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HANSARDEngagementsAs my hon. Friend knows, my No. 1 priority is growth, so I am very glad to see his upper lip—he is obviously championing that himself. I send my best wishes to everyone growing a…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsI certainly agree with the comment that the last Government undermined the work of the BBC—they undermined pretty well everything they did in 14 years. I am not going to go into…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy sympathy is with the people of Kent whose lives are being disrupted by the staggering incompetence of Reform. Kent county council was supposed to be the blueprint for what…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe stupid mistakes were made over 14 long years. The Conservatives broke the economy and now they think they can lecture us. Now they have this unserious idea that they can find…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsI will tell the Leader of the Opposition why we increased national insurance: it was because of the mess the Conservatives left the country in. The NHS was on its knees; now we…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsI can update the House. The Bank of England has upgraded growth today. We have secured £230 billion of private investment. Just this morning—I thought the right hon. Lady might…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsThis is a united team and we are delivering together. Look at what we are delivering: the fastest growth in the G7; five interest rate cuts; trade deals with the EU, the US and…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsMorgan McSweeney, my team and I are absolutely focused on delivering for the country. Let me be clear: of course I have never authorised attacks on Cabinet members. I appointed…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsI know how committed my hon. Friend is to righting historic wrongs for our mining communities, and I assure her that I am too. She will know that we have already transferred £1.5…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt is always great to hear from Kwasi Kwarteng’s successor in his constituency. I am very proud to represent our country on the world stage, as I did last week at COP and before…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Before I come to the Bill, I put on record in this House my own tribute to the police, to the first responders and in…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI thank the hon. and learned Gentleman for raising that. This Bill is obviously intended to deal with all the situations in which there needs to be a duty of candour, with…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI am grateful for that intervention. Of course we must acknowledge the role that the media and others played in this—it was a cover-up at so many levels. As for an oversight…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI really think that, with the Hillsborough families here in the House with us—03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillYes, I can confirm that. I want to emphasise the point again, because it is so significant, that out of the most unbelievable suffering, these families—these victims—have pushed…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI will just make a bit of progress, and then I will take further interventions. Finally in relation to the duty of candour, it is underpinned by a new criminal offence of…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillThis does apply to non-statutory inquiries, so my hon. Friend’s point is covered in the Bill. I will press on. The second part of the duty of candour is a professional duty of…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillNo, they will not be able to, but that is not a deficiency of this Bill; it is a long-standing constitutional rule. This will be about offences moving forward. But I will just…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillObviously, a lot of thought has been given to the particular issue of the security and intelligence services. The Bill is clear that the duty applies, but has a different way of…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for her work and campaigning on this issue over many years. She makes a powerful point about the independent panel. I first met Bishop James Jones…03 Nov 2025