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HANSARDEngagementsThe new statistics, as the right hon. and learned Gentleman knows, will be out later this week. The most recent statistics we have, as the Office for National Statistics said at…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker— [ Interruption. ]24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsJust this week we announced the biggest ever single measure to tackle legal migration, removing the right for international students to bring dependants, toughening the rules on…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition talks about immigration, but we know his position, because it turns out that Labour would like to see even more people coming to the UK—increasing the…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is right that we are talking about education and skills. What the Leader of the Opposition fails to mention is that, in the past week, we have discovered that, thanks to the…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition talks about public services and the economy. Again, he has failed to notice what is going on. The IMF, which he was very keen to quote just a few…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI think the right hon. and learned Gentleman has said this six times, but I do not think we actually know how he is going to do any of these things. That is the difference between…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my hon. Friend on his continued campaign to improve Torbay Hospital. I am delighted to reconfirm the Government’s commitment to major new facilities there as part…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt was an honour to welcome my friend President Zelensky to the UK last week. Everyone will be collectively proud of the UK’s leading role at the forefront of supporting Ukraine:…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt was welcome that inflation has fallen today, but, as the Chancellor said, we should not be complacent because there is more work to do. The hon. Gentleman is right to highlight…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman will know that the CMA is independent of Government, but the Chancellor did meet it recently to discuss the situation in the grocery industry. It will be for…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his contributions to our primary care plan. He and I know that pharmacies already work to help many people with their health needs, and to help deliver…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I have been clear, I firmly believe that Northern Ireland is governed best when governed locally. I agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Gentleman that the major challenges he…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Like him, I believe that AI has the potential to transform our economy and society, but of course it has to be introduced safely and…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhat we are doing is taxing the windfall profits of energy companies and using that money to help pay around half of a typical household’s energy bill. That support is worth…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsPublic servants should rightly focus on delivering for the public and taxpayers. It is disappointing to hear from my hon. Friend that his local Liberal Democrat council is not…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to the hon. Lady’s constituents for all the work they are doing locally. The Home Office and the Government are delivering on the vast majority of the…24 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsThat is just simply not the case. It is the elected Government who will be making decisions about what the right regulations are for our country, and it is absolutely right that…24 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMay I thank my hon. Friend for campaigning on this? As I have said before, we should not let political correctness stand in the way of keeping vulnerable girls safe or of holding…24 May 2023