it is the duty of this Government to take the tough decisions that are…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs the House has heard many times, it is up to a competent court to determine whether genocide has taken place. We have consistently called out what has happened in Xinjiang, and…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for his suggestion. I remind him of what I said about the commitment of this country to overseas aid, which is enormous by any objective…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewNo, I do not remotely agree with that.16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThis is the country that spends the most on the global vaccine alliance. This is the country that spends £548 million on COVAX and £1.6 billion on Gavi. We lead the world in…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewWe continue to support all the sustainable development goals that my right hon. Friend rightly mentions, and we believe passionately in diplomacy. The flag is going up around the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewWe are determined to look after all the wonderful men and women of our armed services, not just by protecting them after they have served, and by protecting veterans who may be at…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I have repeatedly told President Ghani of Afghanistan, our commitment is for the long term. He knows the difficulties of the current situation, and the decisions that the US…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI have much enjoyed working with my hon. Friend over the years, and I understand what she says about Yemen. I repeat: most people in this country will be reassured to know that…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI never saw such a seething mass of contradictions as the Opposition Front Bench, because we only have to go a few yards from the Leader of the Opposition to the shadow Foreign…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI know that my hon. Friend was listening very carefully to the statement, and she will have spotted that there is a commitment to the north-west and to cyber in Lancashire. […16 Mar 2021