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HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman is right about the cost of living challenges, not least given the war in Ukraine. The Government and the Chancellor have already provided a £20 billion package…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend in thanking all those businesses, but I also thank all the charities and individual families up and down the country who have shown the traditional…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI was not quite sure where the hon. Gentleman was going at the beginning of his question, but I can tell him that the Prime Minister is not just a very social individual—…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We will keep the focus on Afghanistan and the many other conflicts around the world that need our support. That particular conference will…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister did that on Monday evening, and it is now Wednesday. Yes, he is out in Saudi Arabia to close a £1 billion investment deal that will create 700 jobs in the north…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He knows we have a £20 billion package this year to deal with the cost of living, and £9 billion of it is focused on energy prices. His…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI went to Riyadh twice when I was Foreign Secretary, and I know the Prime Minister will be raising these issues again. We talked about women’s rights defenders. The hon. Gentleman…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I pay tribute to not only his constituents, but the Polish community in particular for their big-hearted support for the people of Ukraine.…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman is talking total nonsense and I do not have anything to add to what I have already said.16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for that. As someone with a massive proportion of green belt in my constituency, I empathise with the frustrations that Members from across the House feel…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe have put a huge amount into both mental health and the wider NHS budget, not just on covid, but to respond to the wider issues. On the specific issue the hon. Lady raises, I…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee for that. I think I will have to let the Foreign Secretary and the Foreign Office check carefully and respond to him…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsOf course we listen carefully to Sir David Norgrove, but what I would say to the right hon. Gentleman is that he points to the data yesterday and it showed that unemployment has…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to say that we have delivered more than 3,600 anti-tank weapons. We will also be sending a consignment of the Javelin anti-tank missiles and we are indeed,…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman is right that we have a strong tradition, as we have shown: we have stepped up to the plate with the Hong Kong British national overseas citizens, and with…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend and he will have heard what President Zelensky has said overnight in relation to this, but the Government have always been crystal clear that if there…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising that case. It sounds very sensitive and I will make sure a Home Office Minister looks at it as a matter of urgency.16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, I have been asked to reply on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. As the House will know, he is travelling in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsCan I thank my hon. Friend, and just say what an incredible job the national lottery has done delivering £45 billion to good causes? He is right that the fourth licence will…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsI should first say that I cannot yet confirm the reports we have seen in the media, but of course it feels like positive signs. No one wants more than me—although I am sure all…16 Mar 2022