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HANSARDEngagementsWe have always been clear that we want to have constructive dialogue with the unions. That is also why, when it comes to the issue of pay, we accepted in full the independent…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I am very sorry to hear about the experience of the hon. Lady’s elderly constituent. My sympathies go out to her, but this is not about blaming anybody. This is about…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for her campaigning in this area. We are taking action to improve things. Over the past five years the National Institute for Health and Care Research has…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We know that we will have to rely on hydrocarbons for decades to come as we transition to net zero, and consuming oil and gas from the North…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsI am very sorry to hear about the case raised by the hon. Gentleman, and I am happy to look into that specific one more closely. As I said in answer to an earlier question, we…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsWith regard to funding, we announced in the autumn statement £2 billion of extra funding for our schools. I am also proud that this Government have introduced the world-leading,…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is a fantastic champion and campaigner for this project. We will invest up to £1 billion to establish carbon capture and storage in four industrial clusters by…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsLet me join the hon. Lady, because as a Southampton fan, Gareth Bale is also a hero of mine and I wish him well. When it comes to funding Wales, it is because of the funding from…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for the steel industry, and this Government remain committed to a thriving UK steel industry. That is why our support for steel includes…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe have already eliminated two-year wait lists: that was done last year. We are on track this spring to eliminate waits of 18 months, with a clear plan to go further and eliminate…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsAgain, let us just start with the facts. The right hon. and learned Gentleman seems to completely ignore the fact that not just in England, but in Scotland, in Wales and in many…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman talks about the minimum safety legislation. Let us just talk about it a little bit further, because this is a simple proposition. No one…11 Jan 2023HANSARDAppointment of the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ InterestsI would like to inform the House that, on 22 December 2022, I appointed Sir Laurie Magnus CBE to the role of independent adviser on Ministers’ interests. The office of independent…09 Jan 2023HANSARDUK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: AppointmentsMy hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon) has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am sure the whole House will share my sorrow at the capsizing of a small boat in the channel in the early hours of this morning, and the tragic loss of human life. Our hearts go…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am glad the hon. Gentleman has raised the question of energy support. It is because of the actions of this Government that we are providing every household in this country with…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsLet me tell the right hon. and learned Gentleman what we are doing. We are actually listening to the independent pay review bodies; the Opposition want to undermine them. We have…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend will know that transport in London is devolved to the Labour Mayor of London. It is disappointing that the Mayor, backed by the Leader of the Opposition, is…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am glad the UK Government were able to provide £1.5 billion in extra funding to the Scottish Government for public services. The Health Secretary and other Ministers have…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe are already investing billions more in the NHS. We are already hiring thousands more doctors and nurses. The right hon. and learned Gentleman asks about the backlogs and the…14 Dec 2022