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Tomorrow is the National Day of Reflection... Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking Stoke-on-Trent City Council for supporting my call for a post box to heaven in Carmountside cemetery? On the second anniversary of the tragic death of my constituent, two-year-old Harper-Lee Fanthorpe... will he back my call for legislation to ensure greater product safety?

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Today we remember the innocent lives lost six years ago... I accept those findings in full. Does the Prime Minister?

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I take it from that answer that the Prime Minister does accept... If the Government backed Labour's plan for proper mandatory national vetting, we could end the farce...

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The problem with the Prime Minister's answer is that... On his watch, the rape charge rate is 1.6%...

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People are fed up to the back teeth with a Government who never take responsibility and just try to blame everyone else—If Government Members are proud of the fact that over 98% of rapists are never put before a court, let them shout about it. They should be ashamed of themselves. The truth is simple: after 13 years of Tory Government, crime is out of control and people are paying the price. Before Christmas, the BBC reported the shocking case of a woman in Armthorpe, who had been beaten with a baseball bat by burglars three years ago. No one has been charged with that burglary, and she could not sleep at night. Under this Government's watch, tragically, that is not an unusual case. Can the Prime Minister tell us what is the charge rate for theft and burglary across the country?

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The Prime Minister stands there and pretends that everything is fine. He is so totally out of touch. He needs to get out of Westminster, get out of Kensington—

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The only criminal investigation that the Prime Minister has ever been involved in is the one that found him guilty of breaking the law. I have prosecuted countless rapists—

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I thank my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister for the efforts he has made to support the UK's steel industry. We remain very concerned about job losses at British Steel in Scunthorpe, so will he today reassure my constituents in north Lincolnshire that we will never see the end of UK steelmaking under his watch?

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I would like to begin by paying tribute to PC Palmer, who so tragically lost his life in defence of this Parliament and, indeed, what we all stand for—democracy. What worries the Prime Minister most about Brexit right now: is it the likely 4% hit to UK productivity, or is it three former Tory leaders planning to vote down his deal this afternoon?

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The reality is that while Westminster is once again consumed by the damage being caused by Brexit, the public at home are facing the biggest fall in living standards ever, the highest tax burden since the end of the second world war and inflation at 10.4%. When are the Conservative party and, indeed, the Labour party going to realise that Brexit cannot work?

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Gedling's unemployment claimant rate has declined significantly over the last decade, but there are still vacancies to fill and specific groups to help. On Monday, the Employment Minister and I visited Arnold jobcentre, where Kelsie and her team are welcoming local employers to speak directly to jobseekers and a dedicated 50-plus work coach is getting more people from that bracket into work. Would my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating the staff at Arnold jobcentre on the proactive work they are doing and, when time allows, would he come to visit Arnold jobcentre in person to see the great work it is doing?

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The UK Government recently confirmed that Scotland generated and sent south 35 billion kWh of energy in 2021. That number will rise to 124 billion kWh in less than eight years' time. For this multibillion-pound bounty, Scotland will see no revenue and no manufacturing or supply chain jobs. In our land of energy plenty, why should our people be cold and hungry and businesses failing as a result of his Government's robbery? What has the Prime Minister to say in defence of this naked exploitation of Scotland's people and resources?

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The Island has been getting a better deal in recent years. I thank the Prime Minister for that, because before he was the Prime Minister, he worked with me in different roles when he was in government to make that happen, and I am grateful. However, the Island remains the only sizeable island in the UK without a fixed link and separated from the mainland by sea that does not receive a funding uplift to support local government services. This injustice has been ongoing now for 50 years. All the evidence shows that it costs more to provide local services on an island than on the mainland. Will the Prime Minister work with me and his Ministers to overcome this injustice this year?

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We now know from 's lockdown files that, during covid, at the very heart of Government science was not being followed and rational discourse had been abandoned. This had dire consequences for children's education, mortality rates among the elderly, the economy and access to the health service. Lessons must be learned, but we cannot wait 10 years for the independent inquiry to tell us what we should do next time when the inevitable epidemic arrives. Will the Prime Minister agree to a short-term, focused inquiry that can give us recommendations, so that we do better next time?

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More than 1.5 million people living outside London stand to be impacted by the Mayor's new London-wide ultra low emission zone. Labour and the Liberal Democrats are all for the ULEZ charge; they do not care about the cost of living crisis. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to protect commuters and small businesses from the spread of this unfair, £12.50-a-day tax is to vote Conservative on 4 May?

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When my wee brother was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis eight years ago, it is fair to say that it turned our lives upside down. I am incredibly proud of the man he is and all that he has achieved while living with that life-limiting condition. My Livingston constituent, Steven Sharp, manages local football team the Fulshie in Stoneyburn. He has Crohn's disease and he lives with a stoma. He is like many of our constituents up and down the UK who are living with a life-limiting condition and trying to provide for their families, while holding down a job, with a condition and disease that wreaks havoc on their body. Given that one in four people wait more than a year for diagnosis, will the Prime Minister and the House support the campaign to Cut the Crap and get people diagnosed early for Crohn's and colitis? Will he meet me and my constituent Steven, to consider what more can be done for awareness, research and funding?

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My constituent Jamie Scott spent four weeks in a coma and remains seriously disabled as a result of a covid vaccination. Despite believing mass vaccination is right, he should be properly compensated for the injury. Currently, the maximum compensation is £120,000, even for severe lifelong injuries. Will my right hon. Friend urgently review this?

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New inflation stats show that food inflation is at 18%, the highest since 1977. Millions are struggling due to high costs of living. How can the Prime Minister claim his plan is working when so many people find it hard to afford weekly groceries?

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With £60 million for better transport links from Wednesbury to the Black Country, £4 million for the high street, and £22.5 million for Tipton's town centre, my communities are receiving investment after 50 years of neglect. Will my right hon. Friend ensure timely delivery using his good offices?

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Residents of Gateshead face tripled energy bills over two years. Standing charges increased from 22p to 58p, a rise of 155%, affecting low-income households disproportionately. Will the Prime Minister commit to reversing these regressive increases and returning them to 2019 levels or eliminating them completely?

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My constituents, Adrian and Carol Ellis, are here today. Their son George was in the Yorkshire Regiment and died by suicide after losing a comrade. In his memory, they started 'Getting Emotions Out', pairing veterans for support. Will the Prime Minister offer condolences to Adrian and Carol and support their work?

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My constituent Maryam Amiri came to the UK from Afghanistan on a spousal visa back in 2016. The Home Office has just refused her renewal and advised that she should return to Afghanistan. She is an educator who is due to start a university course in September. Can the Prime Minister think of any barriers or hardships Maryam might face in returning to a country where there is not even any means of applying for a visa? Will he personally intervene, as the Minister for Immigration has yet to reply despite my raising this matter three weeks ago?

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Will the Prime Minister pay tribute to and congratulate my constituent Max Woosey, best known as the boy in the tent, whose three-year adventure camping outside is drawing to a close? To date, he has raised more than £750,000 for the excellent North Devon Hospice. Will my right hon. Friend wish everyone taking part in his final adventure, a camping festival at Broomhill Estate, great success?

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The Treasury receives an additional £65 billion in revenue from Scotland's oil and gas, but it has allocated only £20 billion to carbon capture and there is nothing for Scotland. It has cut the renewable energy budget by a third. It has allocated only £10 million to Scotland's world-leading tidal stream, and has failed to back pumped storage hydro, yet it wants us to contribute our share towards the £35 billion Sizewell C nuclear power station. Is it not the case that within the Union, Scotland is the energy but Westminster takes the powers?