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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the challenge that high energy bills have posed not just to his constituents in Romford but to constituents across the country. That is why we…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsObviously, I would not comment on the Budget, but I will say that when I was in Scotland last week it was crystal clear that there has only ever been one party consistently…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsOn the contrary, inequality in our country has actually declined under this Conservative Government. When it comes to levelling up in the north, the north has received some of the…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsThis morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, including listening to the Chancellor’s Budget statement, I shall have…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsI completely sympathise and understand why people suffering from distressing conditions will want to seek the best possible treatment available, and I thank the hon. Lady for…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsIt is vital for public confidence that those who are not fit to wear the badge are rooted out of the police and not able to join in the first place. That is why the College of…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsI do not think that would be proportionate or appropriate. [Hon. Members: “Oh!”] No, I do not think it would be proportionate for all Ministers to publish their tax returns. In…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for championing this cause, which is absolutely right, and reassure him that we are committed to ensuring that the SAF mandate is in place in 2025.…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsI join the hon. Lady in paying tribute to the history of her local community. I am pleased that the city of Chester is benefiting from so much investment from the Conservative…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for the question. I understand the concerns that local drivers have over this ongoing TfL issue. Although, we are doing everything we can to back motorists…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsAs we acknowledged a couple of years ago, of course we need to do more to improve rape outcomes in the criminal justice system, and the rape review action plan is showing…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe have already implemented the rape review action plan. The Leader of the Opposition says that we need to take this seriously, and here are the things that we have done: we have…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsIt is absolutely right that we ensure our communities are safe for women and girls, which is why we passed the landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021, why we set up a new 24/7 victim…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am pleased that in 2020 we announced that we would double our flood investment to a record £5.2 billion. In Nottinghamshire, since 2010 we have invested over £50 million to…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsI agree with the hon. Lady that spiking is an appalling, violating crime, which seriously undermines public safety, particularly the safety of women and girls, and we want to…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsAs I set out at the NFU conference just a couple of weeks ago, we will always back British farmers for continuing to produce fantastic food. We are accelerating that plan, with…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsCan I first say that I am sure all Members of the House will have been thinking about Sarah Everard in recent weeks? It was, as the right hon. and learned Gentleman said, an…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He knows, as I know, that if we want fully to stop the boats, we need to have a working deterrent, so if someone comes here…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsSaving 10 million jobs in the pandemic with the furlough scheme.06 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right: sustainable planning must be at the heart of our planning system. That is why we are committed to meeting the needs of communities by…06 Mar 2024