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HANSARDEngagementsWe are not going to take any lectures on cancel culture from the Labour party. We know what this is about, although the right hon. and learned Gentleman has avoided it in six…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 I said at the time, the issues between Gary Lineker and the BBC were for them to resolve. I am very glad they did so and that we can look forward to watching “Match of the Day”…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsSince I was at this Dispatch Box a week ago, the Government have been delivering for the British people. At the UK-France summit, we signed a new illegal immigration deal to…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsJust to correct the hon. Lady, it is now a minority of people in our modern slavery referral system that are from the UK. That was not the intention of the legislation when it was…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to say that we need to encourage long-term investment in the domestic workforce. We will hear more on that from the Chancellor later this afternoon, but…15 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 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsThere was a rigorous, independent and long-established process. The appointment was supported by expert panel members, as well as by the cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I just said, the independent Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments is reviewing what was a rigorous, independent process to appoint the chairman. Instead of…15 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I said, these are matters for the BBC to resolve, and it is right that the BBC, as an important institution, takes its obligations on impartiality seriously. I care about the…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 2023HANSARDCabinet CommitteesToday I am publishing an updated Cabinet Committees list. I have placed a copy of the new list in the Libraries of both Houses. [HCWS627]14 Mar 2023HANSARDMachinery of GovernmentOn 7 February, I announced the creation of four new Government Departments: the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology;…14 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsWhat the right hon. and learned Gentleman fails to recognise is that there is a global migration problem. We are not alone in facing these challenges. It is precisely because,…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I was saying, it is precisely because we want to target our resources and our compassion at the world’s most vulnerable people that we need to get a grip on this system, make…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsOf course my thoughts and condolences go to Jean’s family. It is absolutely right that we continue to make progress on improving performance in urgent emergency care. We outlined…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs someone who represents a rural constituency with many people off the gas grid, I appreciate the concern that the hon. Gentleman raises. That is why this has always been…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend raises an excellent point. I can tell him that we are continuing to invest in NHS dentistry, with £3 billion a year, and we have also enabled practices to do 10%…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point and I wholeheartedly agree with her. These are important questions, and voters deserve to have clear and straightforward answers to them. I…08 Mar 2023