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HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThat is of course what we are doing. That is the nature of the pledge and the undertaking that we are making with the £4.6 billion that we have announced. The objective, as I…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentNot only that, but under the freedoms that we will obtain we will be able, where necessary, to enhance workers’ rights in this country.25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI struggle to find a point in the hon. Gentleman’s question. If he has an allegation that he wishes to make, I suggest that he sends it to me in writing, and I will be happy to…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI thank my hon. Friend and congratulate him on the heroic campaign he has waged to promote alternative medicines and therapies of all kinds. I feel sure that it would be to the…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentYes, I believe it does. We will ensure that local authorities are aware of their responsibilities.25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentOf course, because that is the most sensible way forward. As the House will have heard several times, this Government will under no circumstances institute checks at the border in…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThe hon. Gentleman, I am sure, knows that people can get a 100% advance on universal credit on day one, and as he knows— [ Interruption. ] Labour Members want to scrap universal…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI thank my hon. Friend, and she is entirely right: it is time for a nuclear renaissance. I believe passionately that nuclear must be part of our energy mix, and she is right to…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI am afraid what the hon. Lady says is absolutely diametrically the opposite of the truth, because income inequality has in fact declined since 2010. [ Interruption. ] It has. The…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentYes, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on what he is doing to support our hydrocarbon industry in Aberdeen and thereabouts. Clearly, that industry has a great future, and it can…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentAs the hon. Lady knows full well—not that we will get to that situation, and not that I wish to rely remotely on article 5(c)—we intend of course, if we have to, to confide…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI thank my hon. Friend, and he can take it that this Government are going to leave no stone unturned to get a good solution for British Steel at Scunthorpe, at Skinningrove and…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentMy hon. Friend is entirely right. He may have noticed that we announced policies to allow the establishment of schools for those with special educational needs, and in areas where…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThe answer is that the spending commitments so far are really rather modest, and they can be amply financed by the strength of the UK economy, which the Labour party would…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThe hon. Gentleman is entirely right. All schools need SEND funding, and that is part of the £4.6 billion programme that we have announced.25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentMy hon. Friend is entirely right. We should promote mental health in this country by giving businesses incentives to look after the mental health of their employees, and prevent…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentMy hon. Friend is completely right. I congratulate him on the vision that he has for promoting Scottish fisheries and for using the opportunity of coming out of the EU to build…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentI will make sure that the Chancellor writes to the hon. Lady about that matter at the earliest opportunity.25 Jul 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActIn any circumstances, we would have the freedom to decide what our tariffs were going to be, and under this— [ Interruption. ] Under this deal, we would lose the power to decide…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActIf the hon. Lady will allow me, I will make some progress. I want to stress this point. I really cannot accept the repeated assertion by the Attorney General in his very powerful…12 Mar 2019