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HANSARD Girls’ EducationMy hon. Friend raises an important point. She talks about Yasmine, whom she met, and who I suspect, like her, is a role model and a champion for young girls—she in her…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationFirst, I agree with the hon. Lady that education is absolutely vital because we know that, for every girl who goes to secondary school, infant mortality is cut in half. About 12…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationAs the hon. Gentleman and other colleagues in the House will know, in all my previous roles, I have, I hope, been very open to having discussions and, indeed, learning from…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationMay I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s work over many years in this area? He has highlighted one of the organisations he has been involved in. The support we have provided over the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationThe hon. Gentleman raises a vital point, and we need a holistic approach to our work. I believe that is very much what DFID does as a Department.05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationYes. I thank my hon. Friend for the work he does locally in championing education in his constituency. As I set out, the vast majority of the £90 million that the Prime Minister…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationAs the hon. Lady will know, we do a wider piece of work across government to end conflict, working with our partners internationally. For example, around £3 billion has been put…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationMental health is of course an important issue, which has risen up the agenda over a number of years. The Government are doing their part through the Departments of Health and…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Girls’ EducationI do not want to introduce a discordant note into the statement, as we are in agreement on much of this, but I would just point out that the Prime Minister, when he was the…05 Sept 2019HANSARDEmployment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs CouncilThe Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council took place on 8 July 2019 in Brussels. The deputy permanent representative to the European Union, Katrina…15 Jul 2019HANSARDEmployment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs CouncilThe Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on 8 July 2019 in Brussels. The deputy permanent representative to the European Union, Katrina…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend knows, more people are in work now than ever before. Indeed, the employment rate is higher in every region of the country than in 2010, including in the Black…01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Working People’s IncomesOf course, I am happy to look at that individual case. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will get in touch with my office after this session.01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Working People’s IncomesOf course. The Secretary of State, I and all colleagues want to ensure that absolutely every single person claiming universal credit gets the appropriate support and the right…01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Working People’s IncomesI thank my hon. Friend for being a huge champion for the Isle of Wight and working so well with his local jobcentre. I am very pleased about that and he is absolutely right. As a…01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Working People’s IncomesOne of the key transformations that universal credit provides is to support people who are in work, ensuring they can increase their earnings and develop in their career. It…01 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for the energy with which he is supporting his constituents on universal credit. One of the key performance indicators is, of course, payment timeliness,…01 Jul 2019HANSARDEmployment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs CouncilThe Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council took place on 13 June 2019 in Luxembourg. The deputy permanent representative to the European Union, Katrina…20 Jun 2019HANSARDWelfare PoliciesAs the hon. Gentleman will know, over the last two Budgets, we have put in an extra £6 billion to support the most vulnerable in universal credit. Sadly, he and his colleagues did…12 Jun 2019HANSARDState Pension Age: EqualisationAt the risk of repeating myself, this is a question of making it clear that we have provided extra support, but this is a question of fairness and I know the hon. Gentleman will…12 Jun 2019