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HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. We are backing British car companies such as JLR, and our India trade deal will see tariffs slashed for car sales, which is good for…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsEnergy bills based on fossil fuels have fluctuated massively in the last three years because we are exposed to the international markets. The only way to get bills down is to go…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe way to bring energy bills down for good is to deliver cheap, clean, home-grown energy. In the meantime, we have extended the warm home discount to 6 million households—one in…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsLet me spell this out. All the opposition parties would take this country back to where it was a few years ago: broken public finances, interest rates through the roof, and NHS…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsI send my best wishes and, I am sure, those of the House to Richard and to every family living with cancer for their courage and fortitude. I also pay tribute to my hon. Friend…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsRising tensions between India and Pakistan will be of serious concern for many across Britain. We are engaging urgently with both countries as well as other international…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am deeply sorry to hear about Martin’s case, and I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s comments about every family deserving a safe and a secure home. In England, that is why…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am really proud that on planning and infrastructure we are taking the action that has not been taken for years to drive our economy, and I remind the hon. Gentleman that that…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsIt is good to see a local Labour MP fighting for jobs in his constituency and achieving excellent results. We will make our final investment decision at the spending review. It is…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsOf course, nobody wants to see job losses, but the Leader of the Opposition should address her comments to the tens of thousands of men and women in this country who are working…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman really should listen to the sectors that he thinks he is championing. They do not want us to abandon the work we are doing to try to get an agreement with…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsNobody wants to see job losses, but I remind the right hon. Member that before we came into office 10 months ago, the Scottish National party Government in Holyrood, alongside the…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsMost of what the hon. Gentleman says is simply not right, but I want to address the position in Gaza and the west bank, because it is increasingly intolerable. I am deeply…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of stronger and more reliable rail connections in improving journeys and driving economic growth. The Conservative party…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady is right to mention the appalling record of the last Government, which saw 900,000 more children in poverty. We are already delivering 750 free breakfast clubs and…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right: families are desperate for the security of their own homes, and we are delivering the biggest boost to affordable and social housing in a generation,…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsNobody likes pubs better than me, and we support them. This is the same old nonsense: the Opposition say they do not want the rise in national insurance contributions, but they do…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsAs I have said many times, oil and gas will be part of the mix for many decades to come, but net zero is an opportunity to be seized. We have had over £43 billion invested in…07 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe No. 1 job of this Government was to put our finances back in order after the last Government lost control and to deal with the £22 billion black hole that they left. Because…07 May 2025HANSARDPrime MinisterMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this important issue. Communities across the country face the consequences of the Conservatives’ utter failure to build enough homes.…01 May 2025