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HANSARDEngagementsI commend my hon. Friend for all his work bringing local authorities and the mayor together to drive this important project forward. I know that the Rail Minister is meeting my…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsAll my declarations are made in the usual way according to the usual processes.10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsThis 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.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 2024HANSARDEngagementsI have always been crystal clear: you do need to have an effective deterrence to finally solve this problem. In fact, the National Crime Agency agrees that you need “an effective…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsLast week, we had yet another half-hour speech from the right hon. and learned Gentleman, and—what a surprise—it did not contain a single new idea. We have had four years of him…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her important question. She is right about the safety and wellbeing of children being paramount in our thoughts. That is at the heart of the guidance…10 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsThat is a total mischaracterisation of what was put out, which was an advert, not a commitment. I am glad that the hon. Lady now cares about this issue—not something we have seen…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe care deeply about making sure the most vulnerable in our society get the support they need through the winter, which is why we increased welfare by record amounts earlier this…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsI praise my hon. Friend’s leadership in championing her local community and also the steel industry in the UK. She is right to do so, because it is an incredibly important part…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for his work on this specific and important issue. I am happy to tell him that I believe the Health Secretary is attending this afternoon’s event to…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend. I recognise the need to do more in this area, and I can confirm to him that the Government do stand ready to legislate to protect Northern Ireland’s…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsThis Government will always back our farmers, and I welcome the work of my hon. Friend and the National Farmers Union on this issue. We absolutely support calls for industry-led…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe have a long-standing principle that anyone bringing dependants to the UK must be able to support them financially. We should not expect this to be done at the taxpayer’s…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe reports of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas are deeply shocking. We have raised our concerns with the United Nations a fortnight or so ago, and we are engaging with the…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for all the comments, but he should hear what they have to say about him. [ Interruption. ]13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsIf the right hon. and learned Gentleman really cared about building homes— [ Interruption. ] No, if he really cared about building homes—when there was an opportunity in this…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsWell, Christmas is also a time for families, and under the Conservatives we do have a record number of them. At the beginning of the year, I set out some priorities that this…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsI think the right hon and learned Gentleman missed that I paid tribute to our emergency workers at the beginning of the session. But let us see, because I think it is important.…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend and the headteacher of Alston Moor Federation, Gill Jackson, have done a fantastic job in securing more funding. I wish her well for what I believe is her upcoming…13 Dec 2023