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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do agree. I am not even sure whether we can call it just sensationalist or woke. The research apparently was based on phrenology, which is a completely discredited type of…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSocioeconomic EqualityI agree with my hon. Friend, who raises an important point about how connectivity creates access and generates social mobility. The Department for Transport is working to put the…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSocioeconomic EqualityI am sure that colleagues in the appropriate Department will have heard the hon. Gentleman’s question and will be able to provide a more detailed response.13 Dec 2023HANSARDSocioeconomic EqualityThe Government are committed to boosting economic growth across the UK and ensuring opportunity is spread as widely as possible. Education is the most significant lever to create…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSocioeconomic EqualityI am delighted to assure my hon. Friend of that. He is an effective advocate for his constituency, and he knows that this Government have been investing in Blyth Valley. We have…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSocioeconomic EqualityThis Government are delivering. Of course we recognise that there are people who are in need, and that is why we are doing everything, across all Departments, to deliver for them.…13 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will know that we disagree with the propositions that he has set out, and we have said so time and again at this Dispatch Box. We believe that the two-child…13 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right that the socioeconomic duty she references is not commenced in England. It is in Scotland, however, and the figures are worse there, which shows that the…13 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn my last topical statement, I spoke about the unacceptable rise in antisemitism and hostility towards the Jewish community since 7 October, and I am updating the House on what…13 Dec 2023HANSARDGender-based Violence: HamasIt is crucial that the international community recognises the atrocities committed by Hamas, and that Hamas are held to account for their barbarism. That is why we are engaging…13 Dec 2023HANSARDGender-based Violence: HamasI share my hon. Friend’s horror. It is extremely distressing to hear all those reports, and I do unequivocally condemn the sexual violence that is being reported. We continue to…13 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is something that my Department is working on. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we need to ensure that data is accurate, that people understand what is being…13 Dec 2023HANSARDGender-based Violence: HamasI thank the hon. Lady for her question. Yes, we will. We have raised the reports of sexual violence attacks on 7 October with UN Women and with the Office of the Special…13 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI thank my hon. Friend for that question. This is one area where we are trying to provide clarity. As a result of the Haldane judgment, there is now confusion between biological…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI am very happy to confirm that, and I thank my right hon. Friend for the measured tone in which he asked his question—it is a model for Opposition Members. We have done so much…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI completely reject the right hon. Gentleman’s assertion. I have come to the Floor of the House for an SI, which is unusual for a Secretary of State, because I think it is…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I am happy to meet Members from across the House on this issue, but I stress that changing the law is not going to be easy. It will not be…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI completely disagree with the hon. Lady. She talks about our using this issue as a culture wars football, yet the Labour Opposition spokesperson says that this is the first time…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionWe do need to make sure that there is clarity across the board that it is Ministers in this country who are making those decisions clearly and being held to account in Parliament.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionI thank my hon. Friend for her question. It is a good one. This is one of the things that came to light as we looked at Government policy across the board and it is an example of…06 Dec 2023