PMQs

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May I associate myself with the words of the Prime Minister? Our hearts are with the city of Nottingham. We also remember the 72 people killed at Grenfell and support those still fighting for justice and safe homes. According to the Office for National Statistics, in January food prices were rising at 16.8% a year. The most recent figures show food prices rising by a whopping 19.1%, making a mockery of the Prime Minister's pledge to halve inflation. Does he honestly think that people will not notice?

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It is a fact that Labour has never left government with unemployment lower than when it came in. Figures released yesterday show that there are now 4 million more people in work than when Labour was last in power. Does the Prime Minister agree that the security of a good job will always be better than Labour's dependency culture?

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I join with the Prime Minister in his comments about the terrible attack in Nottingham yesterday, and in tribute to the work of our emergency services. The thoughts of the whole House are with the victims and the people of that great city. I also join him in remembering the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire. The victims and their families are always in our hearts, but six years on, the justice they are fighting for is long overdue. All across the country, people are worried about their bills, the price of the weekly shop and the spiralling mortgage rates, so why has the Tory party spent this last week arguing over which of them gets a peerage?

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The truth is that for all his tough talk after the event, the Prime Minister did sign off the honours list. That means that those who threw a Downing Street party the night before the late Queen sat alone at her husband's funeral will now receive awards from the King. If the Prime Minister is so tough, why didn't he block it?

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Honours should be for public service, not Tory cronies. Is it not the case that the Prime Minister was too weak to block Johnson's list? That also means that those who spent their time helping to cover up Johnson's lawbreaking are rewarded by becoming lawmakers for the rest of their lives. Is his message to the British public, “If you don't like it, tough”?

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The truth is that the country is paying the price of this endless cycle of chaos and distraction. The Tory economic crash means that millions of mortgage holders will pay thousands of pounds more next year, and the blame lies squarely at the door of a Government who are more focused on the internal wars of the Tory party than the needs of the country. Does the Prime Minister not think that those responsible should hang their heads in shame?

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There is only one party that broke the economy: they are sitting opposite. They cannot fix the problems facing the country because they never take responsibility for the damage they have done. It is not just Johnson but the Prime Minister's immediate predecessor who hopes to reward those who made her reign such a rip-roaring success. On her honours list are the masterminds of that kamikaze Budget and the economic extremists of the Institute of Economic Affairs—those whose disastrous ideas crashed the economy and left the country to pick up the pieces. Will the Prime Minister block that honours list, or will he buckle to her as well?

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If the Prime Minister spent as much time focused on the economy, the NHS and the asylum system as he does haggling with his predecessors about who gets honours, the country would be in a far better state, but once again he has lost control, and once again it is working people paying the price. If he disagrees with that, why not put it to the test: end the boasting, the excuses and Tory chaos and see if he can finally find somebody—anybody, anywhere—to vote for him, and call a general election now?

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Crime is down significantly and falling, and police officer numbers are at an all-time high, but the police funding formula remains elderly and out of date. It penalises counties such as mine, Hampshire, to the tune of many millions of pounds. Previous Administrations made the commitment that a new police funding formula would have been in place by the general election. May I invite the Prime Minister to make the same commitment, please?

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I echo the sentiments of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in relation to the terrible incident in Nottingham. Our thoughts are also with all those still reeling from the tragedy at Grenfell all these years later. During the Prime Minister's ill-fated leadership bid late last summer, he warned of the perils of mortgage rate rises. He stated: “It's going to tip millions of people into misery and it's going to mean we have absolutely no chance of winning the next election”. Given that mortgage rates continue to rise, does he still agree with his own electoral analysis?

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Respectfully, I think the Prime Minister needs to grow up. There is an elephant in this here Chamber when it comes to the dire economic circumstances facing the UK, and that is Brexit. Those on the Tory Benches do not want to accept it, and the Labour party does not want to talk about it, but whether it is on food prices, energy prices or indeed mortgage prices, households in Scotland are being shafted by Brexit. Will the Prime Minister apologise for the cycle of misery that Westminster has caused?

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Lincoln will soon benefit from £20 million of levelling-up funding to deliver a traffic bridge over the railway to stop the city being permanently gridlocked by the Labour city council's huge western growth corridor housing development. This is truly levelling up for areas of the north in action. Will my right hon. Friend affirm his commitment, for my Lincoln constituents and businesses, that he and his Government will continue to help level up Lincoln and other areas in the north of our great country?

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Why has the government's programme failed to recognise the impact on organisations across Bristol South? Does the Prime Minister agree that the Leader of the Opposition is not the right person to lead our country?

