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HANSARDInfrastructure Investment: Value for MoneyMy hon. Friend makes a very valid point. Obviously, the DFT is leading on the delivery of HS2. The IPA will continue to work with the DFT to support the delivery of this…27 Feb 2020HANSARDGovernment Suppliers and Subcontractors: PaymentThe Government have a commitment to pay 90% of valid and undisputed invoices from small and medium-sized enterprises within five days. Departments also have a non-executive…27 Feb 2020HANSARDGovernment Suppliers and Subcontractors: PaymentI can give my hon. Friend those assurances: we do take those things into account. As far as the Cabinet Office is concerned—of course, it is similar for many other Departments…27 Feb 2020HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized Businesses: Government ContractsWe have introduced measures to tackle barriers faced by SMEs in the procurement process. In the last financial year, we spent almost £2 billion more with SMEs than we did in the…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that excellent question. She will be aware that leaving the EU is a golden opportunity to reform our procurement rules. We must cut red tape. We must…27 Feb 2020HANSARDWar Widows’ Pension SchemeI thank my right hon. Friend for securing this debate. Does he recognise that, as well as that terrible slight, many of these women will have made huge financial sacrifices…30 Jan 2020HANSARD UK TelecommunicationsI understand the restriction of high-risk vendors to non-core, but does my right hon. Friend agree that excluding high-risk vendors from any provision is one way that we can…28 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I acknowledge the good work done by the Minister for Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Caroline Dinenage), resulting in a regional breakdown of the transforming…28 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.28 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ2. In the past 10 years, there have been volumes of reports, independent reviews and recommendations calling for an end to inappropriate in-patient care for people with learning…08 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Thousands of Iraqi civilians, military personnel and cadets have lost their lives in Daesh-linked violence, with many brutally…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTributes to the SpeakerWill the hon. Lady give way?31 Oct 2019HANSARDPrEPMay I congratulate the Secretary of State on setting the 2030 target on HIV infections? Access to PrEP is vital for reducing new infections, but access to healthcare professional…29 Oct 2019HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate the Prime Minister on achieving so many things that the establishment said were impossible. In the light of that, may I ask him to instruct the Cabinet Office to…23 Oct 2019HANSARD British Children: SyriaI understand very well the ethical, legal and practical difficulties of repatriating children, especially those who are not orphans. Many of the partners we work with would not…22 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaIn some respects, NATO has never been stronger—budgets are increasing and readiness is improving—but these actions by Turkey and recent reports of the atrocities being committed…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateOne of the greatest acts of patriotism shown over the last few years was not by people like myself, who voted leave, but by those who voted remain and accepted the democratic…25 Sept 2019HANSARDCombat Air StrategyThe Combat Air Strategy was launched a year ago on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow, at the birthplace of aviation. It re-affirmed the Government’s commitment to the…22 Jul 2019HANSARDUN Mission: Sahel RegionReflecting our continued commitment to multilateralism and international peace and security, the UK continues to support increased engagement in the Sahel under the Government’s…22 Jul 2019HANSARDSupporting FamiliesIn the good work plan, the Government announced the largest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation and set out a series of ambitious reforms to ensure the UK leads the world…22 Jul 2019