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HANSARDJury TrialsMy right hon. Friend is making excellent points about alternative solutions to scrapping the right to a jury trial. Any MP who has spent any time in their local courts will have…07 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsWill my right hon. Friend give way?07 Jan 2026HANSARD BBC Charter RenewalThank you, Mrs Harris. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) on securing the debate. I cannot think of anyone more qualified to kick…06 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsThe Government have cancelled elections and are scrapping jury trials, and now we hear that they are limiting the right to appeal to a Crown court, despite the fact that such…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationToday, Gosport borough council has been given the lowest possible rating by a Government regulator for the management of its social housing. The Minister will understand that this…18 Dec 2025HANSARDJury Trials1. What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials on the rule of law.18 Dec 2025HANSARD Membership-based Charity OrganisationsI am grateful to the Minister for her response. I am also grateful to her for advocating on my behalf, and on behalf of membership charities, with the Department for Business and…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Membership-based Charity OrganisationsThe hon. Gentleman has done beautifully to put that on the record. He is absolutely right that these incredible membership charities preserve our national heritage. If we were to…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Membership-based Charity OrganisationsI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for membership-based charity organisations. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg.…17 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkAs I mentioned to the Minister when he was in his place earlier, I started my first business at the age of 19. That is what I did for 20 years, before I became an MP—I ran…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkIt is all very well supporting the status of workers if there are jobs to offer people. If you have the status, but no job to attach it to, you feel like a bit of a lemon—as I am…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI agree 100%—my hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head. The grassroots Music Venue Trust says that despite multiple Ministers saying on the record that business rates would go…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government may be fooling their Back Benchers, but they are not fooling our constituents. This goes back to the wider question, and it is…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkThat may be the case, but the hon. Gentleman needs to read his data a little more accurately, because the number of young people on unemployment benefit has also gone up. I will…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkThe hon. Lady is being incredibly generous in giving way. Given the focus on cutting waiting lists and tackling NHS challenges, how does the hon. Lady feel about the employer…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkThat is exactly the issue: the Minister was in this place back when the Government were coming up with their plans and policies; meanwhile, I was starting and running a business…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanThis really is a catalogue of disaster, and it raises a range of issues, some of which the Committee will consider when we kick off our inquiry into major events tomorrow. In the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDCancer CareA constituent of mine recently had successful high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for prostate cancer, which was at Charing Cross hospital because it is not even offered…25 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesMy hon. Friend is 100% right to point out that people are making knee-jerk decisions because of fear about what the Chancellor will do, and they are delaying business decisions…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI apologise—I may be a little hard of hearing. Could I ask the hon. Member once more for a quick yes-or-no answer? Would he vote to get rid of the two-child benefit cap?12 Nov 2025