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HANSARDEngagementsI 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 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 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 2024HANSARDParliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in EuropeThe United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe is as follows: Full representatives Sharon Hodgson MP…12 Dec 2024HANSARDUK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly: UK DelegationThe United Kingdom delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly is as follows: Full representatives Marsha de Cordova MP (Leader and Co-Chair) Catherine Atkinson MP…12 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsFirst, I remind the Leader of the Opposition that the number of migrants coming to this country under her Government’s watch—nearly 1 million—was over four times the number who…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am glad that the Leader of the Opposition now wants to talk about immigration. Last week, she said that she did not want to—and for good reason, because the previous Government…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsMay I start by welcoming the fall of Assad? The people of Syria suffered for far too long under his brutal regime. What comes next is far from certain. We have been talking to…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThat is an important case. It has, of course, been raised by the Government a number of times, including by the Foreign Secretary as part of the trip that I was on. I myself…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this awful situation. We can only imagine the impact it must have had on the town and on the families and friends of the victims of…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsMay I start by saying that I am sorry to hear of the dreadful loss of the families of the hon. Member’s constituents? There have been far too many examples like that. I was…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising this case. It is something that is all too common because of the fact that the last Government broke the NHS. She will have seen the…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI think everybody welcomes the £5 billion over the next two years that we put in the Budget— [ Interruption. ] Opposition Members shake their heads, but we have put in £350…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition talks about my record. For five years, I was the chief prosecutor, prosecuting people who went to prison, many of whom were then deported. While she…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for that question and recognise the important roles that these buildings play at the heart of communities, particularly at a time like Christmas. A wide…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this case, which he mentioned to me last night. I pay tribute to Mark, who is in the Gallery, and the work of his foundation. This diagnosis can…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsOpposition Members groan at the question. The Leader of the Opposition said they were coming to terms with their failures. Well, they are obviously struggling just a bit. I…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend. He is a champion of the extraordinary potential of Cornwall, particularly in our transition to clean power by 2030. Next week, we will publish our English…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI was Director of Public Prosecutions for five years. Unlike anyone on the Conservatives’ Benches, for five years, I was prosecuting hundreds of thousands of criminals. That…11 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman is right that this is a very serious moment. We all welcome the fall of Assad and I hope that this can be a much-needed turning point for Syria, but that…11 Dec 2024