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HANSARDSue 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 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI wish things could have been handled better and I wish we had got things right in No. 10 in the way we did not. I apologise again for things that we got wrong, but we have…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI will continue to work productively with the Government in Scotland, as we did throughout the pandemic, not least in delivering the fastest vaccine roll-out in Europe, the…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 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI can tell the right hon. Gentleman that there are people in No. 10 Downing Street, including me, who cared passionately about making sure that we had the PPE we needed, that we…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportMy hon. Friend is asking exactly the right question and I understand why he asks it. But I have tried to give my answer to him and to the House, which is that I believed that I…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThat would greatly surprise me. I think the hon. and learned Lady should look more closely at Sue Gray’s report, where she will find the answer she seeks.25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray Reportindicated dissent .25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThe structure of No. 10 has changed. There is more direct command and control of the whole building, which was a little unclear, and there is a new permanent secretary with direct…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportNo, since I saw the report this morning I have not had time to identify the custodians or cleaners in question, but as I told her hon. Friend, as soon as I can, I will apologise…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for his excellent question. Rural fuel duty relief is there to compensate motorists by helping retailers in some more remote rural areas where pump prices…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsIs that the Labour council pulling out of its deal? I am not surprised. All I can say is that I congratulate my hon. Friend on his campaign for a national rugby league museum and…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsFrom furlough onwards everything we have done since the pandemic began has been to get money into the pockets of the working people of this country; those are the people who time…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes, Labour campaigned to put up taxes on business to the highest level this country has ever seen; that was the Leader of the Opposition’s ambition, and that is what they would…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsHear, hear, Mr Speaker—up the Vale! I thank my hon. Friend for his campaign, and I think he is entirely right. We have adopted the measures that he proposes in the Bill so that…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman very much, and I direct him to the report. I think it would be to his advantage to look through it and then I think we should return to it after…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 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for his constituents and for Addenbrooke’s. We are very proud of our NHS, which is why we are putting in record investment. I hope that the…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI can tell the right hon. Gentleman that, much as I appreciate his advice, he will have a further opportunity, which I am sure he will take with his customary length, to debate…25 May 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportYes. People in glass houses should not throw stones.25 May 2022