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HANSARDEnhanced Free Trade Agreement: TurkeyThe fifth round of negotiations on an enhanced free trade agreement with Turkey took place in Ankara between 15 and 23 June 2026. Economic growth is our first mission in…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsWhat?07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI did not know the hon. Member for South West Hertfordshire (Mr Mohindra) is the shadow Deputy Chief Whip, but there we are. If the hon. Member for Droitwich and Evesham is upset…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI will not be moving the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. I do not know how you felt when you got up this morning, Mr Speaker, and you saw the Order Paper. I saw that…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsA depressing version of reality. I know that the Tories do not support proportional representation, but none the less we have had the single transferable speech delivered by the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI am not sure that there is “nowhere” in the country where that is more important than the Isle of Wight—every single constituency in the land faces challenges around getting…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI never said that the situation was all rosy; I said earlier that I am completely not complacent about the situation. I know the problems facing young people going into work that…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsMr Speaker, did you know that he is the Member for Harlow? That had completely passed us by completely, hadn’t it? My hon. Friend makes a good point and I am sure someone will…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsMaybe the Father of the House is about to give us another instance of an institution in his constituency.07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsActually, quite a few mayors around the country, including my right hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham), have advanced a lot of ideas in their areas that have…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsOh, I have hours yet—and I still have to give way to the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens—but of course I will give way to the right hon. Gentleman.07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsTouché, Mr Speaker! [ Interruption. ] Oh, Madam Deputy Speaker is taking the Chair. Well, I saw you off, Mr Speaker.07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsIt has all got very unconventional. The right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) is misinterpreting what is occurring. If he wants to reason with this matter, I am…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsYes, and I would be happy to give way to the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan) again if he wants.07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsYes. I am very glad that my hon. Friend picked me up on that—that is a very good point. I want to make another point about the levy, which is that some people seem to be…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsOne thing on which I think the hon. Gentleman and I agree is that this is a very over-centralised state. We make far too many decisions on a national basis, rather than allowing…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for allowing me to continue my conversation with the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen). My other concern is how it can possibly be…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsNo, no—but making a snide remark has not recommended the hon. Gentleman to me any further, I have to say. A seasonal job may be the first route out of NEETdom. That is why we…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsThirty-six?07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI want to be absolutely clear. I am not trying to suggest that everything is perfect in the nation and that we are in a version of nirvana; I am not saying that at all. I have…07 Jul 2026