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HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman has now brought up twice the Labour school rebuilding programme, so let us just look at the facts surrounding it, because we do know the truth…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, there is a formal inquiry regarding covid, which will examine all the decisions that were made, including lockdown, and the impacts of them. But with…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsThis is exactly the kind of political opportunism that we have come to expect from Captain Hindsight here. Before today, he has never once raised this issue with me across the…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsI would like to start by congratulating Sarina Wiegman and the Lionesses on their fantastic performance at the World cup. We are all incredibly proud of them. I also know that the…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsI agree with my hon. Friend. It is disappointing that last week the Labour leader allowed the Labour Mayor to introduce ULEZ, charging hard-working people £12.50 every time they…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 2023HANSARDEngagementsI am happy to ensure that the hon. Gentleman gets an answer to his specific question on that school, but more generally I am proud of what the Government are doing in Teesside and…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 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsI know how important this issue is to the hon. Gentleman, following the horrific shooting in his constituency, and my thoughts are with the family of all those who were killed. He…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 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of these lifesaving devices. That is why the national planning policy framework already expects planning policies and decisions…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsObviously not. I think the thrust of that question was directed at the Leader of the Opposition rather than me, and I would not want to get in the middle of that. What I can say…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 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 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. I extend my sympathies to her constituent’s family, as she raised. She is right to continue campaigning in this important area. I…06 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is right that the Opposition do not have a plan to tackle illegal migration. We saw that just this last week, when I think they voted over 70 different times…19 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsNot only are we going to deliver on our manifesto commitment to build 40 new hospitals across the country by 2030, we are not stopping there; we are also delivering 100 hospital…19 Jul 2023