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HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI thank my hon. Friend very much. He is absolutely right in what he says about the record of the NHS and the record of this country in beating back covid. What a pity it was that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI will give way one last time.18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI will give way again in a moment. In spite of the pandemic, we did not for a moment lose our focus on the huge manifesto commitments we made in 2019, beginning with making our…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am going to give way to my former opponent, the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn).18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am thrilled to be debating again with the right hon. Gentleman. Since our last encounters, I am proud to tell him that we have got unemployment down to record lows. I know that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentJust a moment. At the same time, we have been investing massively in schools, making our streets and our communities safer, making our population healthier and ensuring that our…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentLook, if the hon. Gentleman is saying that he is going to vote for confidence in this Government, I will certainly welcome his support. What I can tell him is that I believe that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend; he is a great champion for Aberconwy. I much enjoyed the Penderyn whisky that we sampled together, although I ignored the Revolver, as some of you may have…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsIt is perfectly true that I am grateful for the ability to speak my mind, which I never really lost, but what I am focusing on is continuing the government of the country. As I…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is completely wrong. I have been listening very carefully, and all the commitments I have heard are very clear. Whoever is elected will…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am proud of the investment this country attracts from around the world. The right hon. and learned Gentleman talks about people from offshore investing in the UK, and I am…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs I was saying, there is a reason for that: over three years, in spite of every opportunity, the right hon. and learned Gentleman has never really come up with an idea, a plan or…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his campaign. Our thoughts are of course with the friends and family of Pitchfork’s victims, Lynda and Dawn. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs I continually advise the members of the Scottish National party—or nationalist party, I should say—they should look at what is happening to educational standards in Scotland,…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsIt is possibly fair to say that I am responsible for building more river crossings and bridges than anybody else in this House, including the Suggitts Lane crossing, which I…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsOf course the Labour Government in Wales is responsible for schools, but what we have been doing is not only increasing the living wage by £1,000 and providing the £37…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsMay I say to the hon. Gentleman that after three years of listening to this delirium of monotony from the Scottish nationalists, I really think they need to change the record?…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsI know the problem of which my hon. Friend speaks very well. There is no single solution to tackling surface water flooding, but she is absolutely right in wanting to put more…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsAny one of the eight candidates would wipe the floor with Captain Crasheroony Snoozefest. In a few weeks’ time, that is exactly what they will do. They will unite around the…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsTo the best of my knowledge, everybody in this Parliament and everybody in this House pays their full whack of tax in this country. Members across the House should cease this…13 Jul 2022