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HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady ignores the impact on the court backlog of the pandemic or, indeed, the Criminal Bar Association strike. Let me tell her what we are doing. We have quadrupled…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend. I certainly do support and pay tribute to all those who have made the new Thames freeport possible, with its potential to deliver over 12,000 new jobs. I…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe River Wye is obviously of huge importance to nature. We are taking action to tackle pollution and raise farming standards. My hon. Friend will know about the Environment…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising what seems like an awful case. My heart goes out to the family involved. If she would like to write to me about it, I will make sure that she…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the hon. Lady to the Chamber. The system of declarations is there to ensure transparency and accountability. Of course, the Conservatives backed tightening up those…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsOne thing never changes: the right hon. Lady always comes with her usual bluster and political opportunism. Let me tell her what I have been doing this week. We have delivered new…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsAny abuse against any GP in any practice anywhere in the country is absolutely wrong, and we must demonstrate zero tolerance of it. I can tell the hon. Lady that there has been a…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMadam Deputy Speaker, I have been asked to reply on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, who is attending the funeral of Baroness Betty Boothroyd. I am sure the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend campaigns with typical gusto. I think he knows that changing the boundaries at local authority level is subject to an independent process, but I will ensure that he…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is an incredibly difficult time, and I thank the hon. Lady for her question. Obviously the pandemic has had a particular impact, but we are working very closely to make sure…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Of course the threat level is kept under constant review and we take into account a range of factors—he will be very familiar with…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for all that she has done in this area. There have been a considerable number of changes to the Online Safety Bill, not least because of her forensic…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman, and I totally agree with him. Paul Grayson was an incredible comic, but he also—[Hon. Members: “Paul O’Grady!”] Yes, Paul O’Grady. In terms of Lily…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI am delighted that the majority of the health unions have accepted the pay settlement. We think that is absolutely right. The hon. Lady raises this issue, and of course we have…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to the teachers and staff at both schools, Ravenshall and Hollybank, for the amazing work they do. It is a very difficult and challenging job and it is incredibly…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. After years of neglect under Labour, it is now the Conservatives—thanks in no small part to my hon. Friend—who have been levelling up in…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important case. I do not know all the facts, but if she writes to me I would be happy to look at it. We will make sure that the resourcing…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsFirst of all, the conviction rate measured by the Crown Prosecution Service—the leader of the Labour party used to be in charge of the CPS, so he might want to point this out—has…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI certainly will. The suffering that any child must go through when they get a condition such as cancer at such an early age is difficult to believe, and the pressure on the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsrose—29 Mar 2023