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I share the Prime Minister's sentiments about Sir David. However, going back on the commitment to end no-fault evictions is an act of extreme callousness. Can the Prime Minister reassure the 11 million private renters in this country that she will fulfil that commitment?

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During my recent visit to the children's ward at York Hospital, I was shocked to learn that paediatric waiting time targets were the same as those for adult patients. As delays in treatments can have a damaging effect on young patients' development and prospects, may I ask the Prime Minister to look at this issue urgently?

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I join the Prime Minister in her comments about Sir David, extending our best wishes across the House at this time. I also send heartfelt condolences for those affected by the tragic incident in Creeslough last week. The Business Secretary toured television studios arguing that market turmoil had nothing to do with the PM's Budget. Does the Prime Minister agree?

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Avoiding the question, ducking responsibility, lost in denial—it is no wonder investors have no confidence. Zach and Rebecca from Wolverhampton were all set to buy a home but their offer was withdrawn due to rising interest rates caused by government borrowing. They are devastated. Does the Prime Minister understand why they are furious?

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The economy is in turmoil. People are really worried. This is not the time for nonsense attacks about last night. The Tories went on a borrowing spree, sending mortgage rates through the roof—skyrocketing by £500 a month—and nearly 2 million homeowners worry sick as their fixed-rate deals end next year. They will not forgive; they will not forget; and neither should anyone. When will the Prime Minister stop ducking responsibility and do the right thing to reverse her Budget?

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The Prime Minister knows we voted against raising national insurance. She voted for it but is now doing a U-turn. Last week, she had to reverse her unfunded tax cut for the super-wealthy, but this week, she still plans £18 billion in cuts for the richest businesses without their request and a stamp duty cut for landlords as renters feel the pinch. Why does she expect working people to pay for her unfunded tax cuts?

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The Prime Minister during her leadership contest said she was not planning public spending reductions. Is she going to stick to that?

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Does she think the public will ever forgive the Conservative party if it keeps on defending this madness and goes ahead with its kamikaze Budget?

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Will the Prime Minister back me and my hon. Friend the Member for North Cornwall in supporting an investment zone for the Liskeard and Bodmin area?

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When the Prime Minister last stood at the Dispatch Box, the average two-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.5%. It is now at 6.5% and rising, hitting families. Will she give up on her desperate plan to save her Chancellor's skin by scapegoating the Governor of the Bank of England?

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The scale of this Tory crisis is frightening: 100,000 households are up for mortgage renewals each month; people cannot afford extra £4,500 in interest. The Prime Minister has lost control. Is that what she meant when declaring herself a “pro-growth” PM?

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Will the Prime Minister confirm that no MP voted to discharge sewage into our waterways, and it is beneath opposition parties to repeat this lie?

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May I associate myself with remarks made on the tragic events in Creeslough. Welcomes the renewed negotiations regarding the Northern Ireland protocol, asking if they must reflect government objectives outlined in the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill to unlock political stability in Northern Ireland?

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Welcomes news about £50 million for health disparity research; would my right hon. Friend consider expanding these research schemes to other regions like Greater Manchester?

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Prime Minister had a holiday in Birmingham; your Government is now flirting with disaster financially and socially. How will you cope with an increase in mortgage repayments and resultant rise in homelessness?

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Energy price guarantee is key to growth plan, but too few know about it. Can I urge PM to have a nationwide mail-out campaign to communicate what Government are doing to assess people on reduction of energy?

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During lockdowns we clapped healthcare heroes but now they are offered a 72p per week rise and described as militants. Nurses leave due to feeling abandoned by this Government. Uncapping bonuses for bankers while offering derisory pay rises to NHS staff is wrong, isn't it?

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Following loss of 27 lives last winter, UK Government offered joint patrols to the French. Did you renew that offer and will there be no new agreement unless they agree on joint beach patrols?

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Invites PM to visit Gorebridge for a drop-in event where constituents can get advice on managing costs, asking what real-life experience means to her?

