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HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillNo, I am not giving way to the party that filibustered on my Bill and stopped us taking action to protect children. That was a disgrace.16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am not speaking in this debate because I love smoking, although I have voted against every single smoking prohibition since I have been a Member of…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI will not give way to the hon. Lady—[Hon. Members: “Oh.”] I will not give way. I will give exactly as much opportunity as the Opposition gave me to talk about my private Member’s…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillThey are the health police, and people are concerned about this. They want to be able to make their own decisions about what they eat, what they drink and how they enjoy…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillMy hon. Friend makes absolutely the right point. There are double standards in this debate. My view is that it is absolutely right that we protect the under-18s from these…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI certainly do not support the liberalisation of those drugs. We know that people who become addicted to heroin and cocaine are a huge danger to other people and to their…16 Apr 2024HANSARDGender RecognitionI congratulate my right hon. Friend on her statement. I agree with her that the law concerning sex and gender needs to be clarified, which is why later this afternoon I will…06 Dec 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateThese are extremely worrying reports about the level of infiltration of Chinese-supported forces into our democracy. Does my right hon. Friend agree that we need to recognise that…11 Sept 2023HANSARDSituation in RussiaIt is clear that Putin has been significantly weakened in Russia. We must not use this time to let up in our support for Ukraine. First, we need to make sure that Ukrainian…26 Jun 2023HANSARD New HospitalsI thank my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary for listening to our representations in west Norfolk and announcing a new build for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn.…25 May 2023HANSARD UkraineOne year ago on Friday, I got a phone call, at 3.30 in the morning, from my private secretary at the Foreign Office telling me that Vladimir Putin had begun a whole-scale invasion…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineI completely agree with my right hon. Friend that Russia is, of course, to blame, but we should hold ourselves to high standards and follow through on the commitments that we…20 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhat we need is an efficient postal service that delivers for people across this country. That is what I am focused on, not making ideological points.19 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsThis morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.19 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsI have been very clear that I am sorry and that I have made mistakes, but the right thing to do in those circumstances is to make changes, which I have made, and to get on with…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; we will abolish the top-down housing targets. We want decisions about homes and infrastructure to be driven by local people, not by Whitehall,…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsYes, we are committed to social care reform. We need to deal with those issues.19 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsI have been in office for just under two months, and I have delivered the energy price guarantee, making sure that people are not paying £6,000 bills this winter; I have reversed…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsOur policy is to protect the most vulnerable for two years. I had to take the decision, because of the economic situation, to adjust our policies. I am somebody who is prepared to…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsI can assure the right hon. and learned Gentleman that spending will go up next year and it will go up the year after, but of course we need to get value for taxpayers’ money. The…19 Oct 2022