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HANSARDEngagementsDiego Garcia is a vital intelligence and strategic capability, and it is absolutely clear that legal uncertainty would compromise it in very short order—that is why the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt is very important that we make the changes to our welfare system. It is not working, and it needs reform. I think everyone agrees with that. It does not work for anyone. We…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the role that she and others played in seeing Davy Russell elected. He will be a dedicated champion for his and her constituents. After nearly…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the hon. Member for raising this important case of Spirit AeroSystems in Northern Ireland. I know how important it is for the workforce; I have visited them…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this really important issue for his constituents. I think it does impact rural areas in particular. We have set out record funding for the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsSince the general election, 500,000 more people are in work. I know that the right hon. Lady does not mention that—she is fixated on talking Britain down. We are investing in the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Lady for raising this horrific case and the other, similar cases. My thoughts—and, I am sure, the thoughts of the whole House—are with Michael’s family and all…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising this. The epidemic of absence in our schools really does worry me. Thanks to the efforts of schools and parents across the country, we have…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Lady has obviously missed the interest rate cuts, the growth figures for earlier this year, the strategic defence review, £15 billion going into local transport,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend has great expertise, having worked for many years in the NHS as a GP, and I support the work he is doing. As he has pointed out, our plan for change has cut waiting…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this. I believe this Government must seize the opportunities of net zero for working people, creating good, skilled jobs and taking them off the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsMay I start with the important point that the hon. Lady makes about Ballymena? I utterly condemn the violence that we saw overnight in Ballymena and other parts of Northern…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI know my hon. Friend has been fighting hard for this project for years, and she is right that the previous Government failed to deliver. You could say that about anything they…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI imagine when the right hon. Member says “disaster”, he is referring to the last Government.11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt is important that we take action to protect our children. From July, tough new rules will mean platforms must protect children in the UK from seeing harmful and violent…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI think the right hon. Lady let slip on the Matt Forde programme the other day that she rehearses her fury for PMQs, so there was a very good rehearsal this morning, I think. She…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Conservatives left a £22 billion black hole that we had to fill, and that is why we took the right decisions. We have stabilised the economy, which is why we have seen four…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for championing this really important issue. My late mother had diabetes, so I know at first hand just what a struggle it can be and how important this is.…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI agree with the right hon. Gentleman that the health crisis created by the previous Government cannot be— [Interruption.] Opposition Members groan, but that is exactly how the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsI join my hon. Friend on his comments about Billy Boston, and I think the whole House will, Mr Speaker. We are turning the tide on the housing crisis, with the biggest investment…11 Jun 2025