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HANSARDEngagementsWe took the right and difficult decisions in the Budget—decisions that the Conservatives did not have the courage to take, which left us in the mess in the first place. When it…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe former City Minister referred herself to the independent adviser. He found, as the Leader of the Opposition well knows, that there was no breach of the code. She knows that he…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this deeply distressing case. Our thoughts and sympathies are with Richard Lee and his family. The Defence Serious Crime Unit continues to…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. Glasgow is a great city, and I am very happy to join her in congratulating the people of Glasgow on the 850th anniversary. They have…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member is right that the ferry services for his constituents have simply not been good enough. I know that both he and my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsAs the Leader of the Opposition knows, the global economy is experiencing volatility and higher borrowing costs. That is why it was vital that we took the tough and right…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for his question. I am pleased that his constituents are benefiting from upgrades at the station, including, I think, new lifts to make the station fully…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am very happy to call out anybody who has not acted properly in these cases. I have done it many, many times before, and it does not matter to me which political party they are…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI will call out any aspect that has prevented anybody from coming forward, or any case from going forward, when it comes to violence against women and girls, child abuse or child…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. I was pleased that the first increased payments to mineworkers’ pension scheme members were made at the end of November. I…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe City Minister has acted appropriately by referring herself to the independent adviser. We brought in our new ministerial code to allow Ministers to ask to establish the facts,…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that. Antisemitism is completely abhorrent and has no place whatsoever in our society. I recently met Jewish community leaders in Downing Street…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important and challenging case. Community pharmacists like Dipak play a vital role in our health service. As she knows, the Department of…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his condolences. We took some tough decisions. They led to a Budget that delivered the largest settlement to Scotland since devolution began.…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this question. Businesses in his constituency have been badly let down by the deal made by the last Government. We are resetting and…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. We all owe an extraordinary debt of thanks to those who serve. By reacquiring over 36,000 service family homes, including 1,700 in her…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady is right to say it is one of the worst scandals; it is terrible. That is why I acted on it. Her recently acquired view is that it is a scandal, having spent a…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend and other colleagues for their remarks about my brother. My hon. Friend raises a very important issue. Violence against women and girls, abuse and child…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI wish all Members of this House a happy new year. Our thoughts are with those affected by the recent flooding. We thank the responders who are working hard to keep communities…08 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe had to deliver a Budget to wipe the slate clean, to deliver a stable basis for our economy and, at the same time, to repair our public services. That is why we invested £25.6…08 Jan 2025