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HANSARDEngagementsI start by saying that my thoughts are with all those affected by the devastating impact of Storm Henk and the flooding that we have seen over the past week or two, including…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am pleased that through our new hospitals programme Hampshire Hospitals NHS foundation trust will receive significant investment that will ensure that excellent care is…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am very sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s constituent and her tragic loss. I would be very happy to meet her at the earliest opportunity.10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsThis is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history. People who worked hard to serve their communities had their lives and reputations destroyed, through…10 Jan 2024HANSARDSocial Energy TariffsI will make sure that the hon. Lady gets the meeting she needs with the appropriate Minister. We are working very closely with Ofgem to make sure that the most vulnerable…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI point out to the hon. Gentleman that since 2010 the number of people living in poverty has actually reduced by 1.7 million, including hundreds of thousands of children, but the…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight that the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry service forms an important part of the local transport services provided by local authorities. Obviously,…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI take very seriously my responsibilities to register and declare all my relevant interests. All of them have been declared in accordance with the ministerial code and it is the…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to all kinship carers for the incredible work they do. I would be happy to review the plans the hon. Gentleman mentions and make sure Ministers have a look at them…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhat the right hon. and learned Gentleman refers to is a document that he has not seen and I have not seen, and that has been reported second hand in a bunch of media newspapers.…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsNetwork North will significantly improve connectivity across the north, including through £3 billion to connect up all the major towns and cities of the north and £12 million to…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsAs I have said previously, we are deeply concerned about the devastating impact of the fighting in Gaza on the civilian population, and particularly, of course, children. Too many…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point: whether it is local councils in his area, in Nottingham or indeed in Birmingham, we see a track record of Labour mismanagement of finances…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend has been a fantastic campaigner for the new Hillingdon hospital and I agree that it will provide fantastic care to him and his constituents. I am pleased that…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe continue to call for international humanitarian law to be respected and for civilians to be protected. That is what our current legal assessment says is happening: that, as the…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am sad that the hon. Gentleman is trying to politicise something that has happened over multiple decades, with multiple people at fault. The key thing is that after the 2019…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsAs I have said, this is actually one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our country’s history. All our thoughts are with those who have worked so hard for their…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Just this weekend, we are cutting taxes for an average person in work by £450. In Wales, where Labour is in charge, the Welsh Government are…10 Jan 2024HANSARDSocial Energy TariffsWe are providing extensive financial support worth over £100 billion—or £3,500 per household on average—between 2022 and 2025 to help everyone with their energy bills.10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising what is a deeply concerning issue. As I have said before, there is no place for antisemitism or the glorification of terrorism in Britain,…10 Jan 2024