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HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman has raised this with me before, and I have undertaken to meet him on the matter. We will certainly look at the case he mentions to see what exactly our…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe House of Commons voted effectively to give outline planning consent to the third runway. It was supported by people across the Chamber—not by me, as it happens. I wait to see…12 Feb 2020HANSARDSecurity, Defence and Foreign Policy ReviewWe will continue to transform the UK economy through the Budget in March and the comprehensive spending review later this year. The timing of that integrated review will be…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsI think the hon. Lady is right: we have to do both, which is why we are putting £200 million into the Youth Endowment Fund as well as supporting violence reduction units. We are…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my hon. Friend on his campaign for the restoration of the Burscough curves. That sounds to me like a great idea. What he needs to do is put forward a costed…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsI will certainly look into the matter that the hon. Lady raises. We will ensure, of course, that if there is a problem with the gasification plant that she describes, Sunderland…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsWe will make sure that we give support for all those who face unnecessary prosecution, and I am well aware of the issue that the hon. Gentleman raises.12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsAs I think the whole House will know, and as I have said several times in the House, the UK leads the world in supporting humanitarian relief efforts in Syria. This country has…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsI really think the right hon. Gentleman needs to consult his memory better. He would find that this country and this Government have persistently called for the end of the Assad…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for what he is doing to champion mental health services in Watford. We are massively increasing support for good mental health in schools, and, if I can, I…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe answer was in the question, Mr Speaker. My hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the potential of Blyth, although I must remind him that the allocation of freeports will…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsQuite frankly, I think the right hon. Gentleman demeans himself and besmirches the reputation of the Windrush generation, who came to this country to work in our public services,…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe whole House will know that the Foreign Secretary and I, and the Government at every level, have tirelessly sought the extradition of Anne Sacoolas for justice in this country,…12 Feb 2020HANSARDSecurity, Defence and Foreign Policy ReviewI understand very well the point that my right hon. Friend makes. I can assure him that the integrated review will be the deepest review of Britain’s security, defence and foreign…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe whole House will want to join me in sending our deepest sympathies to all those affected by the weekend’s flooding. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Housing,…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe voice of Cleethorpes has been heard, and my hon. Friend makes a vivid and compelling case. As I stood up to answer, the Chancellor whispered in my ear that we will certainly…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this. Knife crime is intolerable, and its recent rise must be combated. That is why we brought in knife crime prevention orders, which give…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsAs I think the hon. Gentleman knows very well, the report will be published as soon as the Intelligence and Security Committee is reconvened. As I have told the House several…12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsI must ask the hon. Gentleman to wait and contain his impatience until the Budget, when he will learn more about the national infrastructure plan.12 Feb 2020HANSARDEngagementsYes, I thank my hon. Friend for her campaign against illegal wildlife trading and trophy hunting, and we mean to end the import into this country of trophies hunted elsewhere.12 Feb 2020