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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 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are delivering on our commitment to bring railways back under public ownership, putting passengers first. Today, we have announced that South Western Railway services will be…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 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 do agree with that, and it is the rule rather than the exception when it comes to the SNP Government. The challenge for them now is that they have the powers to act and they…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI was attending the G20 summit. I suspect that, on their current trajectory, the Opposition do not know whether they would attend the G20. Perhaps the policy commission will come…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsOn Monday the right hon. Lady said that she would not reverse the increase in national insurance. Yesterday, on their predecessor legacy legislation, the Opposition could not…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to raise Islamophobia. There has been a concerning rise in Islamophobia and antisemitism over recent months, and we are committed to tackling all forms of…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are fixing the foundations. We got record investment into this country. The right hon. Lady talks about tax rises. Two weeks ago, she stood there and said that she wanted all…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe set out our position at the Budget that was just set out. We are fixing the foundations. We are dealing with the £22 billion black hole that the Conservatives left. I am not…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI certainly agree that the deal we got under the last Government is not the best deal that we can get. That is why we are determined to reset the relationship and we have already…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsYes, I will. I know how much of a concern it is to my hon. Friend’s constituents. Indeed, he and I went together to meet some of those constituents last time there was terrible…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising this awful situation for her constituents. We all know how devastating flooding is, both the initial damage and the ongoing challenges,…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this. I know there has been an exchange on it, and as soon as I have an update, I will provide him with it.27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this, because public confidence in the police has been badly eroded under the last Government. We will drive that up with a major…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that case and the awful bereavement. If she would kindly send me the details, I will certainly have a look at the case. In relation to…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue, because antisocial behaviour affects so many people. Sometimes it is described to me as “low level”, but its impact is not,…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that the NHS was broken by the last Administration, and the Darzi report makes that absolutely— [ Interruption. ] They should hang their heads in…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsObviously the whole House is concerned about energy bills, which are actually lower this year than they were last year. The long-term way to deal with this issue is to have clean…27 Nov 2024