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HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady. She will know that we have extended the eligibility of free school meals to 1.9 million pupils. On top of that, there is the £200 million holiday activities…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am here, and happy to address any specific points the right hon. Lady wishes to make. [Hon. Members: “Flying tomatoes?”] That never happened. I will thoroughly rebut and refute…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We fully support the Home Secretary and the important measures she has taken, whether on the Rwanda scheme, implementing the Nationality and…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsIt is not a matter of blaming anyone; it is a matter of a team effort and shared endeavour, working with the Scottish Government, to make sure that we get a grip on inflation,…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is looking at all such matters. He will have heard what the hon. Lady has said and, although…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his shared solidarity on the issue in Poland. He is right to quote what the Prime Minister said, and I take it as an article of personal faith that…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the brilliant work that Education Cannot Wait does. She will know the importance of the campaign for girls’ education under both the…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsOn the economic challenges, which are global and caused by covid and the war in Ukraine, we have got a plan to grip inflation, balance the books and drive economic growth. If we…16 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue. I cannot tell him the precise read-out from the meeting—I have not seen it yet—but I can tell him that the Home Secretary’s…16 Nov 2022HANSARDCall for Evidence Response on SLAPPsToday the Government are publishing their response to their Call for Evidence on SLAPPs—strategic lawsuits against public participation. SLAPPs are a growing form of aggressive…20 Jul 2022HANSARDJudiciary Pay AwardI am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay for the judiciary. The Government received the Senior Salary Review Body’s (SSRB) report on 28 June 2022. This will be…19 Jul 2022HANSARDPrisons UpdateI am today confirming the Government’s decision on pay awards for prison staff. Throughout the pandemic and beyond, our officers (alongside all Prison Service staff) have gone…19 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. What is more, the behaviour of those on the Labour Benches will unite the country. We know why they have not stood up to the unions, including…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI rise to proudly defend the record of this Government under this Prime Minister, and to speak in favour of the motion before the House. The Government under this Prime Minister…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThe Opposition do not want to hear it. They never want to talk about the fact that unemployment is close to a 50-year-low, or about the rise in the national insurance threshold,…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentTotal rubbish.18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentMy hon. Friend raises an interesting point, which I believe is now a matter of public record. The right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne backed a leader who the former head of…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentWe have zero tolerance, and the systems are in place. Let me tell the hon. Lady—she talks a lot about this—that the number of convictions for rape has risen by two thirds in the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentDoes the hon. Lady recognise the fact that in the last year, the volume of rape convictions has increased by two thirds? A simple yes or no.18 Jul 2022HANSARDReoffending RatesLet me take the chance, on behalf of those on the Conservative Front Bench and, I believe, on all the Benches behind me, to offer our condolences to the shadow Justice Secretary…05 Jul 2022