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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes a good point, following on from the question from the hon. Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch). We are indeed committed to improving the trans-Pennine route and…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsI remind the hon. Lady that this Government are putting another £780 million into SEND provision. We are encouraging the creation of more SEND schools across the country. She…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsFrom the 31st of this month, we will begin the process of negotiating free trade agreements not just with the EU, but with friends and partners around the world, so Bracknell will…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my hon. Friend on the campaign that she is waging on this issue, and I am delighted to tell her that free period products are to be made available to all schools…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsEmphatically it does.22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the threat that we face. That is why this Government are putting more resources into catching terrorists, and it is why we have announced…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsUnder this Government, people on low pay will be able to keep more of the money that they earn. It is this Government who are cutting national insurance contributions for…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsYes, indeed; we are making the social security system simpler because we have massively reduced unemployment. On the right hon. Gentleman’s specific point about Greggs, as far as…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsUniversal credit has in fact succeeded in getting 200,000 people into jobs. Contrary to what the right hon. Gentleman says, the number of people in poverty has diminished by…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsTogether with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, I chaired a meeting only a couple of days ago with all the broadband providers. It would be fair to say…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady raises a very important point. That is among the schemes that we are certainly looking at and, as you know, Mr Speaker, we are looking also at the potential for free…22 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman cannot accuse me of failing to answer the question when I have answered it very clearly a couple of times. There are 400,000 fewer people in poverty and…22 Jan 2020HANSARDParliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeThe United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is as follows: Sir Roger Gale MP (Leader) Full Representatives Substitute Members Hannah…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsI will be commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day along with my hon. Friend and others. As he knows, this Government and this House—people across the House—want to do absolutely…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. We have doubled the scheme and will ensure that not only the Scottish agriculture sector, but the agriculture sector of the entire…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend raises a subject of massive interest to the House and to the whole country, and we are indeed very concerned about what is happening online. The Cabinet…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsYes. I know this is an issue that is very close to the right hon. Gentleman’s heart, and it is absolutely right that we should provide people with easily accessible support…15 Jan 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.15 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady, and I can assure her that the Government are indeed embarking on a plan to do everything we can to make sure steel made in this country has all the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsYes, the Cotswolds needs broadband and the Cotswolds is going to get gigabit broadband. That is why we are putting £5 billion into the roll-out of gigabit broadband. My hon.…15 Jan 2020