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HANSARDYouth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025I am glad that the Government are introducing things like the youth guarantee and working to help those who are not in education, employment or training. However, as the hon.…10 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy right hon. Friend is right to focus on the cost of living and de-escalation in the middle east. I am pleased to hear her confirm again that there is money for the Ministry of…09 Mar 2026HANSARDImmigration PolicyCould the Minister update us on the discussions about people who arrived in this country pursuing leave for five years, or whatever period their visa stated, to get status in the…09 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastI have to say that the sound and fury from the shadow Chancellor is extraordinary, given that it was his Government who ran the country and its citizens into chaos, with interest…03 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastThe Prime Minister has spoken about repatriating British citizens in the region. Will that be through the Ministry of Defence? If so, who will foot the bill: the MOD, the Treasury…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Isabel Rose suffered a horrendous event in Hong Kong almost exactly two years ago. She was sexually assaulted and violently raped. She went to the authorities in…26 Feb 2026HANSARDPalace of Westminster: Major WorksIn modern times, this issue has been discussed since 2016; we are on our 10th anniversary of discussing what has actually been an issue for 40 years. I disagree with the hon.…26 Feb 2026HANSARDPalace of Westminster: Major Works6. What its planned timetable is for starting major works on the Palace of Westminster.26 Feb 2026HANSARDAccess to Mental Health Services5. What steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services.24 Feb 2026HANSARDAccess to Mental Health ServicesThe NHS’s work on this is vital, but I also draw the Minister’s attention to Mind in Hackney, which is pioneering a new approach to make sure that people get two sessions of…24 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonI am no longer the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. It seems that we are in something of a muddle here. Had the Opposition named the ISC in the Humble Address, as has…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonWill my right hon. Friend give way?04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThere is a well-worn route for dealing with these matters, through Humble Addresses and otherwise. Previous Humble Addresses, when the Labour party was in opposition, would…04 Feb 2026HANSARDLord Mandelsonrose—04 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillMy hon. Friend rightly highlights that this is partly about the wider structure, and it is also about the number of parents who are in work. Does she not agree that part of our…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. It was, of course, his party, in coalition, that delivered austerity and delivered this policy. Does he have anything to say to the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillAs my right hon. Friend has described, this is a crucial policy, but it is a downpayment on tackling other failures of the former Government, including the poor-quality and…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillWhat does the shadow Secretary of State have to say to my constituent, who found herself single with three children in temporary accommodation and then moved into a one-bedroom…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions made clear in his speech the number of people who make these choices and decisions and then, later on, find…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillLet us be clear: this Government came in with a plan to tackle child poverty, but quite rightly set up a taskforce to deal with it under two excellent Secretaries of State, and…03 Feb 2026