Standing charges are a matter for Ofgem. The Government provides an annual cross-subsidy worth £60 to a typical household in Scotland, plus considerable support this year. This is on top of the cross-subsidy already provided.

We support Israel's right to defend itself, secure hostages, and deter further incursions. We welcome the extension of a ceasefire agreement for humanitarian aid and hostage release negotiations are ongoing.

Migration levels are too high. We have asked the Migration Advisory Committee to review certain elements of the system and will bring forward next steps. The toughest action ever taken to reduce student dependant migration was announced earlier this year, impacting 150,000 people.

The purpose of the meeting was not to discuss substantive issues but to grandstand and relitigate past issues. Specific commitments made were broken, thus it was deemed inappropriate.

Illegal boat crossings are down by a third this year due to our actions. The right hon. and learned Gentleman backed an EU country over Britain on migration issues.

The Government has taken significant measures and will bring forward more. Recent estimates show slowing immigration due to these measures. The immigration health surcharge will increase by more than two thirds next year.

The Government has taken significant measures and will take further steps, showing recent estimates indicate slowing immigration. The immigration health surcharge will increase by more than two thirds next year.

The Government does not tolerate anti-Muslim hatred and expects it to be dealt with wherever it occurs. They have supported Tell MAMA with over £6 million since its inception, doubling funding for protective security measures through the scheme.

Support has been considerable this year for energy bills. Pensioner households will receive up to £300 alongside their winter fuel payment, right at a difficult time.

There has been considerable support this year for energy bills. Pensioner households will receive up to £300 alongside their winter fuel payment, right at a difficult time.

The entire energy grid infrastructure in this country is integrated, which brings benefits to people in every part of our United Kingdom. When it comes to supporting people with energy bills, earlier this year we increased benefits to the highest rate on record. It is why we provided cost of living payments worth £900 on top of regular support. It was right not to wait until the last moment to give people that support; we gave it to them earlier this year so that they would have the security they need going into winter—as I said, on top of the money for pensioners. When there are cold snaps, we have cold weather payments that kick in and the warm home discount, which provides an extra £150 to the most vulnerable households. All that is the most considerable action taken by any Government to help people with their energy bills.

I thank my hon. Friend for continuing to champion the new hospital in Kettering. We are absolutely committed to delivering the scheme for Kettering General Hospital. As my hon. Friend will be aware, the new energy centre is vital to the delivery of the new hospital, and we expect that work to begin in the first quarter of next year. The new hospital programme is working closely with the trust to ensure that the plans are deliverable.

We are delivering 40 hospitals by 2030. Good progress is already being made, and that programme is being backed by over £20 billion of investment. Three schemes are already open, two are opening this year, and 16 are in construction, or work has begun to prepare the site. It is absolutely right, though, that within that we prioritise RAAC hospitals. That required a reprioritisation, but that was the appropriate thing to do to ensure safety. Patients and staff are already benefiting from some of the improvements that we have made, which come on top of the largest capital programme for the NHS in its history, rolling out community diagnostic centres, urgent treatment centres and surgical hubs right across the country.

My hon. Friend is right that all customers, wherever they live, should have appropriate access to banking and cash services. That is why we have legislated to protect access to cash, and the Financial Conduct Authority has issued guidance that seeks to ensure that branch closure decisions treat customers fairly. I know that there has been an assessment of access to cash in her area, and the financial services sector will provide a new cash deposit service for her community. Also, everyone can access the post office for regular banking services.

Of course the Government must do more to continue preventing cancer deaths in our country. That is why we are focused on fighting cancer on all fronts—prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research and funding. Crucially, cancer is now being diagnosed at an earlier stage more often, with survival rates improving across all types of cancer, including the most common cancers, and through our treatment record we are rolling out community diagnostic centres everywhere to ensure that we can reach those people as quickly as possible.

Sir Elton John has been a powerful voice for change in the UK and the world. Through the brilliant work of his foundation he has raised awareness of HIV, reduced stigma and saved lives. I am very pleased that that will be celebrated tonight at the HIV and AIDS all-party parliamentary group event. Ahead of World AIDS Day on Friday, I would also like to reaffirm this Government's commitment to ending new transmissions within England by 2030.

I am incredibly sorry to hear about Pearl. My thoughts and, I know, those of the whole House will be with Gemma and Paul. I will make sure that the hon. Gentleman gets a meeting with the relevant Minister on the legislation as quickly as possible.

My hon. Friend is right to raise those concerns. It seems that Labour in London is yet again penalising hard-working people. First we had the ultra low emission zone, and now it seems Labour is hiking parking charges on white van drivers and small businesses.

As the hon. Lady knows, there is an ongoing inquiry into covid. It is right that that is followed and I look forward to providing my own evidence. If she had taken the time to read the evidence submitted to the inquiry, she would have seen that the person she mentioned, the chief scientific adviser, confirmed that he did not hear me say that—and that is because I did not.

I am pleased to have my right hon. Friend's advice and support on all on our measures to tackle legal and illegal migration. As I said, we are reviewing the recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee and we will be bringing forward measures on top of the very significant restrictions that we have already announced on student dependants.

No child should grow up in poverty. That is why I am pleased that, because of the measures we have taken, 1.7 million fewer people are living in poverty today than in 2010. I would also say to the hon. Lady that it is crystal clear that children growing up in workless households are four or five times more likely to be in poverty.

I very much hope that I have a chance to meet John later on. I join my right hon. and learned Friend in paying tribute to the care provided by Cubbington Mill care home.

I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman's constituent for her long service in the health service. We are doing everything we can to ensure the safe passage of British nationals out of Gaza, and over 200 people have already been successfully evacuated.

I welcome the investment that the Alexandra Hospital has had in recent years, but reconfigurations of services are clinically led decisions following engagement with patients and stakeholders.

We ensure the safety of all communities, including the Sikh community. We will continue to do everything we can for every community in our country.

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the economy's growth and investment in projects like Nissan's new plant in Sunderland, safeguarding thousands of jobs.

The UK Government are investing in Wales with record investments, including the north Wales line and Tata Steel job safeguarding. The Welsh Government have access to large Barnett consequentials over recent years.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of high-quality bus services. That is why we have capped the cost of travelling on buses at £2 until the end of 2024 as a result of our decision on HS2, and why we have supported councils with £1 billion of funding. I urge all councils to ensure that people see the benefit of that investment, and I wholeheartedly back my hon. Friend's campaign.

As the hon. Lady knows, healthcare is devolved, but we will look for every opportunity to improve patient care and reduce waiting lists in England. That is what we are doing in developing new technology that has a proven track record of bringing down waiting lists and improving the optimisation and efficiency of how theatres are scheduled.

I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for all the work he has done in this incredibly important area. He is right that we need to have guardrails around the successful exploitation of this technology, which is why the Online Safety Act 2023 gives the regulator significant new powers to regulate the content on social media companies, including some of the ones that he mentioned. We are also working internationally, following on from the summit, to ensure that we can all get the benefits of this technology, but in the process safeguard our democracy, which is so crucial to the functioning of our country.