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I thank the Prime Minister for her warm words about Sir David Amess, who is sorely missed in this place. Small and medium-sized enterprises are the lifeblood of our economy and I warmly welcome the expansion of the small business threshold. Does my right hon. Friend agree that only the Conservative party is on the side of enterprise in its determination to unleash the full potential of our great country?

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My constituents were absolutely delighted that the fracking application in West Lancashire was withdrawn after a moratorium was declared. Since then, we have not seen any new scientific evidence that indicates that fracking would now be safe. Despite that, the Government have decided to reverse that moratorium, committing to granting fracking licences only in areas that have local consent. I would be grateful if the Prime Minister would reassure West Lancashire residents —my constituents—and please explain in detail how she will honour her statement that no fracking licences will be forced on communities that do not want them.

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Two weeks ago, a bomb in Afghanistan killed 35 girls and young women. They were Hazaras, from the country's second-largest ethnic minority, who are being massacred under the Taliban. Today, outside Parliament, Hazaras from across the UK, including from my constituency, are gathering to call for international support to stop the slaughter, and we are joined by representatives of the Hazara Committee in UK. Will my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister support the Hazaras in trying to stop the killings and arrange for her Ministers to meet their representatives?

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The Government's botched Budget gave unfunded tax cuts to some of the richest companies, while across the country there are hospitals worried that their roofs might collapse at any moment: Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Frimley Park Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which is in the Prime Minister's own local area. Those are just three of a number of hospitals that together need hundreds of millions of pounds, some of them urgently. Will the Prime Minister promise that every affected hospital will be given the money it needs to fix those dangerous roofs in the next 12 months?

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I fully support this Government's growth agenda, but would the Prime Minister agree that that can be achieved while also protecting and restoring our precious nature and ecosystems and working with our farmers, so that we meet our legally binding target to restore nature by 2030? I know she understands that; she has precious chalk streams in her own constituency. Will she agree that, if we get this right, there will be more jobs, skills and opportunities, because every nation in the world depends on its natural environment?

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The Prime Minister wants us to believe that fracking will reduce our energy bills, but it was not so long ago that her Chancellor said that those calling for fracking's return “misunderstand the situation”, saying: “No amount of shale gas from hundreds of wells dotted across rural England would be enough to lower the European price any time soon.” I ask the Prime Minister: is the Chancellor wrong about that?

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Over the past week, serious safeguarding failures by the children's charity Mermaids have come to light, with revelations that the charity sent breast-flattening devices to young girls behind their parents' backs, promoted harmful medical and surgical procedures to children and hired a trustee with links to paedophile organisations and a digital engagement manager who posted pornographic images online, including of himself dressed as a schoolgirl. For years, despite whistleblowers' raising the alarm, Mermaids has had unfettered access to vulnerable children. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it has taken far too long for these concerns to be taken seriously, and does she also agree that it is high time there was a police investigation into the activities of Mermaids and its staff?

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For my Richmond Park constituents and communities across south-west London, from Wimbledon to Elmbridge, any expansion of Heathrow would be disastrous. A third runway would see over 6 million more tonnes of carbon pumped into the atmosphere every year, and 2 million households would be affected by increased noise levels. Last week, the Transport Secretary said that she supported Heathrow expansion. The Prime Minister has previously stated that she would support a fourth runway. Does she stand by her previous comments, or will she rule out Government support for the construction of a third runway at Heathrow?

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I am delighted to hear that the Prime Minister is such a champion for nuclear. When will the mission and plan for Great British Nuclear be announced? The market needs the confidence to invest in new nuclear, such as at Wylfa in my constituency of Ynys Môn, to help us to achieve net zero, for our energy security, and to get thousands of high-quality jobs.

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May I welcome the Prime Minister to her place? I am not sure how to measure a good honeymoon, but after five weeks of a crisis conceived in Downing Street—a crash in pensions, interest rates rising, mortgage market turmoil and complete financial chaos—the country has been left wanting divorce. In two recent polls, 60% of those in this country want an immediate general election. The Prime Minister claims that she is listening mode; will she give way to the public?