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HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend in marking Windrush Day and thank her for raising it, because it gives me the opportunity to thank a community who made an extraordinary contribution to our…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe thoughts of the whole House are with the family of the driver who lost his life and those who were injured, some of them extremely seriously. On Saturday, I spoke to the CEO…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI do like the right hon. Lady. When she talks about destroying legacies, I remember that she was the Chief Whip to Liz Truss. I am very proud that we are building the houses that…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsThank you Mr Speaker. I was trying to do all this with as much good grace as I could, but I shall certainly miss these exchanges. I am very proud of every one of our MPs who, with…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsIt is clear that severe heatwaves are evidence that climate change is impacting our country. We have been working to co-ordinate the response, and I urge people to follow the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI shall leave a note saying that what we delivered for Wales in these two years was the largest ever devolution settlement; the UK’s first small nuclear reactor, in Anglesey;…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member will have seen the action we are taking in relation to social media—it includes the social media ban for under-16s, which has been welcomed by families across the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is a great champion of our armed forces, and the fact that the national celebrations are returning to Aldershot this week is a testament to her campaigning. The…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to inspiring community members like Dan, who truly represent the best of Britain. Having an inspiring role model is vital for young men.…24 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsWe have already increased defence spending. We will spend £270 billion in this Parliament. What did the Conservatives do on defence spending? They took it from 2.5% and cut it to…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising Ryan’s case, the details of which, as he outlined, are very hard to hear. As the father of a 17-year-old boy, I find that particularly hard to…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI agree with the right hon. Gentleman about the amazing work of our carers. I will take the measures necessary to defend our country—the first duty of any Prime Minister. The…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsAll those involved in the violence will face the full force of the law, and quite rightly so. The hon. Member is right to describe, as he does, the fear that this instils in some…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI am pleased that my hon. Friend’s local maternity services are seeing improvements. We now have a record number of midwives working in the NHS, and we are investing over £150…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for sharing his personal experience and, notwithstanding that, congratulate him on his achievements at the London marathon. I agree with him that patients…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI agree with the Leader of the Opposition that in relation to both Iran and Ukraine, we are facing a more volatile world than at any time during our lifetimes. So far as defence…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsLet me be very clear: any blade that is used to threaten or to harm others is illegal by law—any blade. We will work with the Sikh community, knife crime campaigners and the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsWe will set out the defence investment plan. It is a 10-year plan and it is the first line-by-line review of defence budgets in 18 years. The right hon. Lady is wrong to say that…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady asks the House to simply ignore the last 14 years, saying, “We may have failed the armed forces and hollowed them out, but please just forget all that and act…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Member for his question. I also particularly thank him and all leaders in Northern Ireland who have urged calm, particularly before what happened last…10 Jun 2026