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HANSARDEngagementsI think that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister was completely clear on that at this Dispatch Box last week. She said that the meaningful vote itself would be brought back as…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsThe Government’s position is clear. We said to the British people in 2016 that we would accept their vote as decisive. The duty of politicians is to implement the result of the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI have been asked to reply, as my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is in Northern Ireland outlining the Government’s commitment to the people there and our plan to secure a…06 Feb 2019HANSARDVoter ID Pilot SchemesI am deeply shocked that the hon. Lady has so little confidence in her own colleagues as to think that they would be capable of that.06 Feb 2019HANSARDVoter ID Pilot SchemesYes. It is right that different elements of cyber-security report in to different Departments. For example, where this relates to an offensive cyber-capability, as part of our…06 Feb 2019HANSARDVoter ID Pilot SchemesThe Government have a policy of seeking to relocate Government offices and agencies outside London wherever possible. We are keen to work with Scottish local authorities, as well…06 Feb 2019HANSARDVoter ID Pilot SchemesLast week, I announced new measures, as part of the follow-up action to the Government’s racial disparity audit, to improve outcomes for ethnic minority students in higher…06 Feb 2019HANSARDVoter ID Pilot SchemesI am sure that my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House will be very glad of my hon. Friend’s support.06 Feb 2019HANSARDTiers of Government: CollaborationHaving spoken to my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House about this on a number of occasions, I do not think anybody can doubt her determination to ensure that this issue is…06 Feb 2019HANSARDTiers of Government: CollaborationWe are very open to proposals from my hon. Friend’s Committee and from others in this House and the House of Lords. We are working together with the devolved Parliaments and…06 Feb 2019HANSARDTiers of Government: CollaborationAs the hon. Gentleman knows, Parliament agreed to change the law late last year to give Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office greater powers in giving directions to the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDTiers of Government: CollaborationI pay tribute to the leadership that Ben Houchen and his colleagues on the Tees Valley combined authority have shown. They have very ambitious plans, and we look forward to…06 Feb 2019HANSARDTiers of Government: CollaborationWe are committed to working productively with all levels of government, including local authorities, directly elected Mayors and devolved Administrations across the UK. We will…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDevolutionI think that that is right. For example, it will be very important to involve local authorities in my hon. Friend’s constituency and in neighbouring constituencies in taking…06 Feb 2019HANSARDDevolutionThe Smith Commission was clear that the Scottish Government should work with the Scottish Parliament, civic Scotland and local authorities to develop ways in which greater…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am very clear that the advice I have is that under the Scotland Act 2016 the Scottish Government have the power to top up reserved…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI would have hoped that the right hon. Gentleman acknowledged that the Government have continued to take forward and strengthen further the policies on the national living wage,…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsI agree with my hon. Friend on both those points. It is important that in the future we have a system that is fair, makes it easy for the brightest and best in the world to come…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsYes, and I actually talked to the Culture Secretary this week about the need to press ahead with urgency on this task. We have heard the calls for an internet regulator and a…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsParty matters are not a subject of Government responsibility, but all donations to the Conservative party have been properly accounted for and declared to the Electoral Commission…06 Feb 2019