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HANSARDEngagementsLet me be clear: violence against our NHS staff is despicable, and we are introducing a new offence to protect emergency workers from harassment. I congratulate and thank all our…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI join the right hon. Gentleman in his comments about Sudan. We often overlook the fact that that is the greatest humanitarian crisis facing the world at the moment. My position…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsHMS Dragon was commissioned by a Labour Government, as it happens. The Leader of the Opposition stands there and says, “Please forget the fact that we hollowed out the armed…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsWe are spending more on defence—record amounts—with £270 billion in this Parliament, and £5 billion extra. The Leader of the Opposition talks about the Chancellor. It is because…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me start by saying that I respect Lord Robertson, and I thank him again for carrying out the strategic review. My responsibility is to keep the British people safe, and that…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend, the Royal Engineers in her constituency, and all those serving our country at home and abroad. We are proud to be investing a record £9 billion to deliver…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI have set out my position. The defence investment plan is the first line-by-line review of defence budgets for 18 years. The Leader of the Opposition talks about talking; if you…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI remind the House that we have put in place the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the cold war. Let me spell that out: that means we are spending £270 billion…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member. We are providing the West of England combined authority with over £750 million to invest in its priorities. That could include improving services and…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsIn addition to the Leader of the Opposition saying that her position is that we should just say to the Americans, “Get in there”, she insulted our armed forces, saying that they…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsRelevant Ministers are happy to discuss with the hon. Member the specific site she mentions in greater depth, and I can reassure her that we are committed to protecting our…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her dedicated campaigning on this important issue. I have met Michael Thomas and heard his experiences, and I share her concern about young,…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI am concerned to hear about those examples. We have put in place support for small businesses and I will ensure that it is available to the hon. Gentleman to pass on to his…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is a great champion for his constituents, and it is shocking that they have been waiting for over a decade for that practice. I agree with him, but sadly Reform’s…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI do not know the particular details of the hon. Gentleman’s hospital, but I will ensure that they are looked into. We have put record investment into the NHS, but now that he has…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsWages have gone up more in the first year of this Labour Government than they did in 10 years of the Conservative party being in power. We took the decision at the Budget to cut…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI tell them that they were let down very badly by the last Government for 14 years, and we are clearing up the mess.15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsMay I start by congratulating Luton Town on winning at Wembley—having been coached, of course, by Jack Wilshere, a great ex-Arsenal star? I am delighted that my hon. Friend’s…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsI wish my hon. Friend a speedy recovery. He obviously speaks with great authority and experience on our NHS, and he is right to point out that waiting lists are at their lowest…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe Southport inquiry report is truly harrowing, and I cannot imagine the pain that it will cause the families of all those affected. We will make the changes needed to honour the…15 Apr 2026