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HANSARDG20 SummitI thank my right hon. Friend for all her work in this area. She is right: it is important that we meet our commitment to £11.6 billion of international climate finance, and this…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitWe are committed to seeing Mr Johal’s case resolved as soon as possible. We continue to provide consular assistance to him and his family, and have raised concerns about issues…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitWe have spoken in the past about support for additional members of the UN Security Council, including in India, and it is something we continue to do. As my hon. Friend has seen,…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Unquestionably, India is if not the most, then one of the most significant and consequential countries for global affairs over the coming…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitThe policy did change and we stopped providing traditional development aid to India in 2015. Most UK funding is now in the form of business investments which not only help India…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitAs I have said previously, each country will contribute to the effort in its own way. We are participating in many different projects, together with our partner countries, that…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitSupporting democracy and human rights is a core part of our engagement not just with India but with all countries with which we engage. When it comes to the situation in Kashmir,…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitI refer the hon. Gentleman to my previous answer on Mr Johal. Most recently, the Foreign Office Minister met Mr Johal’s family to discuss the case in detail. Turning to the hon.…11 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsI know that my hon. Friend is rightly a passionate advocate for improving mental health support for young people, which is something I know we are doing, and I am proud of our…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsBefore today, the right hon. and learned Gentleman never once raised this issue with me in Parliament. It was not even worthy of a single mention in his so-called landmark speech…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to my hon. Friend and the commission for carbon competitiveness for the report that he has worked on and highlighted, and the Government are absolutely committed to…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsThis Government are investing record sums in British science and research and development, because we believe that is critical to a brighter economic future and spreading…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsIf the hon. Lady reads the full transcript and the full findings, she will see a detailed explanation of what happened, which the commissioner described as a “minor and…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsMay I thank my hon. Friend for both raising this issue and also his work and expertise in the area? I am proud that, thanks to the actions that previous Governments have taken on…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhat I say to parents is that, on the receipt of new information, we have acted decisively to ensure the safety of children and minimise disruption to education, as we have laid…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I thank my right hon. Friend for her constructive engagement with the Department. I pay tribute to her school leaders and local authority for everything they are doing. I…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsI know how concerned parents, children and teachers are, and I want to start by assuring them that the Government are doing everything that we can to fix this quickly, and…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhat the hon. Gentleman failed to point out is the amount of times I have sat across the Dispatch Box from him and his colleagues and heard how somehow, we were a laggard when it…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsI think the hon. Gentleman is a little out of practice, because we have paid around half a typical family’s energy bills over the past year. That is support worth £1,500,…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsIn the comprehensive “Plan for Water” that was published by the Environment Secretary in April, we confirmed our intention to ban wet wipes containing plastic, subject, as is…06 Sept 2023