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HANSARDSummer JobsI am pleased that my hon. Friend and I started our lives sweeping floors; that is something that we have in common. Of course, resilience is a really important skill in life and…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsEmployers right across my constituency of Mid Bedfordshire—particularly SMEs and retail, hospitality and leisure businesses—are telling me that the Employment Rights Bill is…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsThat was liberating.07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI start with a point that I think is abundantly obvious to most people, and certainly to Opposition Members, which is that economic growth is possible only with a culture in which…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsMy hon. Friend makes a compelling case for drilling in the North sea—a case that he made very successfully in the by-election in Aberdeen South. I congratulate him on that, and…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsOr, indeed, I was overpaid. I moved on and washed pots in my local pub. Then I progressed and became a waiter and ran wedding receptions. By the time I got to university, I was…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsCapita’s failures have caused significant hardship to retiring civil servants across the country. The Minister is right that the immediate priority should be to resolve the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. My constituent Clint is a veteran who suffered blast-related traumatic brain injuries during his service. Clint and his partner, Carol, are campaigning to get the MOD to…06 Jul 2026HANSARDEast Midland Railway CollisionI thank the Secretary of State for her statement, and I thank Ministers for briefing me over the weekend on this tragic event. I also thank all the emergency services, railway…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Stoma: Public Toilet ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd—I wish you a happy birthday. I welcome the Minister to her place. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Transport: Marston ValeI agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman. With the scale of the change that we are discussing, particularly in my constituency and also in his, it is vital that the proposals are…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Transport: Marston ValeI beg to move, That this House has considered transport requirements in the Marston Vale. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I hope this can be a…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Transport: Marston ValeI thank the Minister for briefly outlining what the £1.3 billion of taxpayers’ money will be spent on. My residents will be relieved to hear that Wixams station is expected to…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Transport: Marston ValeThe Minister talked about bringing together local councils—Central Bedfordshire council and Bedford borough council—and England’s Economic Heartland. One of my asks was that we…17 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemI thank everyone who has contributed to this wide-ranging and interesting debate. I am afraid that I do not have time to reflect on each contribution, but I thoroughly appreciate…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of improving the UK visa system. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. Immigration is one of the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemI agree that we have a thriving university sector, and we must maintain it. However, the reality is that many students arriving in the UK are doing so to attend poorly performing…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressGiven the scale and significance of the Mandelson files due to be released, why does the Minister not accept that the review of those files over the Whitsun recess would be a good…19 May 2026HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI will speak to Lords amendments 5C and 6B. Before I do so, may I thank the Minister for working in a collaborative and cross-party way on this issue? I congratulate hon. Members…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Rail Prices: Contactless PaymentsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this very important debate. There are issues with people who rely on super off-peak tickets, particularly at the weekends. Contactless has been…15 Apr 2026