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HANSARDInfected Blood: SupportBy the end of this week, all those infected and/or bereaved partners currently registered on UK infected blood support schemes will each receive an interim payment of £100,000.…27 Oct 2022HANSARDInfected Blood: SupportI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Like him, in a previous incarnation as a Minister in the Cabinet Office, I met with survivors. All of us, I think, who have met those…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know my hon. Friend’s passionate commitment to that cause, and I would be delighted to meet her to discuss it.27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Home Secretary has accepted that her conduct was not acceptable. That is precisely why she resigned and accepted that responsibility. However, I have to say that Labour…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOnce again, my hon. Friend demonstrates his in-depth knowledge of electoral issues. He raises a very important point; I will take advice on that and look into whether there is…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to look into the points that the hon. Gentleman raises. The standards of transparency in this country—and indeed, that have been introduced under this Government—are…27 Oct 2022HANSARDFood SecurityThe hon. Lady is right that the disruption to supply chains caused by covid and Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine poses challenges to food security the world over. The UK does…27 Oct 2022HANSARDReducing Public Sector FraudI am happy to take it.27 Oct 2022HANSARDFood SecurityI hope the hon. Lady heard from the Prime Minister’s comments yesterday his commitment to showing compassion in this area, and it is certainly something that is very important to…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady, as a former colleague of mine in Downing Street during the coalition days, will remember that we do not ever comment on issues in relation to the security services.…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Cabinet Office sits at the very heart of the British Government, supporting our new Prime Minister to co-ordinate and deliver for the British people. Like the rest of the…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI totally agree with the hon. Lady on what happened to those people, the suffering they endured and the length of time that they have had to wait. I hope that they can draw some…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst of all, I welcome the right hon. Lady’s question and her kind words. In fact, as we were discussing previously, we have more in common than people might think: not only are…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOnce again, to restate it to the right hon. Lady, the Home Secretary did accept that she made errors of judgment in her conduct. That is why she resigned. Of course, the Prime…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know what a strong champion my hon. Friend is for the National Cyber Force in Samlesbury. Thanks to the efforts of her and others, 6,000 jobs were created just last year and…27 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend makes an important point that I will take away. He is probably more of a farming expert than I am, but I believe we have already loosened some of the…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are very blessed in this nation to have world-class museums. They are museums of the world, and the world comes to them. One of the bulwarks they have against constant claims…13 Oct 2022HANSARDDigital Markets: Pro-competition RegimeFollowing the announcement of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy today, I would like to further update the House on the…20 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: Future Ownership ConsultationToday, we are launching a consultation on the future ownership of Channel Four Television Corporation. Since its creation almost 40 years ago by a Conservative Government, Channel…06 Jul 2021HANSARDDigital Regulation: Driving Growth and Unlocking InnovationThe Government have today published a Plan for Digital Regulation which sets out the next chapter of our approach for how we will regulate digital technologies in order to drive…06 Jul 2021