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HANSARDCivil Service Jobs: ScotlandIn May, we committed to strengthening our presence in Scotland and across the UK, ensuring that talent from across the country can have a full career in the civil service without…23 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Sector ReformThe Prime Minister has asked me to help drive the Government’s delivery of the public’s priorities: boosting living standards, fixing our NHS and securing our borders. I and the…23 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Sector ReformThe hon. Member will no doubt have heard from the Health Secretary in Health questions and subsequent statements about the NHS 10-year plan, which is moving the delivery of…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDelivery of Government PrioritiesThe Prime Minister has asked me to help to drive forward delivery of the public’s priorities. In Scotland, we have delivered more money for public services than at any point since…23 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Sector ReformMay I join the right hon. Member in celebrating the success of the organisations in his constituency? He and the House will know that when the Government talk about delivery, we…23 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Sector ReformI know that my hon. Friend has been a vocal campaigner for her constituents in relation to the injustice experienced through the Probation Service in and around her constituency.…23 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Sector ReformI thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology for her dedicated work on the Prime Minister’s recent announcement on digital identity.…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDelivery of Government PrioritiesMy hon. Friend rightly recognises the defence dividend that Labour has delivered for Scotland, including the recent £10 billion frigate deal with Norway. As my hon. Friend’s…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member seems to be confused by his list of institutions. The only relevant institution in this case is the Crown Prosecution Service. It is the CPS that independently…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government take seriously the risk of climate change and the risk it poses to national security. That is why we are taking action to mitigate that risk and to reduce our…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was not informed.23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Member writes to me with his constituency case, I will make sure that the Duchy of Cornwall looks at it in due course.23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government agree with the principle of the hon. Member’s question. As I said to the House earlier, we want to reduce the layers of bureaucracy and to be able to deliver more…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDelivery of Government PrioritiesMay I welcome the hon. Lady to her new spokesperson role? We recognise the impact that Brexit has had on the UK economy, which is why we have entered into a new trade deal in our…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise the problem. The decision was to use the budget available to protect people’s homes and that has left other buildings at comparable risk. The relevant DEFRA Minister…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDelivery of Government PrioritiesI am sorry to hear about the situation in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. He knows that the Government take flood risk very seriously, and it is a key risk in our national risk…23 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is my first appearance at the Dispatch Box as Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister. In this role, I have been tasked with modernising the state to build a system that will…23 Oct 2025HANSARDStrengthening National SecurityNo.23 Oct 2025HANSARDStrengthening National SecurityI thank my hon. Friend for her question, and welcome the companies from her and her colleague’s constituencies to Parliament today. As she knows, this Labour Government are…23 Oct 2025HANSARDStrengthening National SecurityKeeping our country and our citizens safe is the first duty of this Government, and the Cabinet Office plays a central role in that endeavour. My right hon. Friend the Security…23 Oct 2025