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Does the Prime Minister agree that it is wrong for Labour to introduce new ULEZ charges on driving in London suburbs, raising costs on working families?

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Will the Prime Minister commit to scrapping the two-child limit, lifting 250,000 children out of poverty, and meeting anti-poverty organisations?

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Will the Prime Minister commit to reading and considering recommendations from the APPG on coalfield communities, and working out what more can be done to level up these areas?

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Does the Prime Minister agree that we need a charter of rights for consumers given recent issues with billing and no resolution?

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Does the Prime Minister agree that it is time for serious intervention in Birmingham to ensure people have decent homes to live in given identified failings?

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Given that new housing units could drop to just 120,000 next year due to Ilke Homes facing collapse, does the Prime Minister now accept that scrapping housing targets was the wrong decision?

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As we speak, my constituents at 47 Squadron are standing down after defending our country for more than 107 years. Will the Government join me in paying tribute to their remarkable service?

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My constituent Sarah's father, who is a veteran with cancer and a heart problem, had an urgent appointment delayed. She paid for private care. The NHS must do better. When will the Prime Minister call a general election?

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The Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is ready to proceed with the new hospital plan. Can the Prime Minister assure me that when they are ready, the Treasury will be ready to give them the green light?

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Will the Prime Minister use next week's Ukraine recovery conference to invest in telecoms recovery, ensuring people are connected throughout the war?

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Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking carers for their invaluable contributions, congratulating organisations on receiving awards, and celebrating national achievements?

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Can the Prime Minister meet with East London NHS Foundation Trust, apply common sense, and release funds to fix mental health facilities so constituents do not have to travel far?

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What assessment has the Prime Minister made of the eurozone being in recession and the UK experiencing growth?

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Some 39 women have died violently in Northern Ireland since 2017. The police are called to a domestic violence incident every 16 minutes and ours is now one of the most dangerous regions in Europe to be a woman. Stormont officials have consulted on a strategy to tackle violence against women, but there are no Ministers to take it forward. The outstanding Women's Aid Federation learned last month that its core funding is being taken away. In the demoralising absence of a Government, will the Prime Minister work with me and others to ensure that strategy is enacted and funded, so that we can tackle the cultures and behaviours that are having such a devastating impact on women in Northern Ireland?

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One of the socialist landmines that the Prime Minister has inherited from the former Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip— I am sure the Prime Minister remembers him: he is the one who said that we should be more Conservative; if only he had had a majority of 80 and been Prime Minister, he might have been able to do something about it—is the banning of “buy one, get one free” and other special offers on products that the Department of Health and Social Care thought were unhealthy. At the best of times that is an idiotic triumph of the nanny state, but during a cost of living crisis it is utterly bonkers. Will the Prime Minister intervene, pursue a more Conservative agenda—as the former Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip would want him to—and scrap this ridiculous policy?

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Those at Citizens Advice Cymru have told me of the soaring numbers of people coming to see them who are struggling to afford housing. Last year, the monthly cost of a new mortgage on an average semi-detached house rose by 61%, and most fixed-rate mortgages that are ending in the current 12-month period were set at interest rates below 2%, so the crisis will worsen for both homeowners and renters. What advice does the Prime Minister have for my constituents who are suffering the consequences of Tory economic chaos? Should they cut back on food, switch off the gas and electricity, or get further into Tory-fuelled, expensive debt?

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Last week I was pleased to deliver my report on the opportunities provided by deep geothermal energy, and I look forward to my visit next week to the opening of the Eden project's deep geothermal plant, championed by my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double). Will the Prime Minister join me in meeting Members who want to emulate my hon. Friend by enjoying the benefits of a deep geothermal plant in their own constituencies?

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Nottingham is devastated by the senseless attacks that took place on our streets yesterday. The thoughts and prayers of the whole city are with the family and friends of those who were killed, and with those who were injured. It is absolutely heartbreaking to see the pictures of Barnaby and Grace, the University of Nottingham students whose young lives, so full of potential, have been tragically cut short. As ever, we thank the emergency services, who acted quickly and courageously to save lives. Will the Prime Minister ensure that his Government provide the police, the universities and others in our city with everything they need to support our constituents following these horrendous events?

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My constituents in Ickenham and South Harefield benefit enormously from the work of the police based in the nearby Uxbridge police station, which remains open only because of the campaign by the Conservative-led council to stop the Mayor of London closing it down. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, as we invest in more police, those police need good local police stations to work from?