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HANSARDEngagementsWe 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 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 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 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 2025HANSARDEngagementsAbsolutely none—absolutely none. I will also tell the right hon. Gentleman this: I was the chief prosecutor for five years, and I can say that in those five years, which included…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsAs you have just said, Mr Speaker, today marks four years since the horrific murder of Sir David Amess. Sir David was much loved across the House, kind and generous, and I know it…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsYes, and let me explain why. First, the case was charged under the last Government, according to the evidence submitted under that Government, who set out their policy position.…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady is clearly not a lawyer or a leader. The problem for her is that I do actually understand the law, and I know what has to be proven. I have also looked at the…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI have said that I will publish the witness statements in full. The whole House will then see exactly what was set out in 2023 in the substantive witness statements, and exactly…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsLet me be clear: the only process I want to go through is in relation to some of the individuals in the statements to make sure that they know that this is coming up. I can assure…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe answer is no. We have given and will continue to give support to Hongkongers, who need and deserve that support. The hon. Lady will be assured that the Jimmy Lai case is…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe look across the board at threats to our democracy, and must continue to do so. I will not comment on the particular case, given the state of legal proceedings.15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right: the Conservative party let roads crumble after years of under-investment. We are building infrastructure that working people rely on, with £1 billion to…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsI agree with the right hon. Gentleman that food security is national security. I believe that our reforms strike the right balance, enabling investment in the public services that…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn behalf of the House, I wish my hon. Friend the very best for his recovery. I know that this is a deeply personal campaign for him—a campaign that is also supported by our hon.…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsAs the hon. Lady will know, we have protected business rates bills from inflation and extended relief at 40%, with new, permanent lower rates set and introduced for retail,…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsLabour is introducing an elections Bill to protect our democracy from foreign interference. But look at Reform. The hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) and his deputy, the hon.…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe want a country where young people are supported, where the quality of teaching is raised and where every skilled apprentice is valued and respected. We have set a new target of…15 Oct 2025