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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all share the hon. Lady’s deep concern about the impact of energy prices on all citizens across the UK. As she knows and as I explained earlier, the Government are taking…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs new Ministers take their positions over the summer, their diaries will naturally be reviewed. If the hon. Gentleman experiences significant delays in achieving the promised…14 Jul 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ InterestsThat is obviously a matter for the new Prime Minister, but the hon. Lady should not labour under the misapprehension that the maintenance of standards and ethical advising is…14 Jul 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ InterestsI am afraid that I cannot tell the hon. Lady what we discuss in detail at Cabinet, but Cabinet is minuted and those minutes are available for public contemplation.14 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeBefore I answer this question, I will offer a small clarification of my previous answer. I think I said that Cabinet minutes are available for public contemplation, which, of…14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesI am sure that the hon. Lady recognises that we are part of an international global food supply chain and are subject to a global fuel and energy market that is broadly driving up…14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesI have learned over my years in government, national and local, that one of the key factors that we should have in mind is balance. While the hon. Lady is right that we should…14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point about access to ambient and fresh food for all of us. I know that the Home Secretary is in constant discussion with colleagues in the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to have been appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, taking over this key role from my right hon. Friend the Member for North East Cambridgeshire (Steve…14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesMy Department has been working closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to assess the impact on food prices as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict…14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesMy hon. Friend is right to identify an extremely challenging part of the global cost of living crisis that we are trying to confront. Critical in that is the role of farming and…14 Jul 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ InterestsThe Government were sorry to receive Lord Geidt’s resignation and are grateful for his work in the role. Any future appointment will need to be a matter for the new…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Lady has her very own brand of toxic, which she attempts to pump into everything that the Government do. [Interruption.] No, no, we cannot conduct debate in this…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am in receipt of the right hon. Lady’s letter. Obviously, a number of those questions have to be answered by No. 10. We will forward it to No. 10 and will be replying in due…14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesMy hon. Friend raises a very good point, although sadly the provision of food is devolved north of the border. We are working very closely with the Scottish Government to make…14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesWe are monitoring all prices very closely, particularly for vital products such as formula. I know that the hon. Lady will welcome the support that is going to 8 million…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an extremely important point. He is right to say that we want to see as many people as possible back in the office, not just because it is more efficient and…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: Social MobilityThat was a long question and I am afraid I only agree with the last sentence: we do want opportunity to be spread to every single individual. I find the hon. Gentleman a little…14 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the importance of ethics and standards in this place and, indeed, in the whole of public life, right the way through from local government, but…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling Up: Social MobilityThe Government’s central mission is to level up the UK by spreading opportunity more equally across the whole country. Representatives of the Equality Hub in the Cabinet Office…14 Jul 2022