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HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaWhile we differ on Brexit, I understand the point that the hon. Gentleman makes, but it is why we have been engaged with our EU partners. We engaged closely on the Foreign Affairs…15 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaI thank my right hon. Friend, but I cannot speak to the US position. That is for the US, but it has clearly taken its decision, and that is now very clear. On our side, what we…15 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI say to the hon. Gentleman, the Chairman of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, that we are absolutely committed to boosting bus services in his constituency…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for his time at the Foreign Office; he was a very effective Minister, and he continues to make the case from the Back Benches. We are…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe are absolutely determined to correct the wrongs experienced by the Windrush generation. We have apologised for the mistakes that were made and, to date, over 7,200 individuals…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI am delighted about the new investment going into my hon. Friend’s constituency. We have backed the NHS, which will have almost £34 billion a year by 2023-24. There is an extra…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. and learned Friend. On the specific point, the proposals we are setting out to Brussels—David Frost, the Prime Minister’s special adviser, is in Brussels…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsOf course this Government will always adhere to the law. The Prime Minister has written to Jean-Claude Juncker setting out our proposals. We want to take forward the negotiations.…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady mentions Margaret Thatcher. I gently say to her that if she wants to talk about treating women better, she might have a word with the shadow Chancellor, who…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman. Members on all sides of the House want to stand up to, and have absolutely zero tolerance for, any domestic abuse. The best way forward is for…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI should first be clear that the Prime Minister is not going to comment on the discussions with President Trump that were held in private, but I can assure the right hon.…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI will certainly pass on my hon. Friend’s point directly to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and other Ministers, and will see what more can be…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have to say to the hon. Lady that of course we will adhere to the law, but the Prime Minister has been clear that we must leave by the end of October in order to maintain public…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI know that the right hon. Lady and I have different views on Brexit, but we have always got on professionally and civilly in the past, and I understand the passion with which she…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that we need to get Brexit done. The country wants us to move on and to keep faith with the voters. As for the position of the Liberal…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI feel for any family and any children in the situation that the hon. Lady highlights. We are frustrated, as is everyone, that agreement has not yet been reached that would…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have been asked to reply. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is in Manchester for the Conservative party conference. He is, as we speak making, the keynote speech, setting…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend. I always put in a good word with the Prime Minister on his behalf, and I share his passion for preserving our precious natural habitats. Local community…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsrose—02 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Lady for her question. My eagerness to rise to the Dispatch Box was because, in Black History Month, as she becomes the first black MP to take to the…02 Oct 2019