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HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising that very important issue and for championing the voices of women in his constituency. We are committed to ensuring that all women and babies…16 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising what is obviously a very important case, and she is right to do so. I am not across the individual details of it, but it obviously does need to…16 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this vital issue. The statistics on male suicide are truly shocking. I went to an event a few years ago here in this place, where everyone in…16 Oct 2024HANSARDAttracting InvestmentI am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention the following machinery of government change. In support of the Government’s efforts to make the UK a great place to…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCabinet CommitteesToday I am publishing a Cabinet Committee list. I have placed a copy of the new list in the Libraries of both Houses. [HCWS118]10 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am not sure that something labelled “Temptations” is quite where I need to go at the moment— [Laughter.] But this is a really important initiative. It is important that it is…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend highlights yet another failing of the last Government. Successive years of underfunding have left councils experiencing significant budget pressures, and that is…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her important question. It is appalling that child poverty has gone up by 700,000 since 2010, after the last Labour Government did so much to bring it…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsBecause the promise of 40 new hospitals did not involve 40 and did not involve hospitals, they were not new, and they were not funded.09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsEarlier this week, the House marked the first anniversary of the horrific attacks on 7 October, and I take this opportunity to reiterate that the hostages must be released. I also…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI do understand that many parents across the country save hard to be able to send their children to private school because they have aspiration for their children, but so does…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe set out our promises in our manifesto. We were returned with a huge majority to change the country for the better, and I stick to my promises in the manifesto. But I notice…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI was sorry to hear about my hon. Friend’s father, and I think we would all pass him our best wishes. Cancer is another example of the dreadful state the last Government left the…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising this. It is obviously a big and important issue in her constituency. It is vital that as we invest we improve safety and deliver better…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe owe an enormous debt to all our veterans. It was a great honour to announce at our party conference that our plans to build new homes across the country will ensure that…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising this important issue and reminding the House of the impact that it has. I can certainly arrange that meeting so that we can take it further…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman is right: we do need a better deal with the EU than the bad deal we got under the last Government. That is why I was pleased to meet the President of the…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising that important matter. I do know at first hand the deep impact that the troubles have had on so many in Northern Ireland. We must ensure that…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsI congratulate my hon. Friend on his efforts in relation to his local hospice. We want everyone to have access to high-quality care, including end of life care. That is why we…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsThis is a really important issue in terms— [Interruption.] Look, we are not going to take lessons from the Conservative party. Year after year, we visited constituencies and areas…09 Oct 2024