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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will find out exactly where we are with this matter and then write to the right hon. Member.24 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have already said that we want a public service that reflects all the great accents that make this country such a great place. We celebrate our history, and I warmly wish the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPublic Service ReformIt is important that we have good dialogue between all the devolved Governments and the UK Government. I believe that we do have that good dialogue in place at the moment. There…24 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAI is a huge opportunity for the UK. The AI opportunities action plan was a statement of our ambition to make the UK a world leader in AI. We launched an expression of interest on…24 Apr 2025HANSARDNational ResilienceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point not just to specific resilience measures but the most fundamental thing for national resilience: the underlying strength of the country…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for ChangeI am pleased to report to the House that we are making progress in delivering our plan for change. After years of rising NHS waiting lists under the Conservatives, those waiting…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for ChangeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; the additional resources for the NHS were only made possible by the Budget proposed by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor back in October. My…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPlan for ChangeMy hon. Friend puts it well. The missions that we have set out are focused on delivering long-term and ambitious outcomes that will make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.…06 Mar 2025HANSARDNational ResilienceWe are taking action to strengthen the UK’s resilience. Next month, the UK Resilience Academy will formally launch with the capacity to train over 4,000 people a year. Later this…06 Mar 2025HANSARDDemocratic Processes: Foreign InterferenceIt is an absolute priority to protect the UK’s democratic processes from foreign interference. The defending democracy taskforce has been set up to protect the democratic…06 Mar 2025HANSARDDemocratic Processes: Foreign InterferenceWe had some earlier exchanges about cyber-attacks. It is important that our democratic processes uphold their integrity and that people who take part in our elections exercise…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have both appetite and full faith in our excellent intelligence and security services, who protect us every day.06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the last Cabinet Office questions, new procurement rules have come into force, which will help to deliver growth, drive value for money and, crucially, give small businesses…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will be aware that accountability to Parliament is through Ministers. The Prime Minister is regularly accountable to Parliament,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSpecial advisers are appointed by the Minister whom they advise, and the line of accountability is through Ministers to Parliament. That is why the Prime Minister takes questions…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman has great experience in this area, and I respect his judgment very much. He will also have seen the world rapidly change before our eyes in recent weeks.…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member is absolutely right: the people who are attacking us are trying constantly to probe our defences, and as I have said a few times in the past hour, this is…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for reading my speeches so closely, but what he has misunderstood is that the teams are on the ground, and the process is to learn every week.…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe want to see more apprenticeships. The numbers have come down, compared with where they should be. The area that the hon. Gentleman highlights would be a very good and fruitful…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think on this one I had better write to the hon. Gentleman.06 Mar 2025