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HANSARD Payment SchemeIt is per round of interferon treatment. I am pleased to provide that clarification to my hon. Friend, and I repeat my thanks to her for her work.06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeCertainly every single situation is a priority. The hon. Gentleman will be aware that IBCA is operationally independent. It has come up with a priority set of cohorts, which is…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his many years of service to the public and pay tribute to him for his work before entering the House. On holding people to account, he can…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Payment SchemeI will give way to my hon. Friend, but then I had better get on to the regulations.06 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsAs ever, the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee makes very sensible points. I make it very clear from this Dispatch Box that Capita certainly…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsYes, absolutely. That is why it is so important for the public interest test that we look at the different contracts right across Government. I agree.06 Jul 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension SchemeI wish to provide an update regarding the Civil Service Pension Scheme administered by Capita. Capita has been working to restore, to contractual levels, administration of the…01 Jul 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsWe have been building a growth and defence partnership, and we do not have to move the red lines to do it; it is what I have been doing every single week with the democratic…25 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsBecause it has a 10-month review clause to ensure that it is delivering value for money. Under Erasmus+, there are still opportunities to go around the world. I say quite candidly…25 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a powerful advocate for her constituency and for this particular cause. What she has said today has been heard very clearly.25 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsWe have re-accession to Erasmus+ from next year at a cost of £570 million, after I negotiated a 30% discount. After 10 months, there is a review clause so that we can balance…25 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman is entirely right about that. I think we all know the value of public inquiries and the moment of public justice that they give. What we need to be very…25 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend knows the value of UK-EU ties from the language schools in his constituency. I am proud to have delivered the new security and defence partnership and the…25 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsI am very proud of the Government’s work over the past two years. I do not think there is any doubt at all that the UK-EU relationship is in a significantly better place today…25 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsI certainly can. Negotiations have been proceeding very well. I look forward to making the case for those opportunities to work, travel and study for young people—I think it is…25 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeThe consultation also invited respondents to raise any other concerns they had about the design of the scheme. One of the most compelling things we heard was that the scheme does…25 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet OfficeThe consultation also invited respondents to raise any other concerns they had about the design of the scheme. One of the most compelling things we heard was that the scheme does…25 Jun 2026HANSARDPrincipal Civil Service Pension Scheme: AmendmentsToday I am laying an amendment to the principal civil service pension scheme under section 1 of the Superannuation Act 1972, which will come into force on 1 July 2026. The primary…25 Jun 2026HANSARDUK-EU RelationsThe Government held the first-ever UK-EU summit last year, where we announced a new common understanding that is good for bills, for borders and for jobs. We look forward to going…25 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are a number of areas where additional work with the European Union will be in our national interest. One of the great advantages of having annual UK-EU summits is that…25 Jun 2026