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HANSARDEngagementsI am glad that the right hon. Gentleman mentions Gordon Brown, because the last Labour Government lifted millions of children out of poverty, which is something we are very proud…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsCan I first express my gratitude to the service personnel who participated in the British nuclear testing programme? It is right that, I think, nearly 5,000 have now got their…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Member is right. It is a crisis, and I am sorry to have to report to the House that it is not the only crisis that we have inherited. There is crisis and failure…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Member for raising this matter. He of course has been a tireless advocate for carers, and I do not think any of us could have been other than moved when we…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsOf course I wish them good luck. I admire them; I am not sure I envy them—it is 280 miles—but it is a brilliant cause. The whole House misses our dear friend Jo, and I know that…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI agree that it is essential, and our security is the first duty of government. I was grateful to the Leader of the Opposition for reaching out to me personally when action had to…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI wholeheartedly agree. It is for NATO allies to decide who is a member of NATO—formed 75 years ago, a proud alliance, and probably the most successful alliance that has ever been…24 Jul 2024HANSARDMachinery of GovernmentI am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention the following machinery of government changes. On 10 July the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities was…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that question. We have to get economic growth in this country. We have had failure over the last 14 years to build the infrastructure, the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this; it is such a serious issue. We have made a commitment—a mission—to halve violence against women and girls. I know from my experience…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman talks about Labour turning its back; I think he is the sole remaining Tory MP in the north-east or Teesside. I have already taken an early opportunity to make…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI welcome my hon. Friend to his place, and thank him for raising this awful case. The loss of a teenage boy in west London is shocking, and our thoughts—I am sure I speak for the…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsLet me make this absolutely clear: this is a really important programme. Significant progress has already been made, and we want to build on that progress. I have had some initial…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI welcome my hon. Friend to his place, and congratulate Ipswich on their promotion. I think it is on Boxing day that they will visit Arsenal. I am going to resist the temptation…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the hon. Member to his place. Let me be clear: we intend to get Britain building. We will change the planning regime in order to do so; it has held us back for far too…24 Jul 2024HANSARDEngagementsAgain, I am grateful for this opportunity to say how united we were on the question of sanctions across this House. The use now made of what has been seized and frozen is an…24 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsThis is a real problem that we have inherited because not enough attention has been paid to border control in my view. Record numbers have come this year. The measures taken by…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsAs the hon. Member would expect, we took the most careful advice and subjected it to the most careful consideration, because we were concerned, as anyone in this House would be,…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsYes, I do, and I am grateful for that question, because there is the prospect of a ceasefire. It is desperately needed, for the reasons that we have already discussed, but it will…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsYes on both points. A number of months ago, in Swindon, I was struck by the incredible contribution of Ukrainian women, who were leading workshops on businesses and success. On…22 Jul 2024