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HANSARDCOP27My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Our record on this is a 44% reduction in climate emissions and 76% GDP growth. That shows it is possible and that is what Britain is delivering.09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27The right hon. Lady is right that we need to ensure that we invest in our grid to enable the transition. That is an absolutely fair point and I know it is something the National…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. It was very disappointing to see Russia remove itself from the Black sea grain deal—I am pleased that there is now forward progress on…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe message that I clearly want to send is that integrity in public life matters. That is why it is right that the right hon. Member has resigned, and why it is right that there…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI obviously regret appointing someone who has had to resign in these circumstances, but I think what the British people would like to know is that when situations like this arise,…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his work in raising awareness of this particular issue. He is absolutely right. I am pleased to give him the reassurance that the Online Safety Bill…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsOne of the great opportunities of Brexit is our ability to trade more with countries around the world. I know that the right hon. Lady will want to speak to many of the Welsh…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am pleased to say that we have announced ambitious new plans to improve the cost, the choice and the availability of childcare to benefit hundreds of thousands of parents across…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe have significantly increased funding going into schools over the next two years, but on top of that it was important to this Government to help those children who were left…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsLet me give my hon. Friend my absolute cast-iron commitment that we want to get to grips with this problem. The best way to resolve it is to stop criminal gangs profiting from an…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am proud of our track record. Not only were we pleased to support one steel company in south Wales that needed our assistance during coronavirus but we have provided more than…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs Chancellor, I was pleased to cut fuel duty by 5p a litre—the biggest-ever cut—to help motorists in our country. I recognise the concerns that my hon. Friend raises, which is…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27I am pleased that it was the UK that established a new Glasgow dialogue on loss and damage to discuss arrangements for funding activities to avert, minimise and address loss and…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I can assure him that, although we are no longer formally the president of COP, our leadership on this issue internationally will…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. There were many moving statements from leaders across the globe at COP on that particular topic, and I can confirm to him that it is…09 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsUnequivocally, the behaviour complained of was unacceptable, and it is absolutely right that the right hon. Gentleman has resigned. For the record, I did not know about any of the…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27My right hon. Friend is absolutely right and I thank her for her warm comments. I point her to our record investment in apprenticeships in particular, but also to the new lifelong…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27The right hon. and learned Gentleman raised the matter of my attendance at COP. I gently point out to him that Labour Prime Ministers failed to attend, I think, 12 of the 13 COPs…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27As Chancellor, yes, I did make difficult decisions to ensure that our public finances were on a sustainable trajectory. That is not something I am going to shy away from, because…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is not the right approach, and it is worrying to hear Members of the Labour party suggesting that it is. What we are doing is…09 Nov 2022