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HANSARDEngagementsThe state visit by His Majesty the King is a powerful reminder of the deep and special relationship we have with the United States. In this Session of Parliament, this Labour…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsOf course food security is important, and that is why I was considering that, among other issues, in the ministerial meetings yesterday in Cobra. That is what I was spending my…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsAt the spring statement, the Chancellor was very proud to say that inflation was down to 3% and falling; interest rates have been cut six times; and we have seen the growth…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend for her dedicated work on this. I am very proud of the work that we have done to recognise LGBT veterans. On top of that, people in our security…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI think we should all back Team Derby. Our investment is helping to renew our submarine fleet, building new nuclear reactors and creating jobs and growth. I am proud to see Labour…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. This is the first Government in a generation to take key services back into public ownership, to give rights and powers to workers,…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the real risk of climate change, both internationally and at home. I am proud that we have restored the UK’s position as a global…29 Apr 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue, which I learned about before Prime Minister’s questions. It is deeply concerning to…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsWe are going to build 1.5 million homes. We are upgrading the rights of renters, because we know how important it is for everyone to have a safe and secure roof over their head.…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising the issue. Now that she has raised it with me, I will make sure that I go away and chase it up so that she gets the reply that, importantly, her…29 Apr 2026HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsThis is the Labour Government who increased defence spending, with the highest sustained spend since the cold war. What did the Conservatives do? When they came into power,…29 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI know that the site is of huge significance to the people of York, and I understand that the site is under offer. Ministers are happy to work with the council and my hon. Friend…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for his question. As he will appreciate, there is a live police investigation, and I know that the Minister for Border Security and Asylum is looking…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for drawing the attention of the House to the vigils and the campaign, and I acknowledge those who are here in the Gallery today. I will make sure that…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this. Of course, it was 33 years ago today that that awful murder took place. I am proud to have worked alongside Baroness Lawrence for many…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI have set out in terms what I was not told in relation to the process. It is clearly information that I should have been given. A UKSV recommendation with a double red flag…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me deal with this directly, particularly this question of pressure in relation to the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson and to put him in place. Sir Olly Robbins could not…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me deal with the first allegation the right hon. Lady put in that question. It was always the case that there would be developed vetting in this case. That was the understood…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI spent many years prosecuting paedophiles who are now in prison, so I really do not need lectures from Reform about this.22 Apr 2026