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HANSARDEngagementsWe are determined to halve the disadvantage gap and give all children the best start in life. I am delighted to see that a free breakfast club is opening in his constituency of…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI remember when SNP Members used to sit down here on the Front Bench, did they not, before the election, and now they sit up there, because we won the general election in 2024…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI know how meaningful Pride in Place investment is to my hon. Friend’s constituents. We are backing communities with the funding and powers they need to invest in their…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsAll the right hon. Member does is carp from the sidelines, talk the economy down and talk the country down. In the meantime, because of our work, what is happening? Energy bills…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI stand by my answer. Hundreds of thousands of files are submitted to the prosecution service every year. It is important that the investigation is going on. I cannot tell the…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. We are working relentlessly to tackle the supply of illegal drugs, and expanding police powers to test more suspects on arrest. The…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising this case, which is obviously a cause of considerable concern. Of course, I will make sure that the relevant meeting is put in place…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsMany in her party are under new leadership, Mr Speaker—they are sitting on the Reform Bench. The only change the Leader of the Opposition has brought to her party is to make it…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI have to say I was glad to learn that the Leader of the Opposition has finally admitted that the Conservatives scammed the country on this— and that applies to everything that…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI am proud of the Equality Act, which was passed by the last Labour Government; we will always fight for working people. Compare that to Reform, who want to go back to the dark…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue, because the ceasefire in Gaza remains fragile, and protecting Israeli and Palestinian civilians is critical to the next…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue, because restoring Belper mills is not just about delivering the housing that his constituents want, but about restoring an iconic…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI know how important it is that we fix the crumbling roads that we inherited from the Conservative party. The hon. Gentleman’s county council will receive over £225 million as…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsMay I thank my hon. Friend for her dedicated work on this issue? We are committed to phasing out animal testing wherever possible. Last year’s strategy, backed by £75 million,…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsIt is good to see the right hon. Member in good form, particularly—if I may say so—after his health scare, which he and I have discussed a number of times. The right hon.…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsSo the hon. Gentleman has neither the decency nor the backbone to condemn a death threat against a Member of this House, whichever party they are in. He does not have the decency…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsFour years into Putin’s barbaric assault, the courage of Ukrainians burns bright. We are extending sanctuary to Ukrainians in their time of need and providing the weapons and aid…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady says that she is ditching failed Tory policies. That is a very long list—14 years of it—and it starts with the word, “Sorry”. When she says that word, we will…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsWe inherited the highest industrial energy costs in Europe because of the failed policy of the Conservative party. Our British industry supercharger is cutting bills for major…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising this matter. I will look into it straightaway and give him a full answer. [ Interruption. ]25 Feb 2026