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HANSARDEngagementsThe trains and all travel were in an appalling state under the previous Government, and we are clearing that up. We are fixing it, and the hon. Gentleman should welcome that.18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsCan I pay tribute to Ceri and Frances—it is a heartbreaking case—and commend them for their campaign on behalf of other families? I know that the Minister for Social Security and…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right that the SNP is letting down patients in Scotland. As the Scottish Auditor General says, “greater leadership” is needed in the Scottish NHS. Waiting list…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe have put a record amount into the NHS in the Budget to deal with the problem that the Conservatives left. We will set out the funding arrangements for hospices in the new year.…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI will do it now. A £22 billion black hole left by the Conservatives, record numbers on the waiting lists— [ Interruption. ]18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe No. 1 job of this Government was to put the finances back in order after the last Government lost control. They left a £22 billion black hole and we had to take tough choices.…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am not going to adjudicate between the contending singles for the top of the charts, but I end this Question Time by wishing a happy Christmas and a peaceful new year to…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. The Conservatives really should not groan. I went up to the Hitachi factory earlier this year, before the election. The workforce were…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsScottish National party Members used to ask those questions from an area that contained a great many MPs not so long ago, but all that changed in July. Now the hon. Gentleman is…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising this important issue on behalf of her constituents. It underlines the critical nature of the NHS workforce plan that we will deliver next summer…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI have just set out the factual background and the percentage who knew about the change. The simple fact of the matter is that in the current economic circumstances, the taxpayer…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right about the appalling inheritance, which included record numbers sleeping rough and almost 160,000 children living in temporary accommodation. We are…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am sure that colleagues on both sides of the House support the values of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace—with which I know my hon. Friend is…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe should support these young people, and we continue to work across the sector to ensure that all schools identify, support and record data on young carers. We boosted the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe have been driving take-up with the campaign for pension credit. It is important that everyone who is entitled to it claims that pension credit. The Leader of the Opposition…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that issue on behalf of his constituents. We are, as he knows, committed to fixing the foundations of local government and keeping taxes as…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for drawing attention to the people of Syria and to the health workers of all backgrounds who do vital work in our NHS. The fall of Assad’s brutal regime is…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am glad my hon. Friend has raised that, because off-road bikes were a complete nuisance under the last Government and got completely out of control. We are introducing new…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s comments. As he will know, today we are introducing the landmark Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to enable all children to succeed,…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. Jim Callaghan was a giant of the Labour movement and a great public servant. He left school at 17 and served in our Royal Navy before…18 Dec 2024