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HANSARDEngagementsI know the whole House will want to thank the emergency services for their ongoing response to the shocking incident in Nottingham yesterday. Our thoughts are with those injured…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 2023HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, I apologise, because I did not hear fully the hon. Gentleman’s question, but from what I could gather, I think he probably agrees with me that the Leader of the…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is a fantastic advocate for his constituents. I am glad that he and City of Lincoln Council were successful in their £20 million levelling-up fund bid. The scheme…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 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe recognise that the current police funding formula no longer accurately reflects demands on policing. That is why a review is carefully considering local factors for each police…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhile the hon. Gentleman’s party leader calls Nicola Sturgeon the most impressive politician in Europe, we are getting on with delivering for the people of Scotland: paying half…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition talked about asylum. Just this week, it was the Labour party that voted against plans to tackle illegal migration. Just this week, it was the Labour…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsIf you want disastrous economic ideas, all you have to do is Labour’s economic policy on energy. It is an energy policy that seeks to ban all new British oil and gas drilling,…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I said right at the beginning of the session, our No.1 economic priority is to reduce inflation so that we can restrain the increase in interest rates. One thing we know we…14 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is right that we use the honours system to recognise people—almost 2,000 a year—from members of the England Lionesses to the first Asian police officer in Greater Manchester.…14 Jun 2023HANSARDPrime MinisterMy right hon. Friend the Levelling Up Secretary has already announced an investigation into this matter. This is just the same old, same old —[Interruption.] It is the same old…25 May 2023HANSARDPrime MinisterMy right hon. Friend the Levelling Up Secretary is today announcing an investigation into this matter. This is just the same old, same old —[Interruption.] It is the same old bunk…25 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his kind invitation to visit and I shall certainly ask my office to keep it in mind. As he says, levelling-up partnerships are a commitment to work hand…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs my hon. Friend says, Gloucestershire in particular has seen a significant reduction in A&E waiting times since December. We recognise that there is more to be done, and that is…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThis morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House I shall have further such meetings later today.24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend the Levelling Up Secretary has already announced an investigation into this matter. This is just the same old, same old— [ Interruption. ] It is the same old…24 May 2023