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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will have more to say on this shortly, but it is important that Governments set out what they are trying to do and on what timescale, particularly when we have an atmosphere in…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 2024HANSARDNational ResilienceThe hon. Member raises an important point. The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Ms Oppong-Asare), has done a great deal…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNational ResilienceThis is such an important point. If resilience is to mean anything, it has to be for us all, not just for some. My hon. Friend is right to say that one of the lessons of past…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCyber-securityAs I set out in my speech to the NATO cyber-defence conference last week, we are working to strengthen the UK’s cyber-resilience, but there is, of course, still more to do. In the…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCyber-securityI congratulate the college in Ebbw Vale on its brilliant cyber-security course. My hon. Friend is right to point out the threat, which is why I spoke at the NATO cyber-defence…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said a few moments ago, last week I addressed the NATO cyber-defence conference about the increasingly aggressive and reckless behaviour from Russia, in particular in the…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLet me assure the hon. Lady that my right hon. Friend the Paymaster General, who leads on this, is fully aware of the issues she has raised. He is working with the groups affected…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe former Transport Secretary had exchanges with the Prime Minister last week, which have resulted in her resigning from the post. She set out her reasons for her resignation in…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAll Cabinet Ministers have an interview and make declarations to the propriety and ethics team before they are appointed to the Government. I am aware of what I told the propriety…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hate to do this as we are approaching the festive season, but I am afraid that I will have to disappoint the hon. Lady. We have no plans to change the electoral system, and I…05 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very sorry to hear about the cyber-attack against my hon. Friend’s local authority. Such attacks can have a serious impact on local residents. As I said in my speech to the…05 Dec 2024HANSARDCOVID-19 Inquiry Response Costs: Quarter 2 2024-25The covid-19 pandemic impacted each and every person in the UK. The work of the UK covid-19 inquiry is crucial in examining the UK’s response to and impact of the covid-19…28 Nov 2024HANSARDUpdated Ministerial CodeThe Government have today published an updated ministerial code. The code is available on www.gov.uk '> www.gov.uk . The new code will be instrumental in setting out the high…06 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)The right hon. Gentleman suggests that things got better after February. They did not; they got worse, and that is how we got to £22 billion. This is not just a verdict about what…31 Oct 2024