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HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend has made an excellent point. The Leader of the Opposition is very fond of telling us that Labour in Wales is the blueprint for how he would like to run the…10 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend speaks with experience and knowledge on this issue and I absolutely agree with the thrust of his question. It would be implausible and wrong to halt the development…10 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe have invested in Stirling previously to unlock investment and drive growth. I will ensure the hon. Gentleman gets the meeting he needs with the relevant Minister to make…10 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. It is always the same with Liberal Democrats, saying one thing and doing the other—we have all seen it. It is the Conservatives that are…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI know that the House will join the nation and the Commonwealth in sending our very best wishes to Their Majesties, the King and Queen, ahead of the coronation. This will be a…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThanks to the actions we are taking, the Bank of England is showing that public expectations of inflation have now eased to a 15-month low. Consumer confidence is at the highest…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsOur memories are not that short. We all know what happened when Labour was last in power: there was “no money left” for the country. Let us talk about the Labour record on house…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I said at the outset, we are all very much looking forward to the coronation. It will be a very special moment in the history of our country, and I know that we will join the…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is typical Labour: saying one thing and doing the other. It is only the Conservatives who will protect the green belt; the Labour party will…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThis country has a proud history of welcoming almost half a million refugees over the past several years, and we will always continue to do so, but our ability to do that is…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, 98% of people already possess a suitable form of voter ID, and the Government made available free alternative ID for those who do not have it. The pilots have…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs we saw last week, there is now a record number of police officers across the country thanks to the actions of this Government, and crime is 50% lower than it was when we took…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsThis issue has been long discussed in this place. Obviously, the hon. Lady knows that there is an ongoing process, which I cannot comment on, but rest assured that of course we…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMay I thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue? The law does require duty holders to assess whether asbestos is present, what condition it is in and whether it gives…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt was just last week that it was clear that only one party will protect the environment, and that is the Conservative party. That is why we have given the Environment Agency more…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI share my hon. Friend’s disappointment that after a decision taken by the Labour-run council behind closed doors, there will no longer be a Christmas market in Lincoln, ending…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend, as ever, makes an excellent point. That is why the reforms that we introduce will provide incremental resources to planning authorities to make sure that planning…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for the question. It is hard to keep up with the list of broken promises, but on tuition fees I will say that under this Government, a record number of…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right. It is a simple statement of fact: crime is lower in areas that have Conservative police and crime commissioners. I am delighted that Dorset has been…03 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsI promised to put local people in control of new housing, and I am proud that that is what I delivered within six weeks of becoming Prime Minister. The right hon. and learned…03 May 2023