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HANSARDGP RecruitmentWill my right hon. Friend tell me how patients in the Witham constituency will benefit from the really important investment in more GPs and more GP training? And if he cannot tell…01 Nov 2022HANSARDStations Outside Cities: RegenerationI welcome the Minister to his new role and thank him for all his work in the Home Office. Will the Minister commit to the upgrade of Witham train station, which has been under…13 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor will know that Essex is a pro-growth county and a hub of economic growth. To support job creation and more economic growth, will he commit to funding the dualling…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI associate myself with many of the passionate comments that we have heard already this afternoon. There have been many thousands of moving and heartfelt tributes from across the…09 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is this Government who have delivered over 13,000 additional police officers. That is 69% of the 20,000 target that we have set to meet by March 2023. Not only that, but it is…05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI want to pay tribute to my hon. Friend because she has been very strong on this issue. She is right: there is a great deal of work taking place. I would like to thank Essex…05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am going to correct the hon. Lady on this, because the top four forces for the percentage of adult rape charges received—Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire—are…05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAll-change is coming in London with the appointment of the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, and I have been working with him on his 100-day plan. My hon. Friend and her…05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right on this. Work is taking place with the Department for Transport very specifically on these scooters, and police forces—through the College of…05 Sept 2022HANSARDWork of the Home OfficeToday I am updating Parliament on Home Office delivery since my statement of 31 March 2022. The Department is committed to delivering better outcomes for the public and will…05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Lady knows perfectly well the Government’s record over many years in boosting police funding—which neither she nor the Labour party supported—including the work…05 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely not, because the immoral aspect is the role of people smugglers and the criminal trade that facilitates people smuggling. Not only is the migration and economic…05 Sept 2022HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsThey are our friends. In fact, I spoke to my French counterpart last week. In that conversation, as ever, a range of issues on UK co-operation were discussed. Those discussions…05 Sept 2022HANSARDProtestor Activity: Risk to Infrastructure and Public SafetyMy hon. Friend raises some really important points, and this comes back to your opening remarks, Mr Speaker, about the season of protest that seems to be taking place, which has…05 Sept 2022HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsI would be very happy to attend the right hon. Lady’s Committee. I think the date of 21 September has been set, although I am not sure whether that has been shared with her. This…05 Sept 2022HANSARDUK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development PartnershipI have secured a world-first migration and economic development partnership with Rwanda, and our innovative partnership means that illegal migrants will be relocated to Rwanda to…05 Sept 2022HANSARDWar in UkraineThe hon. Lady is absolutely right—there is no dispute there whatever. Other Departments are involved in housing, working with local authorities and ensuring a smooth transfer and…05 Sept 2022HANSARDWar in UkraineMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: housing remains a challenge, as we have always found through all the schemes that we have run, particularly the resettlement and refugee…05 Sept 2022HANSARDWar in UkraineThose checks are there for very good reasons—there is no question about that. When we look at the volatility and the instability in the region and many of the national security…05 Sept 2022HANSARDProtestor Activity: Risk to Infrastructure and Public SafetyWe live in a vibrant, open country, where we all enjoy the right to lawful, peaceful protest. However, I, the public and, no doubt, my hon. Friend are increasingly incensed by the…05 Sept 2022