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HANSARDILO Convention on Biological Hazards in the Working EnvironmentI would like to inform the House that today the Government will place a copy of the International Labour Organisation biological hazards in the working environment convention (No.…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI refer the hon. Member to the rest of paragraph 268, because his selective quoting does not cover all that was in there. It also says: “the UK’s NEET crisis is much more…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportYouth hubs are an incredible way for specialists to reach out and work with young people through a range of different interventions. They provide a single space from which we can…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportMy hon. Friend makes the important observation that, for us to make successful change in this space, we need to work with a range of partners and providers. I am very happy to…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI agree with my hon. Friend. He is correct to say that we must make it easier for people to unlock technical as well as other forms of education, in support of the Prime…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Relationship between Social Security Scotland and the DWPLet me begin by saying that I hope the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) saw me taking extensive notes. The speech I was planning to give is perhaps not as…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI do agree. I hope that my hon. Friend heard what I said in response to my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier) earlier about the need to…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Relationship between Social Security Scotland and the DWPMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I do not want to get into a tit-for-tat, in terms of determining responsibility between the Westminster Government and the Scottish…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportAs I said in response to an earlier question, we have the Mayfield review, we have a former chief executive of Marks & Spencer as a lead non-executive director at the Department,…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportThe right hon. Member is absolutely right to highlight the importance of that point, and the Department of Health and Social Care is undertaking a review of mental health…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI can understand the hon. Gentleman’s trepidation, but I fear that he has not been made aware of the full range of activity before the 18-month intervention kicks in. This…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. If she has any ideas about how we can extend the knowledge and availability of such information, I would be happy to hear them.02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI absolutely agree. That is significant Government investment that presents a significant opportunity to do just as my hon. Friend suggests.02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportAbsolutely, and that is not just for this Department, but Education, Health and all other Departments.02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportLast week, Alan Milburn produced a powerful report on the crisis of opportunity facing young people. The Secretary of State asked him to lead this work because it is a crisis that…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportThat was a predictable set of questions from the hon. Lady, who has the audacity to label the NEETs of this country “Labour’s lost generation” when the number of NEETs increased…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportThank you, Mr Speaker. Of course, there was no explanation or apology from the hon. Lady for the fact that her party left almost 1 million young people not in education,…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI thank my hon. Friend not just for her question but for the work that the Select Committee has done on its inquiry. Indeed, I know that Alan Milburn was before her Committee…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportThe Liberal Democrat spokesperson will have heard the Prime Minister’s recent intent to work more closely with European colleagues, because of the economic benefits that working…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI agree with the right hon. Gentleman that, in the current climate, incentives are required to encourage employers to hire young people, and I have set out the measures that we…02 Jun 2026