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HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman knows very well—or he should know very well—that the understanding of the disease has changed dramatically in the months that we have had it.…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsOf course, this Government were elected to build 40 new hospitals, and that is what we are going to do. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the hon. Lady. She is right to draw attention to one of the most remarkable features of the covid crisis, which was the way that the country and the Government…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsI think we should have absolutely zero tolerance for violence or aggression towards people who work in shops, just as we have zero tolerance for people who are aggressive towards…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsAbsolutely. We want young people to have the self-confidence brought by the experience of work, to keep learning on the job and to get the jobs that they need. If my hon. Friend…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsI note the paradox that the hon. Gentleman wants a freeport in Londonderry/Derry, which is something that can only be achieved by Brexit, by the way. I am more than happy to study…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsAbsolutely right. I have been amazed to hear that Labour is proposing to bring forward a wealth tax—a tax on homes. New leader, same old Labour policies—exactly what this country…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsI do indeed remember that letter, and I know that the thoughts and sympathies of the whole House will be with Alan and his family. I would like to join Tommy, Shay, Kelly and…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe hospital car parks are free for NHS staff for this pandemic—they are free now—and we are going to get on with our manifesto commitment to make them free for patients who need…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsI think the right hon. and learned Gentleman has got the old vice of reading out the pre-prepared question without listening to the answer I have just given. I have made it…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsThis morning, I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsWhat I would like to say to the lady in question, and indeed to every care home worker in the country, is that this Government appreciate the incredible work that they have done,…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsI have seldom met anybody who was more boosterish for the future of Wales than the Secretary of State for Wales, and that is because this Government are absolutely committed to…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski) behind me says from a sedentary position, “What has the right hon. Gentleman got against Poland?” We will…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing that attractive idea to my attention. I know that several projects are being considered along the Cumbrian coast. I would advise him,…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady raises a very important issue. The aviation industry has been very hard hit. We are supporting the sector in all kinds of ways, not just by supporting employees, but…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman keeps saying that I blamed or tried to blame care workers, and that is simply not the case. The reality is that we now know things about the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe last thing I wanted to do was to blame careworkers for what has happened, or for any of them to think that I was blaming them, because they have worked incredibly hard…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsIt is very clear from the existing text of the protocol that Northern Ireland is, and remains, a part of the customs territory of the United Kingdom. There should be unfettered…01 Jul 2020HANSARDEngagementsYes, the show must go on. I know the power of the theatres of London’s west end and the entire cultural industry in London, not just as a magnet for our country, but for the sheer…01 Jul 2020