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HANSARDEngagementsCan I answer that? It is a serious point, because whether the inquiry should be judge-led was looked at by Louise Casey. She decided against that for a reason, and her reasons…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsOf course, I join in thanking the staff at Maghull health park. We are investing £15.6 billion to bring down mental health waiting lists—vital in continuing to drive down…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt is important, in relation to all Crown properties, that there is proper scrutiny. I certainly support that.22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsNo, I do not think that is the way forward. What we have done is to have a much closer relationship with the EU, recognising the damage done by the flawed Brexit deal that the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman knows that we inherited a situation where local councils were underfunded and millions were wasted on duplication. By reforming the system, which is what we are…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. We will look at the relevant material.22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsOur small business plan was drawn up with small businesses. I sent the hon. Member a copy online; I hope that she shared that with the 3,000 small businesses in her constituency.…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for his question; he is a credit to his community. I know at first hand that he has done so much hard work to help to heal, to rebuild and to look to a…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising this serious issue, as he has done on a number of occasions. It affects both his constituents and others across the country. It is simply…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right that the Tories left our flood defences in their worst state on record. We are building them up again, investing over £10 billion to protect homes and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe need to deal both with levels of immigration and with inequality, and that is what the Government are doing. As we get on with trying to boost our economy, may I gently point…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn Sunday we unveiled Labour’s plan to recruit hundreds of thousands of workers into clean energy, creating quality, well-paid jobs in every quarter of the United Kingdom. On…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsSo, this is a local Conservative council telling my hon. Friend not to point out potholes in case it has to fill them! That is outrageous—just like the record of the last 14…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI respect the views of all the survivors, and there are different views—I accept that—but I think the Safeguarding Minister has probably more experience than any other person in…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy priorities are listening to and standing up for the survivors. That is why we are doing the work on the inquiry, why we have reopened the criminal cases and why we brought in…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI welcome Millie to the Gallery—I appreciate that Members on the Opposition Benches cannot see her, but she is looking down at us and smiling with the courage and positivity that…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out what voters in Durham can see: what people get if they vote Reform is total chaos and broken promises. Councils have a vital role…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe are putting in the support that we can for hospices, and the money we put aside at the Budget for the NHS is absolutely crucial in relation to that. The NHS was underfunded for…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that devastating case. My thoughts, and I am sure those of the whole House, are with the family and friends. Through our Crime and Policing…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising that. Added to the list of shocking things the last Government left us is the shocking state of NHS dentistry—broken, like everything else…22 Oct 2025