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HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: South-eastI meant reorganisation costs.10 Mar 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: South-eastIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. I commend the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) for bringing this important subject to the House today. It is…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: South-eastYeah!10 Mar 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentIt was about the Minister’s projection for the Connect to Work numbers by the end of this financial year, its first year in operation.28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentWill the Minister give way?28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentI am not making a political point. I think it is right and reasonable to give employees visibility, and all good employers who want to keep their employees will of course do the…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentWould the Minister apply that principle to bank staff working in the national health service who have what is in fact a zero-hours contract—a bank staff contract—to top up in…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentThere are many ways that we can express it, but none of them are good: youth unemployment is at 15.9%; it is up 10%; it is up 1.5 percentage points; it is up over 100,000 in the…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentIs that for this financial year?28 Jan 2026HANSARD Dementia Support: HampshireIn a similar vein to the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers), it is important that families know where to access these voluntary sector services. The East Hampshire dementia…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: ReferendumsI am grateful. I was talking about housing development and planning, which in Hampshire is decided by East Hampshire district council, not by Hampshire county council. There is…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Reorganisation: ReferendumsIt is a great pleasure to see you presiding over these proceedings today, Ms McVey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford) on securing this…21 Jan 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenThe evidence will never be perfect on this subject, because this is an effect that is happening right around the world at the same time—there is no control group. Countries are…20 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal House Building Targets: Affordability Assessment1. If he will review the methodology for assessing housing affordability used to set local house building targets.12 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal House Building Targets: Affordability AssessmentI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his response. The housing formula has resulted in huge increases for parts of rural England, including a doubling of the number in my…12 Jan 2026HANSARDJane AustenIt is very good to see you, Mr Efford, presiding over this timely debate. Not only is this the 250th-anniversary year, but I think this is the first Backbench Business slot…18 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsI thank the Minister for his considered remarks and for his constructive approach to date—the cumulative effect, one might say, of the Minister’s approach. However, I hope that…17 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsI will write to the Minister in more detail—but if, in adding to the stock, we raise the median house price, that has an adverse effect on affordability. We get this ironic…17 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsI beg to move, That this House has considered the cumulative impacts of housing development. It is good to see you presiding once again, Mr Twigg. Let me start with the obvious…17 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsOf course, I agree. It is sometimes frustrating to talk to people who say there is no link between aggregate supply and the price of housing. Of course there is, but there is also…17 Dec 2025