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HANSARDStudent LoansLet me begin by stating the obvious: the issues with plan 2 loans are a legacy of the previous Government. Plan 2 borrowers in England are undergraduate students who began their…18 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent LoansThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I did not attribute a time period to the hon. Gentleman’s comments. I am simply stating that it is a fixed intention of this Government to seek to…18 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent LoansWhat I say is that students, like everybody else, benefit from an improved NHS and from a range of interventions that this Government are making, but we cannot change everything…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceI will come to the points about communication and enforcement momentarily. I acknowledge that we all have difficult cases, but the CMS does handle billions of pounds a year in…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I am struck, as was the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade), by the level of interest in this…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsDefinitely—and soon.09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be pleased to know that a range of interventions are under way, including reviewing the child maintenance calculation across the piece. If there are specific…09 Mar 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit: Foreign NationalsThe hon. Gentleman may be unaware that the proportion of foreign nationals claiming universal credit who are in work is one third higher than the proportion for people who are…09 Mar 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit: Foreign NationalsUniversal credit is primarily reserved for people settled in the UK. With regard to trends, overall the proportion of universal credit claimants in this country who are foreign…09 Mar 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit: Foreign NationalsThe hon. Lady will be aware that the Conservatives created this system. On her specific question about what we are doing to restrict access to the benefits system for foreign…09 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2026I am grateful to the hon. Member for South West Devon for her contribution and for the thoughtful scrutiny applied to the draft levy order. The evidence is consistent: market…03 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your…03 Mar 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions… That is just part of our youth guarantee, which we are rolling out so that every young person gets the chance to earn or learn; and it accounts for part of the more than £1.5…04 Feb 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions… That is just part of our youth guarantee, which we are rolling out so that every young person gets the chance to earn or learn; and it accounts for part of the more than £1.5…04 Feb 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions… The hon. Lady asked about the timing of the roll-out of the youth guarantee. The first tranche—the first 55,000 opportunities—will be in place from April, and by September we…04 Feb 2026HANSARDWork and Pensions… The hon. Lady asked about the timing of the roll-out of the youth guarantee. The youth guarantee will roll out over the next three years.04 Feb 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentIf only the Conservatives had had 14 years to do much of what the shadow Minister just outlined. It seems as though they never tire of pulling apart their own abysmal record.…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentI certainly would. I also note that the Opposition spokesperson, the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin), having complained about the increase in the…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentThat is why we are making interventions in the form of the youth guarantee and increased investment in the growth and skills levy. I gently point out that, as the right hon.…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentIf that is the position of the Leader of the Opposition, Conservative Members may need to find a new home other than Reform— [ Interruption. ] I am not sure where that comment…28 Jan 2026