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HANSARDEngagementsI remind the House that the right hon. and learned Gentleman struggled to define what a woman is. If he cannot make up his mind on that point, heaven help us. This Government are…18 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI can tell the right hon. Gentleman that I do recognise the challenges that farmers are facing with the cost of their inputs in fuel and fertiliser. That is why we are working so…18 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsI know that Members across the House will want to join me in offering our best wishes to Rangers for this evening’s match in Seville. This morning I had meetings with ministerial…18 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsLabour’s plan, always and everywhere, is to raise taxes on business. I remember the right hon. and learned Gentleman campaigning in 2019 on the biggest taxes for business that…18 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes, indeed. I thank my hon. Friend very much for his campaign, and he is completely right. That is why we have a SEND review, and we will ensure that SEND children and young…18 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressOf course this Government are doing all we can to help people during the pandemic and to help pensioners, and by the way it was this Government who introduced the triple lock for…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the Addressindicated dissent .10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressMr Speaker, allow me to join you and Members across this House in thanking His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for delivering the Gracious Speech and in sending our warmest…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressNo. The energy Bill will create hundreds of thousands of new green jobs, taking forward this Government’s energy security strategy—it is about time this country had one—with £22…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressNo, no; sit down. The Bill will help to create jobs wherever people live, in communities across the whole United Kingdom. That is the objective of this Queen’s Speech. It is all…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe Leader of the Opposition of the moment purports or claims to oppose the plans, but it turns out that they were actually pioneered in 2004 by a Labour Government. The right…10 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressAs I give way to the hon. Lady, I remind the House that there has never been a Labour Government who left office with unemployment lower than when they came in.10 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs I have just explained to the House, and will repeat once more, this Government and our Chancellor cut taxes on working people. The national insurance contribution went down by…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsWhat we have done in just the last few months is put in £22 million to help people with the cost of living. I want to pay tribute to those businesses that are now trying to…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe facts are, as the International Monetary Fund has said, that the UK came out of covid faster than anybody else. That is why we had the fastest growth in the G7 last year. That…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for what he and his Select Committee have been doing in this area to tighten the screw on Putin’s regime. UK companies have already shown that they…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is an avid champion for his constituents. He might have missed what I said earlier, but there are now 13,576 more police on the streets of this country as a result…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe are working with Ofgem and all the companies to ensure that we protect people at this difficult time. We are also making sure that we support people, and not just through the…27 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsI believe the Home Office has already made a statement about it. If there is any further comment to make, it will make a statement.27 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs this will be the final PMQs of this Session, I wanted to remind the House of what we have achieved. More than 20 Acts of Parliament have been passed, including our National…27 Apr 2022