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HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI am thrilled and amazed to hear that ceramics from my hon. Friend’s constituency have landed on Mars. That is not the limit of our ambitions, as she knows, because the National…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI know that I speak for my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and, indeed, for my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley North himself when I say that we understand the importance…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewOf course we are committed to nuclear arms reduction. Indeed, we believe that China should be brought into strategic nuclear arms reduction, but one of the most important things…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 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 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 ReviewThose who call for a new cold war on China or for us to sequester our economy entirely from China, which would seem to be the new policy of the Opposition, weaving, as they…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThe hon. Lady should recognise that this is the biggest commitment in spending on our armed forces since the cold war. Labour left a black hole in our defence money of £38…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I have just explained, development remains an absolutely critical part of the UK’s foreign and overseas policy, and £10 billion is being spent this year alone. Given what this…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his points. People listening to this debate might not grasp that this country is actually the biggest European donor to Yemen; we have given £1…16 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for what he is doing to campaign for his local area on flood defences. I thank the Environment Agency for the tireless, imaginative and creative work it…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend knows whereof he speaks. He is probably one of the greatest experts on railways in this House, and we are certainly determined to follow his lead and to upgrade…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman is entirely right to draw attention to the importance of addiction treatment and its relationship to mental health, and that is why the Government are investing…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes, indeed. I am told that the boulevard of light on Lord Street rivals the Champs-Élysées itself, and I will certainly keep my hon. Friend’s invitation in mind.10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am proud of what the Government have done to increase the wages of care workers across the country, with record increases in the living wage. This country is unlike most other…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am very happy to support my hon. Friend’s initiative, and I understand that Golborne, which he represents, was the sight of the world’s first railway junction.10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady is indeed right that we owe a huge amount to our nurses—an incalculable debt—which is why I am proud that we have delivered a 12.8% increase in the starting salary…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe whole House can be proud of the UK’s vaccination programme, with more than 22.5 million people now having received their first dose across the UK. We can also be proud of the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe fantastic thing about the lifetime skills guarantee is that in very, very tough circumstances, with many people having, I am afraid inevitably, to seek new jobs and to find…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThroughout the pandemic we have done whatever we can to look after people throughout the country, whether those on benefits or those who have lost their jobs, sadly, because of…10 Mar 2021