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HANSARDSummer JobsI can tell the Minister that 3% is a relatively small percentage of 100%, and many of those people are students. The Labour party used to speak about zero-hours contracts as if…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 Jobsrose—07 Jul 2026HANSARDCulture, Media And SportI am going to have another go, as my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage) did. A billion pounds over three years sounds like a lot of money. The simple…30 Jun 2026HANSARDCulture, Media And SportAs the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) just said, sports participation underpins so much for young people, building character and resilience, acting in favour…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026Like everyone who has spoken, I support the principle of the lifelong learning entitlement. I welcomed it in Sir Philip Augar’s review, which reported while I was at the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026We all knew that!24 Jun 2026HANSARDMedia Green PaperThis House ended the licensing of the press on 3 May 1695, when it declined to renew the relevant legislation. That makes the definition of news sources difficult. Perhaps that is…24 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeAs the hon. Member for Eltham and Chislehurst (Clive Efford) did, I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate. I pay tribute to him for securing it and for…18 Jun 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeMy word! My hon. Friend puts it in very striking terms. [Interruption.] I see the Minister indicating that he has heard her question, so I think it is right that I defer to him to…18 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI welcome this morning’s announcement. The platforms are not now off the hook: the Online Safety Act 2023 operates until the age of 18, which is the age to which the Children Act…15 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the Minister’s answer to my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis), will he take the opportunity of the new NPPF to make it absolutely…15 Jun 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReformHalf a billion pounds?10 Jun 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReformIt is a pleasure to see you in the chair, Dr Murrison. I congratulate and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (Neil O’Brien) for securing this…10 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportThis is an important piece of work from Alan Milburn, but what principles will underpin the Government’s approach? Does the Minister think that, other things being equal, if we…02 Jun 2026HANSARDContaminated Blood: CompensationI thank the Paymaster General for his personal work in this area. The increase in the unethical research award is a material improvement, and I am particularly thinking of the…23 Apr 2026HANSARDContaminated Blood: Compensation12. What recent steps he has taken to ensure that people infected and affected by contaminated blood are compensated.23 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to have heard the last few speeches, which made very important points, but even with five minutes, time is still short for me. I…22 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI think that would try Madam Deputy Speaker’s patience. Today is the day that we can take action on those two points.22 Apr 2026HANSARDFalling School RollsIt is true that the effects of the falling birth rate have been felt most so far in places such as Hackney, but it is coming to many more places, and the effect will be felt in a…20 Apr 2026