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HANSARDEngagementsFigures recently published show that since 2010, there are 2 million fewer people living in poverty thanks to the actions of this and previous Conservative Governments. Of course,…22 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his tireless campaigning on behalf of his local communities. I am delighted that we are investing across the west midlands, particularly in…22 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Windsor framework represents a good deal for the people, families and businesses of Northern Ireland. It restores the balance of the Belfast/Good Friday agreement and ensures…22 Mar 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers Commissioner: 2021 Annual ReportI have today laid before the House of Commons a copy of the annual report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, Rt Hon Sir Brian Leveson. The report covers the activities of…20 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is just the usual political opportunism from the leader of the Labour party. I do not know if he noticed, but first the shadow Attorney General and then the shadow Home…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He is right that the Mayor of London should listen to the voices of commuters, families and small businesses as he inflicts his damaging…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe are actually delivering the biggest rail investment since the Victorian era. I would just gently point out to the hon. Gentleman that, compared with when Labour was last in…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs always, my hon. Friend makes a very thoughtful point. He is absolutely right about the importance of our regulators in driving growth and competitive investment in our economy.…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI agree with the hon. Lady: literacy and numeracy are critical for adults to be able to participate in society and the economy. I am happy to praise Read Easy for the work that it…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMay I start by sending my best wishes to Lara and thanking my hon. Friend for raising her case in Parliament? Of course, it is incredibly upsetting and challenging for children…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI am very happy to meet the hon. and learned Lady. She will know that we take our obligations to those who helped and served in Afghanistan extremely seriously, through both the…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his thoughtful and powerful question. He is absolutely right about the importance of expediting medical research so that we can deliver better care for…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe are investing £3 billion in NHS dentistry. Because of the reforms to the contract, there will be about 10% more activity this year above contracted levels. There are 500 more…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThat is disappointing to see. I think it has been just under a year that the now Labour-run Westminster Council has put its own councillors’ pay ahead of everything else. I cannot…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I said in a previous answer, the Government are committed to the new hospitals programme; we have committed record sums to NHS capital, not just for that programme, but for…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI agree with my right hon. Friend. Harper Adams is a fantastic example of the type of innovation and skills provision that we need in our agritech sector. That is why I am pleased…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe are investing record sums in NHS capital to upgrade dozens of hospitals across the country, but in particular to build 40 new hospitals. We are committed to a new hospital…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the misery being inflicted on Londoners by the incompetent running of TfL. It is worth bearing in mind that not only does the Labour party…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman, his colleagues and his party for their engagement in the run-up to the Windsor framework; it was helpful and I appreciated his constructive…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI agree with my hon. Friend about the incredible benefit that small businesses and independent retailers bring to our high streets and economy. I congratulate the team at Anasma…15 Mar 2023