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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI reassure the hon. Lady that we have already put additional funding into the police grant, and we have raised spending power such that it increases in real terms. Additional…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prime Minister has made a number of announcements since 23 May, including on modern slavery and mental health. All these announcements have been costed and are affordable…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point about dementia care, which is one of the issues that will be looked at as part of the long-term plan for health. Due to the fiscal…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe universal credit policy has been designed to make sure that people who are being supported by the Government are in a similar position to families who have to make their own…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityThanks to our welfare reforms, we have been able to get more people into work, we have the lowest unemployment rate since 1974 and more than 667,000 fewer children are living in…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityI do not agree with the hon. Lady’s analysis. The fact is that income inequality is lower now than it was in 2010 and absolute poverty after housing costs is at a historic low for…02 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years EducationI point out to the hon. Lady that we are spending a record amount on childcare and early years support—£6 billion a year, which is £700 million more than in 2015—but of course we…02 Jul 2019HANSARDEuropean Union FinancesI am today laying before Parliament the “European Union Finances 2018: statement on the 2018 EU Budget and measures to counter fraud and financial mismanagement” (CP 114). This is…05 Jun 2019HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsI have regular discussions with the Home Secretary and the Local Government Secretary about their budgets and how they are best managed.21 May 2019HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsI welcome my right hon. Friend’s efforts to build bridges across London and to improve London’s infrastructure. The London mayoral elections are coming up, and I suggest that…21 May 2019HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsI have to agree, Mr Speaker; I am slightly struggling with the link between fiscal policy and the hon. Lady’s question. However, she might be interested to know that in the…21 May 2019HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsIt was certainly a weekend to remember on the Isle of Wight. It was my first ever visit to that great place, and I was impressed. The Isle of Wight provides a good opportunity to…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend. We are looking at schools funding, alongside other funding, as part of the spending review. It is a public priority, and we are taking…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the idea that an industry could be nationalised not at market value is completely wrong; that is fundamentally against the principle of property rights on which our entire…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am working very closely with the Department for Education, looking at the FE sector and at the new qualifications we are introducing, such as T-levels, and making sure the…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was pleased to have the opportunity to meet my hon. Friend to discuss this issue. The reality is that there is a big gap in funding, with the lowest-funded authorities getting…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt sounds like I will not need to conduct any more meetings, because we can just continue this debate in the Chamber. I hear what my hon. Friend says, and I agree that there is…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsRoyal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service, so this is a matter for the Cabinet Office, alongside the Ministry of Defence, but I am sure that it will have heard…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had a very useful meeting with the hon. Lady a month or so ago, and we are now taking forward the work and evidence she presented us with and working with the Home Office on…21 May 2019HANSARDClimate ChangeAs I said, we have an exemplary record in terms of our reduction of carbon. We are the top performer in the G7. It would be good to hear Opposition Members acknowledge the massive…21 May 2019