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HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentI very much welcome that question from my parliamentary neighbour. We represent very similar communities, and I agree that when people go out to work and do the right thing, they…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentI welcome the question from my parliamentary neighbour on the other side of my constituency. He is right that people in his constituency and mine care deeply about the safety of…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentI have spent more of my life than I would have liked in opposition, and I learned one thing about being in opposition: one has to decide what one’s attack is. As I listened to the…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsThe Government’s five missions offer real benefits to people living in every part of the country: higher living standards, more energy security, safer streets, lower waiting…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsThe hon. Lady is right to say that one of the benefits of missions is to work across departmental boundaries. That has been tried many times and is difficult to do, but I believe…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsWe firmly believe that, whoever someone is and wherever they come from, Britain should be a country where hard work means they can get on in life, and that their circumstances of…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise this matter. He will be aware that we have announced extra funding for special educational needs. That issue is rising up the agenda and is…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsAs my hon. Friend says, we have made good progress in setting up Great British Energy, a publicly owned energy company, including announcing that its headquarters will be in…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsIn just five months, the Government have made progress in setting up Great British Energy. We have announced £25 million to establish the company, with a further £100 million of…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsWe announced an extra £22 billion for the NHS over the next couple of years in the recent Budget. I can certainly assure the hon. Lady that reducing waiting times is at the heart…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsLet me begin by welcoming the hon. Gentleman to his position; I look forward to our exchanges. He is also the shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, so I hope his party…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Five MissionsThe hon. Gentleman is going to get a published update in a couple of hours, when he will receive a very full account of what the boards have been doing, how they have been…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGenomics DatabasesGenomics is a great British success story, and our genomics databases are vital for world-leading life sciences and health research. The organisations that have such databases…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGenomics DatabasesThe right hon. Member asks a very important question about the twin interests of national security and economic growth. In this territory, we work with UK organisations that hold…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentI can give my hon. Friend that commitment, and I can assure her of the passion that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care feels for this goal, for turning around the…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentAs I said, if the goals are to be reached, it will require reform of the state itself, and part of that is about local delivery. There has been a lot of innovation in recent…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentThe Conservatives did deliver some things. They delivered a huge economic crash, a Bank of England intervention in order to prop up the pension system, and significant increases…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentThe goals in this document can make a real difference to rural communities. We know that many people in rural communities are worried about rural crime, so more neighbourhood…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out that the recent devolution financial settlements were the biggest in real terms since devolution was introduced, as a consequence…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNational ResilienceThe Government’s first responsibility is to keep the public safe, which is why national resilience is a top priority for us. In July, I announced that I would lead a review of…05 Dec 2024