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HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI thank my hon. Friend for that incredibly important point. The Bill will put Martyn’s law on the statute book, for which victims of the awful Manchester Arena terror attack have…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityAs I said to the right hon. Gentleman in my first response, this Government are committed to rebuilding trust in politics. The Prime Minister has commissioned a new set of…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. There are no plans to do that at this stage.14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityMy hon. Friend is right to point out the VIP lanes for covid contracts. The fact is that Conservative Members had the opportunity to take a stand when Owen Paterson broke the…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityAs I said in a previous answer, that is an operational matter for the police and not something I can comment on further.14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI repeat that we want to make the rules more transparent. We have clearly set out how we intend to get transparency on gifts and hospitality, which has been lacking for too long.14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI thank my hon. Friend for those important points. The actions of the Conservative party have led to the erosion of trust in politics, and that is the issue that Labour Members…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityPolicing is an operational matter for the police, and so not something that I can comment on directly.14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI wish to update the House on the action that the Government will take to enhance transparency in relation to ministerial gifts and hospitality. Transparency is a critical part of…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityLet me say something about hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is when people in Downing Street, including the former Prime Minister, were partying during lockdown as my constituents and people…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI thank my hon. Friend for that interesting suggestion. It is right that we look at all those things. He referred to Owen Paterson. After that, it felt like lessons had not been…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI refer the hon. Gentleman to my previous answer.14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityAs I said in answer to a previous question, the Modernisation Committee is looking at the matter very closely. Being a Member of Parliament is a huge privilege and an honour. It…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityThat is a personal matter for the Prime Minister, but we have made it clear, and the Prime Minister has made it clear, that we are going to make the rules around transparency more…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityOf course, the Conservatives created and presided over this loophole in the rules. They broke the rules during covid lockdown and gave fast-track passes to their friends and…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI am not sure about the right hon. Gentleman’s specific point, but at the heart of this is our aim to increase transparency in the reporting process. There is a disparity between…14 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Facilities Management ServicesMy hon. Friend is right that too many decisions about outsourcing were ideologically driven under the previous Government, without consideration for things such as social value or…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Facilities Management ServicesMy hon. Friend is right that under the previous Government, too many jobs such as cleaning and security were insecure, with a race to the bottom on standards and pay. Our plan to…25 Jul 2024HANSARDCross-Government WorkingI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and he is right to point out that we have started to deliver on our promises. For example, the Chancellor launched our national wealth…25 Jul 2024HANSARDCross-Government WorkingThe commitment to a mission-led Government sets out a new approach to governing that is focused on the outcomes that will make a meaningful difference to people’s lives. It means…25 Jul 2024