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HANSARD Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young MenAbsolutely. My hon. Friend makes a really important point. It was a real pleasure to meet Chris, his constituent, at an event as part of the Lost Boys Taskforce work earlier in…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young MenThe hon. Member is spot on in highlighting the fact that, particularly when we are talking about boys’ lack of achievement, ensuring that we identify the full suite of needs they…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young MenThe hon. Member is right to draw attention to the particular challenge faced by disadvantaged young men. While there has rightly been a lot of focus on challenges holding back all…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young MenThe hon. Member is absolutely spot on. She highlighted a number of important themes that I hope to touch on later in my remarks.03 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. When visiting UK service personnel overseas at a NATO airbase, I was appalled to learn that many had been penalised by their home insurers by virtue of being posted abroad,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformThis is an historic day for leaseholders, many of whom were let down by a lack of action from the previous Government, which left them on the hook for exploitative levels of…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI wonder if the Secretary of State shares my residents’ utter disbelief that the last Government created a system where thousands of UK medical graduates, educated at the cost of…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Digital Exploitation of Women and GirlsThe recent horrific stories about Grok and other AI-enabled abuse have highlighted a trend with which far too many women are very familiar. The online world, for all its benefits,…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindI thank the Energy Secretary for the leadership he has shown with this record-breaking step forward for renewable power, which underlines our commitment to delivering the clean,…14 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionIf I heard the hon. Gentleman right, he criticised us for the £280 tax burden that basic rate taxpayers face because of the threshold freeze that is in effect this year. He knows,…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. It is now just over two years since I was first elected to represent the community I live in. There is really no…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Therapeutic Play and Children’s HealthcareI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) not just for securing the debate, but for continuing to live up to his true legend status by being so…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted that we are investing in more rooftop solar. GB Energy supports the deployment of rooftop solar on schools and hospitals in my constituency, and the Government are…06 Jan 2026HANSARDHate CrimeI welcome the Government’s commitment to tackling misogyny, but I am sure that Ministers will be as disgusted as I am by reports over recent weeks of users of the social media…05 Jan 2026HANSARD UK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsWhatever one’s view of Brexit, leaving the Erasmus scheme was unambiguously an act of self-harm, denying the opportunity for thousands of young people across the country to study…17 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the news that the Deputy Prime Minister has been appointed to lead a national summit to discuss the issues affecting men and boys, but given that those in…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe people of the Stotfold Good Neighbour Group have been far more than just good friends for lots of people in their community; they go above and beyond to be a crucial lifeline…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairI am.03 Dec 2025HANSARDSexual Consent and Relationships EducationI know the Minister will share my concerns about some of the rise in regressive attitudes to sex, relationships and women among some subsets of young men, but far from being the…01 Dec 2025HANSARDPalliative Care StrategyI welcome the Government’s commitment to a strategy for palliative care, which is as overdue as it is important, but it will mean nothing for hospices that are not able to last…25 Nov 2025