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HANSARDEngagementsAs ever, the right hon. and learned Gentleman is not aware of the global macroeconomic situation. Let me tell him and the House what we are doing to support those with mortgages.…21 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend in congratulating carers in her constituency on all their awards. I am incredibly proud of our health and care staff across the country, and recognise their…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his thoughtful and powerful question. He is right about the aim of next week’s Ukraine recovery conference summit, which we are proud to be hosting.…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt would not be right for me to comment on the circumstances of any individual company, but I make absolutely no apology for respecting what local communities want in their local…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe failings identified in Birmingham are wholly unacceptable. The regulator of social housing has made it clear that Birmingham must take immediate action to address those…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhich is absolutely why our economic policy sets reducing inflation as our No. 1 priority. By the way, interest rates have also risen in pretty much every developed economy around…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsLike the rest of the country, I have been moved by the heartbreaking tributes from their loved ones. This is an extraordinarily difficult time and every parent’s worst nightmare.…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend puts the point very well. Whether it is campaigning to keep open their local police station or opposing the ULEZ charge that would put up costs for hard-working…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his work on that report: I know that he is rightly passionate about this area. The Government support the development of geothermal projects in the UK,…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsOur No. 1 priority is to halve inflation so that we can reduce the upward pressure on interest rates. The hon. Gentleman’s constituents should know that what would make that task…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI am very sorry to hear about Sarah’s father, and I hope that he speedily gets all the treatment he needs. We are investing record sums in the NHS, and there are also more…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend, who has long highlighted this policy. As he knows, after I took office, given the concerns that he and others had raised about the impact on the cost of…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI join the hon. Lady in saying that it is absolutely right that we do everything possible to stamp out violence against women and girls. That is why the Government passed the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs we have seen recently, it is not just the Office for Budget Responsibility but the OECD, the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund that have all upgraded the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe are investing record sums in NHS capital; I can tell the hon. Gentleman that we are putting more money into mental health services and taking more action than any previous…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for all his campaigning and focus on this issue for his constituents. We remain committed to the new hospital scheme for Epsom and St Helier University…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI very much welcome the work of the APPG on coalfield communities and, indeed, the breadth and ambition of its policy contributions. We are committed to levelling up the UK by…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI gently point out to the hon. Lady that there are, in fact, 400,000 fewer children in absolute poverty than in 2010. We know that work is the best route out of poverty for…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to 47 Squadron. Its association with the Hercules now stretches to 45 years. Although its vital work at the heart of defence has often been…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this important issue. While we are getting on providing significant support to families with the cost of living, the Labour Mayor…14 Jun 2023