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HANSARDEngagementsThe UK currently has a lower deficit than France, America, Italy and Japan; it has the second-lowest debt in the entire G7. The Prime Minister opposed every difficult decision…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsI appreciate the Prime Minister’s answer, but he will know that decisions like this also have important and broader geopolitical implications. He mentioned allies. It is essential…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsThese decisions have not only geopolitical consequences but emotional ones. The Prime Minister took that action on the very same day as the funerals of Israeli hostages murdered…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to the Grenfell community. We will rightly discuss that important issue shortly after Prime Minister’s questions. I also join him in…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Government do not have to choose to take money off low-income pensioners in order to give it to highly paid train drivers. That is a choice that the Prime Minister has made,…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister also inherited inflation back at target, interest rates being cut, low unemployment and, indeed, the fastest-growing economy in the G7. But that is not the…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsI join the Prime Minister in expressing my shock at the attack on a British soldier. Our thoughts are with him and his family as we wish him a speedy recovery. I also join the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for that response. I also found that one of the United Kingdom’s key roles as Ukraine’s closest ally was to encourage other countries to follow our lead…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am glad to hear the Prime Minister raise the NATO summit, because I very much welcome the message that came out loud and clear from that summit, and indeed in the Prime…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsThanks to the complex legal and diplomatic work that the UK has led over the past several months, together with our allies Canada and America, I hope the Prime Minister will now…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI very much welcome the Prime Minister’s response. I also welcome both his and the Defence Secretary’s recent emphasis on the importance of the Tempest fighter jet programme. It…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsFinally, in the dangerous and uncertain world in which we now sadly live, I know at first hand how important it is that our Prime Minister can use his prerogative power to respond…24 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsI thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement and join him in praising President Biden for his long career of public service both at home and abroad. Working…22 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressBefore I turn to the Address, I am sure the whole House would like to join me in paying tribute to His Majesty the King. It is typical of his dedication to duty that, despite the…17 Jul 2024HANSARDElection of SpeakerMr Speaker-Elect, I am pleased to join the Prime Minister in welcoming you back to the Speaker’s Chair, and may I also praise the wonderful speech from the hon. Member for…09 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI know the whole House will join me in remembering the victims of the horrific Manchester Arena bombing seven years ago today. Our thoughts are with them and their families. I pay…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsThat is not right. Actually, thanks to our dental recovery plan, we are delivering 2.5 million more dental appointments. There is a new patient premium and new provision for…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsThose who seek to divide us, undermine our values, and indeed intimidate and threaten others have no place in our society, and we will not hesitate to use not just the full force…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are investing in better healthcare right across our country, and I am delighted to see that Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust was recently allocated over £6…22 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe inquiry was established to get to the truth and provide answers, and this week’s report represents a hugely significant moment for the community. This was an appalling…22 May 2024