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HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this—I think this is the fifth or sixth time that SEND has been raised at Prime Minister’s questions. We inherited a system neglected…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI recognise the campaigning of many, including the hon. Gentleman, on local services that their constituents rely on. The Post Office is required to maintain a network of 11,500…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsIt is a pleasure to welcome His Highness the Amir of the state of Qatar to the UK. I look forward to discussions this afternoon on how we are strengthening our relationship and…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this issue. I think he will well know and understand that our position is a continuation of the position under the last Government.04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for referencing Emily. It is important that we all remember her and the awful torture that her mother is going through, as is the case for all the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her Christmas single; there is obviously going to be some rivalry in the race for No. 1 by Christmas—I will not be joining that particular race. I thank…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe only relaunch on the Conservative Benches is the leadership bids of the right hon. Lady’s rivals. She obviously has not read the OECD report published this morning: the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe new hospital programme that we inherited was emblematic of the failures of the previous Government: making promises with no plan to deliver on them. We are committed to…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thought the scripted jokes were over, but we had another one and then lectures about the economy from the Conservative party that broke the economy, sent mortgages through the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe previous Transport Secretary was right to resign when further information came forward. What a marked contrast to the behaviour of the last 14 years. The Leader of the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI certainly agree with that, and I think everybody across the House would. My hon. Friend is right, because one of the greatest barriers that women face when coming forward to…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThat is a serious issue and the Government are working closely with businesses to ensure that they are ready for the changes that the hon. Gentleman has identified. We published…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are committed to acting on the findings of the infected blood inquiry, and ensuring swift resolution and compensating in full. That is why we announced £11.8 billion to…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this issue, because waiting lists in Scotland are appalling. That is why we make the argument that, now that the Scottish Government…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend. She is a superb champion for her constituents, and she is absolutely right. The previous Government left a broken asylum system. We have put a plan in…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are moving at pace on all relevant issues. We passed the Budget to provide the baseline for what we need, and we will continue to do so.04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsA decade on, I am sure the thoughts of the whole House remain with Hollie’s family and friends. I join my hon. Friend in commending the vital work of the Hollie Gazzard Trust. In…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are committed to supporting drivers across the country, including by freezing fuel duty and investing £1.6 billion to maintain our roads. That is £500 million more than in the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise this. The Darzi report, which we commissioned, made it clear that the NHS was broken by the previous Government, and that is why we provided…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for being a powerful voice for some of the most vulnerable in our society. Theft of a blue badge is appalling, depriving people of their independence and…04 Dec 2024