PMQs

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I send my best wishes to the King. The Foreign Secretary said that with allies we will look at recognising a Palestinian state so that Palestinians can see there is going to be irreversible progress towards a two-state solution. It was later clarified that this statement had not been signed off by No. 10. Does the Prime Minister agree with his Foreign Secretary?

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Residents of Northampton South are experiencing a severe shortage of NHS dental services, particularly in Duston where there is now no service available at all. With today's announcement of the dentistry recovery plan, can the Prime Minister guarantee that improvements will be seen within months rather than years?

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A year ago the Prime Minister promised to reduce NHS waiting lists but now we learn that he is blocking a deal to end doctors' strikes. Does he mean by saying 'it's on me personally', that he will take responsibility for not meeting his promises?

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When Brianna's mother is in this Chamber, the Prime Minister says that he stands by his commitments. Yet a year ago he insisted if he failed to meet his promises it was on him personally. But now we learn from his own officials that he blocks any deal to end doctors' strikes. What did he mean when he said 'it's on me personally'?

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In some parts of the country, people literally cannot find an NHS dentist and blame it on covid. There are even cases of people pulling out their own teeth due to lack of access. What is being done about this?

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There are some areas where people literally cannot have an NHS dentist because of the pandemic. People are pulling out their own teeth due to lack of access. The Prime Minister says that this is down to covid. What exactly does he mean by saying 'it's on me personally' if he fails?

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When the Prime Minister admitted failing on waiting lists, I thought we might see a new era of integrity, but it has proved false. He blames others and is out of touch with reality. Can he explain his stance?

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The Prime Minister is known as Mr 25 Tax Rises, being an expert in raising taxes. He thought it was right to defend terrorists and now he backs non-dom status. When he finds himself defending tax avoidance over more NHS appointments, does he understand why his MPs say he doesn't get what Britain needs?

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My constituents and I send our best wishes to the King and the royal family. Despite the popular narrative, our economy is doing well, with an unemployment rate well below the EU average, strong inward investment and record employment. Taxes are higher than Conservatives would like, but does my right hon. Friend agree that a key reason for this is that we rightly spent £400 billion on covid support, including one of most generous furlough schemes, in order to ensure that no one was left behind, and that it is our intention and instinct to lower taxes, unlike the Opposition parties?

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I begin by expressing my heartfelt sympathies to Brianna's mother, who is in the Public Gallery. I also send my best wishes to King Charles for what will hopefully be a quick and full recovery. The public are used to the Tories gambling on the lives of others: Boris Johnson did it with public health during the pandemic, and his immediate successor did it with household finances. Not to be outdone, on Monday this week the Prime Minister accepted a crude bet regarding the lives of asylum seekers. In doing so, he demeaned them as individuals and he degraded the office that he currently holds. Will he apologise?

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As ever, the Prime Minister does himself no favours, because the bet to which I refer was worth £1,000, and it came just hours before he ended cost of living support worth just £900. His justification for doing so was that the cost of living crisis is easing. What does he believe leaves him looking most out of touch with the public: gambling £1,000, or believing that the cost of living crisis is getting better?

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The thoughts of the people of East Worthing and Shoreham are with His Majesty, too. The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted that, since taking office, attendance at the Church of England has dropped by 15%. In the 10 years to covid, the number of baptisms in the Church of England has fallen from 140,000 a year to 87,000, so Christianity in the UK seems to be on the wane, unless, apparently, you are from a Muslim country in the middle of an asylum claim. We are now told that one in seven occupants of the Bibby Stockholm has suddenly become a practising Christian. Given that the Church of England has now issued secret guidance to clergy supporting asylum applications for these Damascene conversions, to whom is the Church accountable? Are taxpayers being scammed by the Archbishop?

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May I, on behalf of my party, extend our best wishes to His Majesty the King for a full recovery? I thank the Prime Minister for his dedication and leadership in helping us to restore our place in the United Kingdom and its internal market and to revive our political institutions at Stormont. The Union is more secure as a result of our combined endeavours and, together, we have greatly enhanced the potential to build a strong and prosperous economy that will help to cement our peace in Northern Ireland. Securing peace in an unstable world is vital for all of us, so will the Prime Minister examine the findings of a recent report by Policy Exchange that calls for Northern Ireland to play an even greater role in the defence of our nation?

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Mr Speaker, does the Prime Minister know where the best site for large-scale, new nuclear in the UK is? [ “Wylfa!”] Will he commit to buying the Wylfa site—now the only gigawatt site in Wales—this year and ensure that it is progressed as soon as possible to meet our net zero and energy security needs, and give an enormous boost to the Ynys Môn and north Wales economy?

