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HANSARDEngagementsWe will be implementing the plan as soon as we can pass it through Parliament, so I look forward to the right hon. and learned Gentleman’s support. The reality is that he has been…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe Government take the gender pensions gap incredibly seriously. We have delivered groundbreaking pension reforms and major progress. Automatic enrolment has helped millions more…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and I wholeheartedly agree with her. I hope that I will be able to come to visit her. She is right about the power of sport to both engage…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman has been on the wrong side of this issue his entire career. He described all immigration law as “racist”, he said it was a mistake to control…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe have introduced measures to combat ticket-touting, but I shall be happy to listen to the documentary that the hon. Gentleman has mentioned to ensure that we are doing…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 2023HANSARDEngagementsCommunity focus banks and non-bank lenders such as Burnley Savings and Loans have a vital role to play in ensuring that everyone has access to affordable credit. That is why we…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is precisely because we want to target our compassion and our resources at the world’s most vulnerable people that we must get a grip on this system and break—08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsIn fact, the right hon. and learned Gentleman opposed every single step of what we have done to try to stop the problem. We know his only contribution to this debate—in his own…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman talks about the pressure on our asylum system, but we have a clear plan to stop people coming here in the first place. Labour Members have…08 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsObviously it is in our national interest to have effective extradition relationships. Under the treaty we have with the US, we have secured the extradition and subsequent…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI praise the work of our community pharmacies, which are fantastic at delivering primary care on the frontline. As I have said previously, the Government are exploring ways in…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this issue. The Government are committed to tackling waste crime, and the joint unit for waste crime brings agencies together in the way…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe exact stats are that, since 2010, 1.2 million fewer people are in poverty, because of the actions that this Conservative Government have been putting in place, such as raising…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsAs I have said before, no single lever will solve this problem, which is why it is right that we work on all the different things that will make a difference, including close…08 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is precisely because we want to help the world’s most vulnerable people that we must stop our system being exploited and overwhelmed by illegal migrants who are being…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 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 2023HANSARDEngagementsI share my hon. Friend’s concerns and thank her for her work in this area. That is why I have asked the Department for Education to ensure that schools are not teaching…08 Mar 2023