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HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI entirely endorse my hon. Friend’s comments. It sounds as if we may have had similar childhoods, only in different parts of the country. The statistics cited in this debate do…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI first put on record my thanks to my Deep Heat patch; three hours of bobbing with a bad back has been a very special introduction to this debate. I welcome the opportunity to…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentI thank my right hon. Friend for her great explanation of youth hubs. We have just opened one at the Peterborough United—Posh—stadium, bringing together all sorts of partnerships.…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentI appreciate the right hon. Gentleman’s knowledge and his passion for this subject. I would just suggest that he perhaps underestimates the impact that insecure work can have. In…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesWe in Peterborough are fond of a pint, so I thank the Minister and his team for their engagement today and in the months leading up to this decision. We are also proud of our…27 Jan 2026HANSARD IranI place on the record my thanks to our diplomatic staff working around the world to support people during this difficult time. What conversations is the Foreign Secretary having…13 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker, and to all your team. I welcome the Minister’s comments. I thank DEFRA and Treasury Ministers for engaging with farmers and National Farmers…05 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Government FinanceThe Conservatives have some brass neck when they blame councils like mine for being poor, given that they oversaw 14 years of austerity, underfunding and cuts. The initial figures…17 Dec 2025HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyRepresenting a city that has 20,000 children living in poverty, I strongly welcome the crucial fact that the strategy is not just about the poverty of the family budget, but the…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI represent a seat with one of the highest levels of zero-hours contracts and insecure work in the country. I am not sure how that compares to the hon. Member’s constituency, but…08 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ8. At the weekend, I had the great privilege to join volunteers from Peterborough food bank at the Tesco in Werrington on their autumn food drive. I put on record my thanks to my…03 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThe report on the OBR leak makes deeply worrying reading. I welcome the resignation of the chair of the OBR, because leadership on these issues matters. It turns out that the leak…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Right to Trial by JuryI welcome the Minister’s serious approach to dealing with this difficult issue. Like many other Members, my inbox is full of heartbreaking casework. Some of the most heartbreaking…27 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ11. One of the worst legacies of the last Conservative Government was the collapse in apprenticeships for young people in places such as Peterborough, shutting a generation out…19 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorAs a Member who represents a prison constituency, I would like to put on record my thanks to prison and probation staff who work hard under difficult circumstances. In recognising…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipLike some other colleagues in the House, I often start my morning with Dotty on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and end my days with Amelia on “BBC Look East”. I say that because it…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireI certainly welcome that, and I also welcome the number of Cambridgeshire MPs who are here to celebrate our county’s rich bronze-age heritage. Too often, young people are denied…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireAbsolutely; that brings me on to some questions I have for the Minister. Can the Minister set out the ongoing support the Government are providing and their commitment to regional…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireI will come on to talk about the importance of local museums. One great privilege of this place is to learn of the rich heritage of so many different parts of Britain and Northern…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireI wholeheartedly agree. Fundamentally, we are talking about our shared heritage—the heritage not just of Peterborough, but of Cambridgeshire and of Britain and Northern Ireland as…05 Nov 2025