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HANSARDSue Gray ReportWhat I can tell the hon. Gentleman is that, to the best of my knowledge, all the evidence has been seen by Sue Gray and by the Metropolitan police. There may be issues about what…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs I have already said to the House, it is absolutely disgraceful, in any circumstances, to be rude to the people who help us—the staff and custodians. It is intolerable, and I…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman very much. As he knows, I have already detailed to the House a package of measures to support families across the whole of the UK. I may say that…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportAs the hon. Gentleman knows, Baroness Hallett—Heather Hallett—has been appointed to head the inquiry, and he can expect developments soon.25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman loves running this country down. [Interruption.] How many times did he come to this place and say that the United Kingdom had the highest…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportNo.25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportTo answer the question that my right hon. Friend put to all of us on these Benches, I think the answer is overwhelmingly and emphatically yes, we are going to go on and win the…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI agree with them profoundly and passionately, and that is exactly what I am going to do.25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI think that the right hon. Gentleman should look closely at Sue Gray’s report, and I repeat my thanks to her. I stress that the nature and length of my involvement in these…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMr Speaker, I think I am just going to repeat my previous answer.25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI thank the hon. Lady. Of course I appreciate the suffering of those on whose behalf she speaks, but I do believe that it is the duty of the Government to get on as fast as we can…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportTo repeat what I said both earlier and to the hon. Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern), when I have identified the custodians, cleaners and staff in question, I will of…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs my hon. Friend, who I know has taken a keen interest in this for a while, Evusheld has the potential to reduce the risk of infection. We must look at the evidence before we can…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI condemn such behaviour. When I was running London transport, for instance, I instituted much tougher penalties for those who abused our staff. I support tougher penalties for…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI begin by saying how grateful I am to the hon. Member for raising that case. I am afraid that I do not know directly about the events that she describes. What she says is very…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportWhat the hon. Gentleman has just said of the civil servants—some of whom, I am sad to say, were fined—who worked night and day to minimise suffering and minimise casualties during…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsLet me say very plainly: does anybody seriously think for a second that the Labour party would have done that when eight of the shadow Front Bench, including the shadow Foreign…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportYes of course, and I tried to do it in what I said earlier. The answer is that it is part of my job to say thank you to people who work in Government, and that is what I was…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this very sad incident. I am sure that the thoughts of the whole House will be with those who have been affected. I want to join him, in…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI know my hon. Friend is not a cynic; he is one of nature’s idealists. I will make sure that all relevant Ministers and civil servants appear before his Committee.25 May 2022