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HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Desmond. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills (Tessa Munt). I will try to cover four aspects of the NPPF…16 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkI agree. There is no practical limit on what we can learn from one another in the home nations of the United Kingdom. I want to come on to what is known as policy L3, which…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseIn support of the Government’s drive for economic growth and export earnings, may we have a debate in Government time on the role and potential of international inbound tourism?…16 Jul 2026HANSARDProtecting Built HeritageI commend the hon. Lady for her clear and excellent presentation of this report. Sadly, there is not time for me to list all the very many great heritage assets in East Hampshire.…16 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReorganisationThe Government’s proposed carve-up of Hampshire ignores their preset criteria, has no mandate and splits up East Hampshire. The benefits, if there are any, will come way off in…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyI had better press on, because we have a number of colleagues to get through. Regarding generative AI and its effect on information integrity, which my right hon. Friend the…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyI commend the hon. Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan), as well as his two friends and allies who have just spoken, my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyI agree with large parts of what the hon. Gentleman says. The timeframes are obviously shorter this time than they were for say, the industrial revolution, the printing press or…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Societal Impact of AI: Government PolicyI agree with the hon. Gentleman; this is, of course, not a left versus right argument. For example, the antitrust regime in the United States exists precisely to prevent the…08 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI am spoiled for choice. Who wants to contradict me?07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsWell, I will help him with that. That principle is why, back in 1999—under a Labour Government, as he will recall—when the original minimum wage came in, the Low Pay Commission…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer Jobsrose—07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsWill the Minister give way before he finishes?07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsThe Minister said that he would not move the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. I do not think that is unheard of, but I am curious to understand why, having put down…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsWe have 109,000 more young people out of work, the youth unemployment rate is at 16%, and our ratio between youth unemployment and overall unemployment is now at European levels.…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsMy right hon. Friend is right. I have spent an inordinate amount of time studying zero-hours contracts, partly because the previous leader of the Labour party, the right hon.…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsOf course the hon. Member is right. Nobody wants exploitative zero-hours contracts. Quite often when the Opposition talk about zero-hours contracts, the Government think that the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsGood employers, who want to keep their employees, do not do stupid things that upset their employees. Good employers will always want to keep good people in order to build their…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsI had better not. Although, it always brightens my life to hear from the hon. Gentleman, so I will give way.07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsThe hon. Gentleman is right, of course. I do not think anybody in the House of Commons would argue that there should be no employment or workplace regulation at all. […07 Jul 2026