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HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyThe hon. Gentleman fails to acknowledge that because of the actions of the UK Government not only are we supporting people in Wales and across the United Kingdom with help with…14 Dec 2022HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyMy hon. Friend has talked about and championed this issue for a long time, and he is right to do so. We do have record numbers of GPs in training at the moment, and we are also…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsI am very sorry to hear about the right hon. Gentleman’s parents. I am sure many of us across this House have families that have been tragically affected by what cancer does. He…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsWe have consistently spoken to all the unions involved in all the pay disputes that there are, but I am glad the right hon. and learned Gentleman has raised our nurses, because…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsIt is not just Alex; there are millions of others across this country who will have their healthcare disrupted because of the strike. The right hon. and learned Gentleman says…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 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 2022HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyWe provide a range of support to homeowners and tenants who are in difficulty already, but the most important thing that we are doing to support them financially during the winter…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 2022HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyAs I told the House yesterday, our new legislation will deliver a system whereby a person who comes here illegally will have no right to stay and will be removed to their own…14 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 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 2022HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyOur priorities are growth, investing in public services and giving businesses the confidence that they need to invest. I look forward to discussing that with the Mayor of the West…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this question, and I share the frustration that this is causing to many in his community and other communities. Our immediate priority is to…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 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. and learned Gentleman talks about covid not having an impact. Ambulance waiting times for category 1— [ Interruption. ] Category 1 ambulance waiting times in…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsI join the right hon. and learned Gentleman in thanking and paying tribute to all the staff of the House for the fantastic work that they do to support all of us. I appreciate the…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for the question. I know this is an issue that she has long championed. I am told that National Highways is developing a range of different possibilities…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsFirst of all, I say to Sharon and her family that I am sorry about what they have experienced. The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. Mental health funding, as he knows, is…14 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his question and his constituent Bryn for his campaigning. Every life lost in the line of duty is a tragedy, and we remember the lives and service of…14 Dec 2022