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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is completely right to draw the link between drug addiction and rough sleeping. That is why our drugs strategy is so absolutely vital for tackling this problem. I…15 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman very much. I understand the difficulty that some families will find themselves in. We want to look after everybody throughout the pandemic. That is why…15 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy brief says I should be very careful of what I say. I have no doubt that Crewe is a strong contender, but further details of the competition will be announced in the coming…15 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Government are taking a balanced and proportionate approach to dealing with the pandemic. The House voted through plan B with Conservative votes and we will continue with the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI am announcing today the appointment of the right hon. Baroness Heather Hallett DBE as chair of the forthcoming public inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic, which is set to begin…15 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He and I have discussed before his own personal reasons for caring so much about this issue, and I understand and sympathise deeply with…15 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising the work of Sewa Day and all the people of the West Bromwich Hindu community, who make an incredible contribution to this country. I am…15 Dec 2021HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee: Annual Report 2019-21The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament has today laid before Parliament a report covering the work of the Committee between July 2019 to July 2021. The Government…10 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsNo decisions will be taken without consulting the Cabinet.08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsAmong the heroes of the vaccine roll-out are pharmacists up and down the country, as my hon. Friend rightly says. We have 1,500 community pharmacies vaccinating people near where…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsNo, but I am sure that whatever happened, the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times.08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe SNP and the Labour party are going to continue to play politics. I am going to get on with the job.08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his vote of confidence, but I can tell him that I am going to get on with the job. I believe that that is the right thing to do. I think it is…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for everything that she does, particularly as special envoy for freedom of religion or belief. As she rightly says, we have an Afghan citizens resettlement…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the phenomenon of cyber-flashing. It is one of the issues being addressed by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary in the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes, I can. I can tell the hon. Lady that I was in contact with representatives of the local authorities, of the Army, of Northern Powergrid and others to see what more we could…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsNot only that, but the Labour party, and the Labour leader in particular, have played politics throughout this pandemic— [Interruption.]08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsI have said what I have said about the events on 18 December. They will be properly investigated, Mr Speaker, and I will place a copy of the Cabinet Secretary’s report in the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes, Mr Speaker. Throughout this pandemic, the Leader of the Opposition in particular has done nothing but play politics to try to muddy the waters, to confuse the public and to…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsHealth Education England is working extensively in Lincolnshire to improve the recruitment and retention of dentists. I understand that it agrees with her about the uneven…08 Dec 2021