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HANSARDEngagementsThis Labour Government are changing the planning regulations so that we can get on and build the homes we need across our country. The Conservatives’ failure was the failure to do…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. We inherited an appalling situation, with a record number of households in temporary accommodation. Every child deserves a safe and secure…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. We hosted the International Women’s Day event on Monday, where I spoke to so many women who are concerned about this issue. It is totally…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsI will not take lectures on defence from the Conservatives. They came into office and what did they do? They cut the defence budget— [ Interruption. ]04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsNot only did they cut the defence budget, but they missed Army recruitment targets every year for 14 years. They left morale in our armed forces at an all-time low, and our forces…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsAnas Sarwar has been asking the hon. Gentleman’s party to be honest about the political pressure it applied at the Queen Elizabeth university hospital and to take the action…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsI am sorry that the Leader of the Opposition is not interested in how people caught in the region will get home. For the vast majority of people watching this PMQs, that will be…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me give a little more detail. For a number of weeks now, we have been pre-deploying our capabilities to the region. In doing so, we have been liaising very closely with the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to champion brilliant manufacturers. Our modern industrial strategy is driving up standards, investment, jobs and growth, and our growth and skills levy…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe situation in the middle east remains serious and volatile. This Government will be resolute in our focus, protecting British lives, bringing our people home and safeguarding…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsHannah Deacon’s campaign for her son, Alfie, was remarkable, and I know how much she is missed. I thank my hon. Friend for continuing to campaign on this matter. We are investing…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsBaroness Longfield is now beginning the work of the inquiry, with victims and survivors at the heart of the process. Under this Government, convictions are at their highest level…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this case, which will be a real concern for his constituents. I am sure the Conservatives will have heard the reality of what they did over…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsMy life was changed by the opportunity to study music—yes, very many years ago. I believe that every child deserves that opportunity. The Conservatives cut those…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Member will have heard me set out what we did by way of pre-deployment, working in conjunction with and liaising with the US. So he understands the context in which…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising this, because I know it will be a concern to the public, who are watching what is going on and are very concerned about the impact it…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsI know that my hon. Friend has been fighting for her constituents and holding management companies to account. Our reform Bill will end the broken, outdated leasehold system and…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsI have spent the week protecting British lives and our national interest. Moments like this define a Leader of the Opposition. They can either step up, act in the national…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsThis is obviously an extremely serious situation, and I know the whole country is worried about the potential for escalation. People are worried about the impact on their lives,…04 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsEnergy security is critical to food security, and the sprint to clean energy is the only way to get off the volatile international fossil fuel markets, cut bills and deliver…04 Mar 2026