The comments made by Julia Lopez, the Media, Data and Digital Minister, on 14 May 2022.
We are determined to tackle childhood obesity and are working hard to improve young people’s health, including by investing £550 million of government and lottery cash to level up access to sport and physical activity right across the country
We have listened to the concerns which have been raised and will not be bringing in restrictions on junk food advertising until confident that the time is right.
The comments made by Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary, on 13 May 2022.
Putin is humiliating himself on the world stage. We must ensure he faces a defeat in Ukraine that denies him any benefit and ultimately constrains further aggression…
To help Ukraine, we need to go further and faster.
The best long term security for Ukraine will come from it being able to defend itself. That means providing Ukraine with a clear pathway to NATO-standard equipment…
Sanctions must remain in place while Russian troops are in Ukraine and peace is threatened… We must never lift sanctions in sensitive areas including critical technology like quantum.
The comments made by Steve Barclay, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on 13 May 2022.
Civil servants do a great job delivering public services for people up and down the country and, just like in any high-performing business in the private sector, employees thrive when there is diversity of leadership.
The pathway to achieving this aim is to ensure the Civil Service is able to select from amongst the widest possible pool of talent so we can hire the highest calibre staff. This will also contribute to our commitment to levelling up opportunity across the UK by moving roles out of London.
We want to reduce the size of the Civil Service so it comes back down to the levels we had in 2016 but it remains important that, when we do recruit, particularly for leadership roles, we are able to bring in the best possible candidates for every position.
The comments made by Linda Dillon, the Mid Ulster MLA for Sinn Fein, on 13 May 2022.
Today, the PSNI has made an undisclosed settlement to the family of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA chairman Sean Brown for failures in the original police investigation.
Sean Brown was abducted and murdered by a Loyalist death squad 25 years ago while locking up the GAA club.
There has always been concerns of collusion between the RUC and Loyalist death squads.
Former Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan said as far back as 2004 that the police investigation hade been ‘incomplete and inadequate’ and she said that ‘no earnest effort was made to identify those who had carried out the murder’.
The Brown family has been critical of the police handling of Sean Brown’s murder and this settlement today is the clearest indication that there were serious failures.
This has added additional trauma to a family that has already suffered so much.
Sinn Féin will continue to support the Brown family in their campaign for truth and justice.
The comments made by Kwasi Kwarteng, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in the House of Commons on 13 May 2022.
Our new £120 million fund will push forward our plan to deploy a new fleet of nuclear power stations as part of a British nuclear renaissance.
By encouraging new companies to come forward and build in Britain, we can spur greater competition in the market to cut development costs so consumers benefit in the long-term.
Nuclear is central to our long-term plan bolster the UK’s energy security with cheaper, cleaner, home-grown power, while creating thousands of high-skilled jobs across our country.
The comments made by Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport, on 13 May 2022.
The plague of potholes is the menace of our roads. That’s why I’m ensuring companies who create them and leave roads in a poor state can be held to account more easily – protecting drivers from unfair repair costs.
We’ve already invested billions of pounds into roads maintenance, helping local authorities keep their highways well maintained and I’ll continue working to make sure all road-users around the country can enjoy the safe, world-class infrastructure they deserve.
The comments made by Nadhim Zahawi, the Secretary of State for Education, on 13 May 2022.
The quality of pupils’ education in crucial subjects like maths and science should not be dependent on where they live, and teachers shouldn’t feel that they must leave their local area for a better paid job.
Our Levelling Up Premium will help give children and young people the best specialist teaching in maths, physics, chemistry and computing, while supporting jobs in low-income areas, helping to level up education for all and grow the economy.
The comments made by Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on 12 May 2022.
It was great to visit the ACCI today and see the fantastic work they’re doing to support the local community’s mental health.
I’m continuing to level up health across the country –this includes mental health and ensuring it is on an equal footing to physical health.
In order to make sure our 10 year mental health plan works for all, it’s important that the Black community share their views and experiences on how we can improve the support and services available. Your voices will shape our plan to promote positive mental wellbeing across the nation.
The comments made by Mims Davies, the Minister for Employment, on 12 May 2022.
We know how much value people get from being in work, both financially and in boosting their confidence and wellbeing, which is why we’ve increased our local DWP Jobcentre support across all communities.
I was delighted to officially open the additional new JCP site in Brighton Queens Square today alongside my DWP colleague, Baroness Stedman-Scott. It was great meeting our Work Coaches and colleagues from Instant who have been integral in getting our new sites up and running and fitting out these new modern environments to make a positive difference to the lives of so many people.
This opening marks the completion of our expansion programme with 194 additional Jobcentres now open across Great Britain to support the impact of the pandemic and help people progress. We are getting jobseekers into the record number of vacancies while also supporting those in low paid work to be able to increase their hours, to earn more and move forward in their career.
The comments made by Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport, on 12 May 2022.
The huge success of the Dartmoor Line shows that when you get the service right the public will respond with increased demand.
This is one example of the bright future in store for our railways as we begin to reform the sector in the run-up to the creation of Great British Railways. Put the customer first and you’ll get the results.