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HANSARDEngagementsI have been clear on a number of occasions: I do want the police to concentrate on serious crime and on crime that matters most to our communities in each of our constituencies. I…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am pleased that the employment rate is up, that inactivity is down and that we have created over 380,000 jobs since we have been in power. Going further, I know that my hon.…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsHefin was a proud Welshman and a champion for Caerphilly. We send our love and support to his partner, Vikki, and his daughters, family and friends. Wales has a thriving defence…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Conservatives decimated neighbourhood policing. People should feel safe in their communities, and that is exactly why we have committed to putting 13,000 additional police…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Secretary of State for Justice will look into the matter and take up the suggestion, and I will arrange for a meeting as soon as possible.10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend speaks with great authority, and I am proud that Labour is protecting 500,000 children by rolling out chickenpox vaccines. In stark contrast, the man who wrote…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt is important that we move to renewables in order to have energy independence and to keep our bills down, and this will benefit lots of communities, including the hon. Member’s.…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe previous Government shattered the dream of home ownership. We are reforming the outdated system so that leaseholders receive stronger rights, powers and protections. We will…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsI do recall that visit—it was extremely good and very welcoming. Our support for Ukraine remains unwavering. The attack last night in Poland shows that Putin’s belief is that he…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsLet me tell the House what we are doing. We are working with the former President of the National Farmers Union, Baroness Minette Batters, to review farm profitability—that is the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsMay I start by thanking and paying tribute to my hon. Friend for her work as my Parliamentary Private Secretary for the past 14 months? She has worked tirelessly and with huge…10 Sept 2025HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee Report on Iran: Government ResponseOn 10 July 2025, the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament published its report entitled “Iran”. I thank the Committee for the comprehensive report and the extensive…04 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady cannot resist it—she comes straight back to talk the country down at every opportunity. She does not welcome the highest growth in the G7. She could have got…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn Sunday, we won the contract for the biggest defence deal that Norway has ever placed. That is a £10 billion investment, securing 15 years of shipbuilding in Scotland and across…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsOf course, the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) is not here to represent his constituency in the House that he was elected to. No, he has flown to America to badmouth and…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsMay I recognise and congratulate the businesses in my hon. Friend’s constituency? We have published our small business plan, which was very well received. It includes new rules;…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsI hope the hon. Gentleman paced out the visits to all those pubs, and did not do them all in one go. UKHospitality has welcomed our small business plan, which obviously applies to…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsI join the Leader of the Opposition in her comments about Mr Warburton. I think the whole House would unite on such an issue. In relation to the Deputy Prime Minister, she has…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsIf it had been the Conservatives, there would not have been the accountability, which is now in place, because they spent years and years avoiding it. The right hon. Lady’s claims…03 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am perplexed that the First Minister has not welcomed the deal. It is a massive deal for Scotland—it is 15 years of shipbuilding. I would have expected the First Minister to…03 Sept 2025