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HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this really important issue. Economic abuse has a devastating impact on victims, leaving them vulnerable and isolated, and we are committed to…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is a champion for the north-west, and the Budget secured investment for vital transport projects to transform connectivity across the north of England and drive…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am very proud that in this House we are united on the question of Ukraine, and clear about Russian aggression, and we will continue to be so. I have long taken the view that the…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI will leave the Leader of the Opposition to respond to those words. As the recent National Audit Office report exposed, children with special educational needs and disabilities…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsOf course we will discuss issues of our economy with the President-elect, as we already have done. Economy, security and global conflict are issues of real significance that ought…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition is giving a masterclass on student politics! But seriously, we live in probably a more volatile world than we have lived in for many decades. It is…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsYes. We are committed to pushing the Government of India on this important case. The Foreign Secretary has raised it and will continue to do so, and we will ensure that we speak…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are keeping the promises that we made in our manifesto. The right hon. Gentleman’s problem is that he cannot add up; if he could, he might be down on the Front Bench rather…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am not sure about the description “semi-retired”, although that may be the wish of the Conservative party. What I know from personal experience is that music, the creative…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhat we did in last week’s Budget was ensure that no one would face tax rises in their payslip. We had to deal with the £22 billion black hole, but when we did so, we protected…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsAcross the country, people made enormous sacrifices during covid. They missed weddings, births and deaths—really important moments in their and their families’ lives. In doing so,…06 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member is right to draw attention to that issue. Misogyny and abuse, both online and offline, cause horrendous harm to women and girls across the UK. I commend her for…06 Nov 2024HANSARDNATO Parliamentary AssemblyThe following will represent the United Kingdom at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Derek Twigg MP (Leader) Stuart Anderson MP The right hon. the Lord Beamish Kevin Bonavia MP…05 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am very worried and concerned about the decision that has just been taken by the Parliament in relation to UNRWA. There is a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and that decision…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsMr Speaker, I thought the right hon. Gentleman was about to ask me to join him on the walk. [ Laughter. ] Certainly I will meet him, and that is an important point.30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsYes, is the answer to that question. That point is a really important one. We celebrate cricket and it does bring communities together, but it is also really important for…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsYes, and that is a really important point. Last year, the Leader of the Opposition held a summit on AI, which was very important. We have been bringing together the leaders in AI.…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsYes. Again, that is a very important point, and it is one that matters to me personally. I worked for five years in Northern Ireland on some of the proposals under the Good Friday…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsYes. NATO is, in my view, as important today as it was on the day on which it was created, in the light of the challenges that we face. It was a Labour Government who were the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsYes, and I meant it when I said that we were all proud to see the right hon. Gentleman standing there as Prime Minister representing our diverse country. We were all proud: I…30 Oct 2024