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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is an excellent campaigner on behalf of her constituent, and I extend my sympathy to Claire and her family. While I cannot comment on individual cases, as I am sure…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsIt was a pleasure to address Members of the Ukrainian Parliament when I visited Ukraine earlier this year. Indeed, it was my first foreign visit of the year; I was the first…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhere I do agree with my predecessor very strongly is that Scotland would be far stronger inside the United Kingdom.17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsI make absolutely no apology about wanting to end the unfairness of the double taxation on work. The NHS is receiving record funding under this Conservative Government. Pensioners…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhen my predecessor was running for leader, I did have—to use the right hon. and learned Gentleman’s words—the stomach to argue out loud about her economic policies. I had the…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsAs the hon. Gentleman will know, the report is an interim one. As the Secretary of State has laid out, we cannot comment on the findings until we get the final report, but we…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe did have a democratic vote on that topic, but I would suggest to the SNP that, rather than obsessing about independence, and wasting time cracking down on free speech and…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe have just cut taxes by £900 for a typical worker. We have delivered the biggest tax cut for businesses since the 1980s. But while we are cutting taxes, Labour is already…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the great work of Ben Houchen. I share his concerns about the pledges of the Labour candidate—over £130 million of unfunded…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhile the Labour party was busy trying to take us back into the EU and reverse the referendum result, my predecessor was signing trade deals around the world that have seen Brexit…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the potential of this innovative technology for patient care. I am delighted that more generally Cornwall is benefiting from our new…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsWith the record funding that we are putting into the NHS, our urgent and emergency care plan is delivering more ambulances and more beds, with faster discharge through our…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. A key principle of our country is that there are the same rules for everyone. On this topic, the Labour leader should show some…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsI express my sympathies to the families affected by the case that the hon. Lady raises. I believe the Ministry of Justice is urgently looking at the matter. I will ensure someone…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his role in championing the rail industry in the UK. As he rightly said, the Department for Transport and the Secretary of State have been actively…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am sorry to hear about the situation impacting the hon. Lady’s constituents. I will be more than happy to make sure that the right Minister looks into it and that we get back to…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting how Bracknell Forest Council has worked positively with the Department for Education through the safety valve programme. As part of that…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am extremely sorry to hear about Juliana’s case, and my sympathy is with her and her family. We are committed to improving victims’ access to court transcripts to help them move…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, what a joke! We have police and crime commissioner elections across the country, and the hon. Lady really should look at the record. Under this Government, crime has…17 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right that, particularly at a time of increased geopolitical risk, we must protect our nation’s food security and therefore our most valuable agricultural land.…17 Apr 2024