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HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this case and express my sincere condolences to Holly’s family. I cannot begin to imagine the intense distress that they have experienced. My…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsWelfare reform is balancing universal credit so that it no longer pushes people away from work. That is what we are doing; the Opposition voted against it. Welfare reform is…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her work on championing such an important issue. Mission Coastal will help break the link between background and success, giving the most disadvantaged…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI do not believe that there is two-tier policing in this country. I am really shocked that the hon. Gentleman pretends to have respect for Henry’s family and then acts in this…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsThey introduced a system that is broken, they put the bill through the roof, and now they want to give us advice on welfare—no thanks! The question should always be not what…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsWe inherited a housing crisis, with people unable to have the security of their own home or even get on to the housing ladder. We are determined to change that. We have invested…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsForgive me if I do not take too much notice of the Leader of the Opposition. For 14 years they broke our welfare system, lost control of our borders, presided over the biggest…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsMay I also pay tribute to Lord Haselhurst? I know he will be deeply missed, particularly on the Benches opposite. The findings of the recent Springhill inquest into the tragic…03 Jun 2026HANSARDCabinet ManualI am pleased to announce that the Government will update the Cabinet manual. The Cabinet manual sets out the main laws, rules and conventions affecting the operation of…02 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI agree with what we said in our manifesto, which we are implementing. We are closer to the EU as a result of the agreement we reached last year, and we will be closer again as a…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsIn relation to fuel duty, under the plans that we inherited, fuel duty was due to go up by 5% in April. We stopped that and the Conservatives voted against it. We are now…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsI really think that to misunderstand and misrepresent what is happening—this is a very serious issue. We are working— [ Interruption. ] These are new bans—they are new sanctions.…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his new post and thank him for the calm, reasonable approach I have come to expect. My position is very clear: we have already negotiated a…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsFirst, can I welcome the hon. Lady to her place, because I think this is her first question in PMQs? There will be different views on whether people should be able to enjoy a…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me address the sanctions head-on, because we have been united across this House on these issues since the beginning of the conflict. What we announced yesterday was a strong…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman has previously told me about Matty and the impact that that had on him. I totally understand that, and I want to be absolutely clear that nobody should be…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsA lot has been happening in recent days, so the Leader of the Opposition may have overlooked the fact that last week, the Office for National Statistics announced that we have the…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsFamilies across the United Kingdom are facing the impacts of a war that we did not choose, so it is welcome news today that inflation is falling. There is more that we can do, and…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsYes, I do.20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. I have had the privilege of meeting Scots serving in our armed forces…20 May 2026