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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right: levelling up is about spreading opportunity in every part of our United Kingdom, ensuring that people have pride in the place they call home. I look…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsWhat I can tell the hon. Gentleman is that we also provided discretionary funding, which was supplied to the Scottish Government through the Barnett formula, especially to deal…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI know that the whole House will join me in extending our condolences to Aaron following the tragic loss of his wife, and I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. Employed…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsObviously, charitable status is a matter for the Charity Commission, but more generally, we believe in free speech and the vibrant debate of ideas. That is a good thing and we…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise mortgage payments. This is why it is absolutely crucial that we put our public finances on a sustainable footing to limit the…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Home Secretary made an error of judgment, but she recognised her mistake and took accountability for her actions. She has now set out, transparently and in detail, a full…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, which is absolutely right. I can confirm that we will continue with the policy that the previous Government put in place, and we can…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am very sorry to hear about Marie’s case. I know how convincing scammers can be, and the upset and hurt they cause. I am pleased to reassure my hon. Friend that the Government…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman— [ Interruption. ]02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe can look at the record on migration policy. Let us look at it. What did we on the Conservative side of the House do? We gave the British people a referendum on Brexit. We…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsPeople rightly want to see us getting a grip of migration and our borders, but let us look at the record. The right hon. and learned Gentleman voted against the Nationality and…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe on the Government side of the House are clear that we want to defend our borders. When the shadow Home Secretary was asked this weekend, she could not answer a simple question…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe do need— [ Interruption. ] Not enough is the answer, very straightforwardly, and that is what we are going to fix. The right hon. and learned Gentleman raises the question of…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is very fond of reminding us that he used to be the Director of Public Prosecutions, so he knows the Government’s policy on commenting on…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman rightly raises the topic of national security, because it is important, but this is the person who, in 2019, told the BBC—and I quote—“I do…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsThis morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsAs someone who represents a very rural farming community, it is a great pleasure to support Back British Farming Day and to join colleagues on both sides of the House in doing so.…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe now have an excellent new Chancellor, and I am looking forward to his autumn statement in a couple of weeks. It would not be right to comment on individual policy measures…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of healthcare provision in rural areas, which our constituents feel acutely because of the distances they have to travel.…02 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsI was pleased to have a call last night with the First Minister of Scotland. It was important that I spoke to her on my first day in office, because I wanted to express my desire…26 Oct 2022