Category: Speeches

Maria Caulfield – 2022 Comments on the Women’s Health Strategy

The comments made by Maria Caulfield, the Minister for Women’s Health, on 13 April 2022.

For generations, women have lived in a healthcare system primarily designed by men, for men. We are committed to tackling the gender health gap, and the publication of our strategy later this year will mark a significant step forward.

I want to thank the expert individuals and organisations who took the time to respond to our call for evidence. The insights you have provided have been stark and sobering, but will be pivotal to ensuring our strategy represents the first hand experiences of the health care system.

April 13, 2022
Liz Truss – 2022 Comments on 178 New Sanctions

The comments made by Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary, on 13 April 2022.

In the wake of horrific rocket attacks on civilians in Eastern Ukraine, we are today sanctioning those who prop up the illegal breakaway regions and are complicit in atrocities against the Ukrainian people. We will continue to target all those who aid and abet Putin’s war.

From tomorrow, we are banning the import of Russian iron and steel, as well as the export of quantum technologies and advanced materials that Putin sorely needs. We will not rest in our mission to stop Putin’s war machine in its tracks.

April 13, 2022
Kit Malthouse – 2022 Comments on Improving Drug Treatment in Deprived Areas

The comments made by Kit Malthouse, the Combating Drugs Minister, on 13 April 2022.

Aside from the personal misery and degradation, drugs are behind almost half of all burglaries and robberies, and drive violence and murder in too many neighbourhoods.

We must maintain focus on the Prime Minister’s overall aim to reduce crime that blights our cities and towns, and the best way to do this is to work together to reduce homelessness, drug use and drug deaths. We will build on our work in the current Project ADDER locations, adding yet more heft to existing sites to accelerate the turnaround for addicts and their neighbours.

April 13, 2022
Sajid Javid – 2022 Comments on Improving Drug Treatment in Deprived Areas

The comments made by Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on 13 April 2022.

This is a significant step in our commitment to rebuild the drug treatment system, save lives and level up the country.

We’re investing a record amount in treatment services and ensuring some of the most deprived areas in England are first in line for this funding, to support the most vulnerable by cutting drug use.

Treatment is just one element of our far-reaching strategy to better rehabilitate drug users – whether it’s helping people get jobs, creating a stable home or cracking down on supply.

April 13, 2022
Alex Burghart – 2022 Comments on Maths Skills for Adults

The comments made by Alex Burghart, the Minister for Skills, on 13 April 2022.

As the son of a maths teacher, I know that, with the right support, everyone can do maths. That is why making sure everyone has good maths and numeracy skills is central to the mission of this government.

Poor numeracy holds people back in their lives and careers. Multiply will be a launchpad for people to progress into better paid jobs that will help our economy grow.

This £270 million of government funding will unlock potential and level up opportunities for people across the country. We will give this money to local areas based on need so they can find the right solutions for their communities.

April 13, 2022
Keir Starmer – 2022 Comments on Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Being Fined for Breaking Rules

The comments made by Keir Starmer, the Leader of the Opposition, on 12 April 2022.

This is the first time in our country’s history that a Prime Minister has been found guilty of breaking the law – at a time when Britain made unimaginable sacrifices.

And then lied about it.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have dishonored their office.

They must resign.

April 12, 2022
Matt Hancock – 2022 Comments on Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Being Fined for Breaking Rules

The comments made by Matt Hancock, the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on Twitter on 12 April 2022.

The PM and Chancellor got the big calls right during the pandemic & are now leading the fight against Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine

They have rightly apologised. We must now move forwards and get on with delivering for people.

April 12, 2022
Tim Farron – 2022 Comments on Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Being Fined for Breaking Rules

The comments made by Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, on 12 April 2022.

I have just been speaking with a group of local elderly people who spent long lonely months isolated during lockdown. They made huge sacrifices to do the right thing. The PM and Chancellor thought they were above those people and above the law – of course they must resign.

April 12, 2022
Harriet Harman – 2022 Comments on Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Being Fined for Breaking Rules

The comments made by Harriet Harman, the Labour MP for Camberwell and Peckham, on Twitter on 12 April 2022.

If you get covid regulations Fixed Penalty Notice you can either admit guilt or go to court to challenge it. If Prime Minister and Chancellor admit guilt, accepting that police right that they breached regulations, then they are also admitting that they misled the House of Commons. Or are they going to challenge?

April 12, 2022
Stewart McDonald – 2022 Comments on Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Being Fined for Breaking Rules

The comments made by Stewart McDonald, the SNP MP for Glasgow South, on Twitter on 12 April 2022.

The PM has indeed been a strong ally of Ukraine – I have given him credit for it – but that does not entitle him or his party to use Russian war crimes and the victims of them as a shield for his own lying and lawbreaking. The mere suggestion that he might is a new low.

April 12, 2022