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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThese are operational decisions for the police, but I am glad that the person who is currently the biggest pop star in the world was able to play in London, particularly following…24 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thought the hon. Member would be joining me in satisfaction at a nil-nil draw away from home last night. As for the personnel matter that he raised, all I will say is that I am…24 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhether workers are working in-sourced or outsourced, we always want them to have a good deal and a fair deal at work. That is why the Government brought forward this week a…24 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have been monitoring the situation closely for some months. I assure the right hon. Gentleman and the whole House that the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Defence and all parts…24 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe situation in Lebanon is serious, and there are several thousand UK nationals in Lebanon. The Foreign Office advice for some time has been simple: leave now. The Government…24 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSmall businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. Our agenda for growth will help small businesses. We are determined to support them. I assure my hon. Friend that they are an…24 Oct 2024HANSARDNational Security and Investment Act 2021: Annual ReportI am today laying before Parliament the annual report covering the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. This…10 Sept 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Fraud and ErrorGovernment estimates of the amount of money lost to fraud and error vary hugely, in truth: the latest estimate has a range of between £40 billion and almost £60 billion, which is…25 Jul 2024HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I will certainly keep her up to date with this as it goes. In truth, this is always going to be about “show, not tell”. We will set up the best…25 Jul 2024HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionIt is important to restore confidence in Government and public life, and to ensure the best possible standards. This was an important manifesto commitment. We will establish a new…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments: Digital TechnologiesI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and let me take this opportunity to thank the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen) for the work he did on public sector…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments: Digital TechnologiesMy hon. Friend is right that the UK has the potential to be a leader in this area. It is all about securing both value for money for the taxpayer and the best possible citizen…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments: Digital TechnologiesDigital technologies will be vital to the delivery of the Government’s missions and to effective public services. Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced the move of the…25 Jul 2024HANSARDCivil Service: National Pay Bargaining UnitsI thank the right hon. Member for his question. I hope to have a good and fruitful dialogue with the civil service unions about pay and many other issues. It is important that we…25 Jul 2024HANSARDCivil Service: National Pay Bargaining UnitsWe do value civil servants, and of course we want all public servants to be properly and fairly rewarded. As with any public expenditure, what is spent on pay has to be balanced…25 Jul 2024HANSARDCivil Service: National Pay Bargaining UnitsYesterday, I met the civil service unions together with the new Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Queen’s Park and Maida Vale (Georgia Gould).…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Fraud and ErrorThis is my first but I suspect not my last exchange with the hon. Member. I have not seen a specific breakdown of this figure for Northern Ireland, but I can tell him that we take…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Fraud and ErrorThis issue has been highlighted more than once in the Chamber this week. We are of course hugely appreciative of the job that carers do, and that has to be balanced with the…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Fraud and ErrorMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: there is potential for greater use of AI in detecting and rooting out fraud. We want the UK to be an excellent place to develop new uses of AI,…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment Departments and Agencies: Fraud and ErrorMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw attention to what happened during covid, when VIP lanes and dodgy contracts ended up burning through billions of pounds, sometimes for…25 Jul 2024