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HANSARDEngagementsYes. I thank my hon. Friend, who is the living embodiment of the robustness of British agriculture, and indeed of the benefits of English food—of British food, particularly the…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsIf the hon. Lady’s constituents are being told that they do not have to remove that cladding, then the answer is no. It is very, very important that this House should recognise…15 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, planning is a devolved matter, but what I can tell him and the House is that we have provided business with over £100 billion of support throughout…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving me notice of his question. We are working with industry to get more people into HGV driving, which is a great and well-remunerated…08 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthI think the whole country should be proud of what we have done to welcome people from Afghanistan. Operation Warm Welcome continues, and as I speak, we have already received more…08 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthI share the indignation and the frustration of my hon. Friend at the cruel behaviour of the gangsters, the criminal masterminds, who are taking money from desperate, frightened…08 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthMy hon. Friend raises a very important point. I will study the detail and ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to take up the matter directly.08 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthYes. That is why we are putting in another £36 billion under the measures we are putting forward tonight, and I am absolutely astonished that the party of Nye Bevan has confirmed…08 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthI am of course sorry to hear about the troubles that the hon. Lady’s constituent is experiencing, but I remind her that under the EU settlement scheme we have helped almost 6…08 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthNo. As I have said, households in the top 20% of income pay 40 times more than the poorest. And pay for nurses is exactly what this measure funds, which is why it is so…08 Sept 2021HANSARDInfrastructure for Businesses: WeymouthWe have introduced the Nationality and Borders Bill, which will make it no longer possible for the law to treat somebody who has come here illegally in the same way as someone who…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsWhat this plan for health and social care does is deal, after decades, with the catastrophic costs faced by millions of people up and down the country, and the risk that they…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsActually, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has confirmed that this is a broad-based and progressive measure. The top 20% of households by income will pay 40 times what the poorest…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsI think the whole House, indeed the whole country, can appreciate that we at least have a plan to fix the backlogs and we at least understand that the only way to fix the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes, and I thank both my right hon. Friend and the Centre for Brexit Policy for their analysis. It is good that the interim period has been extended, because clearly, the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsWe are proud of what we have been doing throughout the pandemic to look after working people. We are proud of the extra £9 billion we put in through universal credit. I think…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsVery sadly, Mr Speaker, what you are hearing is the same old nonsense from Labour, because they want to scrap universal credit. I have every sympathy for Rosie and I admire her…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is quite right; he is a great advocate for the people of Grantham and Stamford. The Health and Care Bill will ensure that there are integrated healthcare…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsNot only has the price of batteries fallen vertiginously, as has the cost of solar power, but I can tell my hon. Friend and the people of Thanet South that they have huge…08 Sept 2021HANSARDEngagementsindicated dissent.08 Sept 2021