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HANSARDCivil Service Staff TurnoverI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his appointment—and a very welcome one it is too. Does he acknowledge that although the problem of churn and generalism in the civil service…23 Nov 2023HANSARDCivil Service Staff Turnover14. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of staff turnover in the civil service on domain knowledge and subject expertise among senior civil servants.23 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Government for publishing the report on governance and accountability in the civil service, which my noble Friend Lord Maude was commissioned to produce. May I point…23 Nov 2023HANSARDMilitary Support: Ukrainian Armed Forces11. What steps his Department is taking to provide military support to the Ukrainian armed forces.20 Nov 2023HANSARDMilitary Support: Ukrainian Armed ForcesI thank my right hon. Friend for that answer and for the consistency of support the British Government have shown and the way they have led our NATO allies in support of the…20 Nov 2023HANSARDWar in UkraineI very much welcome my right hon. Friend’s clarity about how critical it is for the security of the world and the rules-based international order that there is a successful…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI thank my right hon. Friend for his robust and confident statement, and for the significant progress he has been able to report to the House today. Can he also confirm that the…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillMay I add my thanks to my right hon. Friend for finally publishing a response to the Select Committee? He will recall that, as Chair of the Liaison Committee, I wrote to him last…23 Oct 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateI have some sympathy with my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister for wanting to strike the right balance. I very much welcome his recognition that we have come a long way…11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineWill my right hon. Friend give way?11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineI am most grateful, because I think he is reaching the end of his remarks—11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineBut I was waiting for him to get on to the bigger strategic picture. It is quite clear that Mr Putin is playing this long in the hope that the patience of our allies—we can think…11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman is giving full solidarity, and the pledge on behalf of the Labour party to continue the Government’s policy in Ukraine is extremely welcome and will be heard…11 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI had hoped that the hon. Gentleman would raise a point relevant to my speech. There has been enough politicking about this issue. I am making more serious comments about the…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsNo, but the point is that this debate arises because the Secretary of State made a brave and courageous decision to act on the advice she was given. The Opposition has nothing…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsWill the hon. Lady give way?06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsI am sorry; I have no time. The second conflict that needs to be resolved concerns the role of local authority building control bodies and their private sector counterparts, known…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School Buildingsrose —06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsNo, I will press on, if I may. At present, it is the HSE that decides how a building safety failure should be investigated, unless the Government take over with their own inquiry.…06 Sept 2023HANSARDSafety of School BuildingsThere we have it: the hon. Lady will not say that the Secretary of State has done the wrong thing. Let the politics play itself out. What we have here is a much more fundamental,…06 Sept 2023