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HANSARDPrime 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 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am happy to ensure that my hon. Friend meets the Health Secretary. We have got waiting lists down for six months in a row now, delivering 3 million extra appointments. The…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsI wish the hon. Gentleman the very best of luck. It will be a fantastic event—just one of the many important celebrations taking place to commemorate VE Day. I encourage the whole…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Lady is right to highlight this issue. I do not think anybody would countenance the misuse of NDAs, particularly in a case as serious as the one she cited, which is why…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsMy 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.…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe are providing for local inquiries— [ Interruption. ] Conservative Members have got so much to say now; why did they not implement a single recommendation in the 14 years they…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsThis is obviously a serious issue. I oversaw the first grooming gang prosecution, which was in Rochdale, more than a decade ago. There is a contrast here, because when the Leader…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to my hon. and gallant Friend for his service to his country. He understands that our national security and economic security go hand in hand. It is vital that…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsI extend my congratulations to the hon. Member’s daughters for running the marathon. The Government retain the right to strike trade deals to deliver growth, jobs and…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsYesterday evening, Royal Air Force Typhoons successfully conducted strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen in a joint operation with our US allies. This action was in…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important question about antisocial behaviour. [ Interruption. ] The Conservatives are laughing about it; that really sums up what they did in the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsLet me pay tribute to all the staff in her constituency working in the breakfast clubs, which of course deliver free breakfasts and 30 minutes of free childcare, saving working…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising this important issue with us. We will always stand up for those who served our country, and I pay tribute to Pauline for her service. I will…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Conservatives decimated neighbourhood policing, and crimes like shoplifting and antisocial behaviour ran rife. I can tell my hon. Friend what we are doing through the plan for…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Member for raising this, and the Conservatives should apologise to her constituents for allowing record sewage into our waterways. Our water Act will clean up our…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsI see the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) complaining, but what did he say? His words were, “we’re going to have to move to an insurance-based system of healthcare” and:…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe are passing a borders Bill with extensive powers to smash the gangs. These are anti-terrorist-like powers that give powers to the police to intercept where they think the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsCan I add my congratulations to Truro? Clean energy investments are powering our plan for change, and that is just the beginning. We will go further: 200 schools and hundreds of…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising that terrible case, and I think the thoughts of the whole House will be with Christopher’s family and friends affected by this. We…30 Apr 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe are in negotiations on a deal with the US. We will obviously act in the national interest to make sure that if there is a deal, it is the right deal for our country. If it is…30 Apr 2025