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HANSARDNew Hospitals: Capital FundingI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. In December, we allocated £9.5 million to the Princess Alexandra Hospital to help to improve the emergency care pathway, but I…29 Jan 2019HANSARDNew Hospitals: Capital FundingThat is one of the reasons—rising demand—that we have put extra money into the NHS: up to £20 billion per year. But as part of the spending review we will be looking across the…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChild PovertyWe are working to tackle the root causes of poverty by getting people into work and giving children the best possible education. A record number of children are now in working…29 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ScotlandMy hon. Friend makes a good point. The borderlands deal is an important way of stimulating growth across the border area, although it would also help if the Scottish National…29 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ScotlandThe Prime Minister’s deal delivers the ability to negotiate free trade agreements with third-party countries and to protect trade with the EU. So I suggest that the SNP backs the…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have just pointed out, we have given extra grant funding to the police forces. We are also achieving better efficiencies in conjunction with the Home Office, and we have…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChild PovertyI point out to the hon. Lady that 1 million fewer people are now in absolute poverty than in 2010, including 300,000 fewer children, but of course we continue to look at the best…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChild PovertyWe are working to make sure that those on the lowest incomes keep more money in their pockets, so at the Budget we increased the amount working families will be getting on…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChild PovertyOne of the reasons we introduced UC was to make sure that work always pays and we have been continually working to make the system better, reducing the taper rate. Of course we…29 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ScotlandIt is an absolute cheek for SNP Members to claim that there is an issue with our deal, given that they want to break up the UK. Some 61% of Scotland’s external sales are actually…29 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ScotlandMy hon. Friend is correct. Of course, Scotch whisky is one of our flagship exports right across the world. We have the opportunity to renegotiate some very high tariffs and make…29 Jan 2019HANSARDAdult Education FundingWe do fund the core courses that are going to help people get work and get on in life, but we also provide adult learner loans so that people can help shape their own future. In…29 Jan 2019HANSARDChild PovertyIf we are going to trade statistics, at the end of the last Labour Government, 20% of young people were unemployed and 1.4 million people were on welfare and left on the…29 Jan 2019HANSARDAdult Education FundingWe fully fund adults to take English and Maths to level 2. From 2020, we will also be funding them for basic digital skills. Those are the vital skills that people need to get a…29 Jan 2019