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Last year, the Prime Minister and other senior Ministers were given the conclusions of a Government audit of research programmes at UK universities with links to the Chinese state. Despite the report's warnings, no action has been taken. Why is this?

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Two talented individuals have put together an ambitious £2 million bid to repurpose the Gala Bingo hall in Kettering. Will my right hon. Friend facilitate a meeting with relevant Ministers to discuss funding options?

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After 14 years of Tory rule, towns and cities in every part of the country have been left behind financially. When will the Prime Minister take responsibility for this?

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For 27 years, constituents in Wales have waited longer than those in England for doctors, ambulances, A&E care, and operations. Does my right hon. Friend agree that Labour cannot be trusted with the NHS?

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Over 391 deaths have occurred at our borders in the past 25 years, with an estimated cost of £800 million for the current policy. Will he now show understanding that asylum seekers are human beings and provide safe routes instead of deterrence?

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In February, focusing on emotional health and mental well-being, I share my personal experience of a near-fatal attempt in 2021. After receiving care at St Helier and Springfield Hospitals, I am grateful for support from NHS staff. Does the Prime Minister agree that one death by suicide is too many?

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May I take this opportunity to ask the Prime Minister if he will consider apologising to Brianna Ghey's mother for his insensitive comment? Turning to my question, the independent report into Teesworks released last Monday throws up more questions than it answers. It is vital that we now have a National Audit Office investigation. The report was scathing and said that there is insufficient transparency to offer evidence of value for money. Should the Government not lead by example, and will the Prime Minister finally release details of his conversations surrounding Teesworks, as he was asked to do twice last year?

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I give my heartfelt thanks to the Prime Minster for his support for our Melton, Harborough and Stamford villages following the recent devastating flooding. Tens of homes, farms and businesses in Rutland were also devastated, but our county is in effect excluded from ever receiving support in the future due to the arbitrary floor currently in place. Flood support should be based on the most affected or a percentage of population, but Rutland must have 1,000 times more flooding than next-door Lincolnshire for us ever to access support. Will my right hon. Friend please give a meeting to me and my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for South Swindon (Sir Robert Buckland) to discuss this important issue?

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Two weeks ago, I challenged the Prime Minister on his Government's broken promise on building new hospitals by 2030, including in my own area. Now it seems the Government are downgrading existing hospitals too. Children and parents in Eastbourne will be forced to travel for miles if the proposed downgrade of the hospital's paediatric services goes ahead. Campaigners have asked the Government to call in this disastrous plan, so will the Prime Minister agree?

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It was my huge pleasure to host the aerospace defence and security industry apprenticeships event in Parliament yesterday, welcoming two apprentices from Collins Aerospace in Wolverhampton. Will the Prime Minister join me, in National Apprenticeship Week, in celebrating the opportunities that apprenticeships can provide in the defence industry, as well as in our armed forces, which are all in the top 10 apprenticeship providers?

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If Grangemouth refinery closes, Scotland will be the only major oil-producing nation without a refinery capacity. At a time of energy insecurity, is it not economic madness to allow a profitable plant to close, and is it not environmental madness to tranship oil for refining and distribution across the increasingly dangerous high seas? Given the billions that the Prime Minister has received and will continue to receive from North sea oil, will he ensure that Scotland retains a refinery capacity for Scotland's oil?

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I was very proud that it was a Conservative Government who appointed the Patient Safety Commissioner, and that we commissioned the Hughes report on medical devices and medicines, which was published this morning. Will my right hon. Friend also make me proud by addressing the points that the commissioner has raised and bringing forward a redress scheme in a timely manner?

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Many of my constituents, such as local mum Jessica, have contacted me about special educational needs and disability support. Jessica's son has waited years for an autism diagnosis, and he is not expected to have an education, health and care plan in place by the time he goes to secondary school. Will the Prime Minister confirm that students who need an EHCP will get one so that they can thrive at school?

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I put on the record my best wishes to His Majesty the King and to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Building on the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Southampton North, I know that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is exceptionally pleased about the Hughes report, which has been published today. May I press my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on the fact that tens of thousands of women and children have suffered immensely since the 1970s, with Government after Government doing nothing about it? I am proud that this Government have done something about it, but I urge him, in the strongest terms, to talk to the Chancellor to ensure that we can address the issues raised in the Hughes report at the Budget.

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Why did the Prime Minister downgrade the role of Minister for Disabled People? What message does he think that sends to disabled people, and will he commit to reconsider that move and ensure that the role is held by a Minister of State? If not, will he agree to meet with me and disabled people's organisations to explain his reasoning?