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HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI beg to move, That this House has considered the report from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. I will be making quite a lengthy speech this afternoon, reflecting the comprehensive…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI give way to the right hon. Gentleman, who I know was bereaved, or suffered the loss of a friend, in the Grenfell fire.30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am sorry if I seemed to rant at the right hon. Gentleman, but if I may say so, he does rant quite a lot about independence for Scotland—he bangs on about it endlessly. Why does…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising his constituent’s problem with UKVI and I will make sure that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary addresses it immediately.30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI can certainly give my hon. Friend an assurance on his second point. The only way to deliver a great Brexit is to vote for the Conservative party and this Government. I can make…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am very happy to congratulate Warren Wood and Norbury Hall schools. I believe that Norbury Hall is my hon. Friend’s alma mater. I confirm what I think he and the whole House…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am afraid that shows a fundamental division between us, alas, because I think that what we need is a strong and dynamic economy, and the evidence is that reducing corporation…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsMay I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for everything she has done in her parliamentary and ministerial career, and associate myself with your comments, Mr Speaker, about my…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsIt certainly is an achievement of which the whole House should be proud. I know that my right hon. Friend has done a huge amount to champion the cause of overseas development, and…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThere is only one way to take this country forward, and that is to get Brexit done. My right hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner for people in his constituency and across the…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI think what the people of this country want is the promises made to them kept, and I am not disposed to believe in the promises of the Liberal Democrats when their leaflets in…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for all the service he has given to this Government and this country. I remember vividly campaigning with him on one occasion when we were interrupted…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryIf I may, I will continue, as it will be important for the House to hear the whole context in which these criticisms and points are being made. The so-called “stay put” policy is…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryIf I may, I will continue so that the House can get the whole picture that Sir Martin wants to convey. By 1.30 am, it was clear that the compartmentation had failed. By 1.50 am,…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryThe hon. Gentleman is making an important point, as the whole House knows. As I said at the outset, that is among the issues that will be addressed in the second part of Sir…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryNo, I am winding up. We will continue to make sure that those affected by the fire have an active and engaging role to play in implementing the lessons of Grenfell, including…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my hon. Friend on everything he does for his constituents and the thalidomide victims. I reassure him that the current health grant, which as he rightly says is…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe answer to that is very simple: it is because it is not on the table. I pay tribute to officials of the NHS, who have just done a brilliant job in reducing the cost of…30 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsAs the right hon. Gentleman knows very well, this Government are investing £34 billion in the NHS. We are seeing improvements in cancer survival rates throughout the country,…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThat is why I hope that so many of our colleagues will support this Bill today, including the Father of the House, for whom I have the highest respect.29 Oct 2019