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HANSARDEngagementsThis 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman talks about governing, but he spent his first two questions talking about political tittle-tattle. What a joke. Let us get on to the…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsLet us just look at the facts. Rough sleeping in this country is down by 35% since its peak, thanks to the efforts of this Government. There are hundreds of thousands fewer…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhat matters to me is delivering for the British people, and that is exactly what we are doing.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 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 hon. Friend for raising that. I recall that he and I spoke about it when I was Chancellor, and I praise him for his work and leadership on this issue in his local area.…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 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsThat 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 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We are investing £3 billion in dentistry. The NHS dentistry contract was reformed last year to improve access for patients, and around…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising this incredibly important question. I know she has been working alongside my hon. Friend the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (David Morris)…13 Dec 2023HANSARDPrime MinisterI refer to my previous answer about the considerable support we are providing to families across the United Kingdom with their energy bills. The hon. Lady mentions Scottish…11 Dec 2023HANSARDPrime MinisterI refer to my previous answer about the considerable support we are providing to families across the United Kingdom with their energy bills. The hon. Lady mentions Scottish…11 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is an excellent campaigner for his constituents, as indeed is my right hon. Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire (Craig Williams). It is fantastic to see these…06 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I have said, I am profoundly sorry for what the Hillsborough families have been through, and my right hon. Friend the Justice Secretary will be making a full statement…06 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend should be commended for his tireless campaigning on this issue. He is particularly right to focus on suicide, and I am grateful for his engagement with the suicide…06 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs is well known, we are a strong and long-standing supporter of the International Criminal Court. When it comes to the situation in Gaza, we have been consistent in saying that…06 Dec 2023