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HANSARDRent Control: Evidential Basis19. What the evidential basis is for his Department’s policy on rent control.13 Apr 2026HANSARDRent Control: Evidential BasisThere is an injection of housing investment in some parts of my constituency, but sadly it is by landlords who are taking advantage of low house prices to turn family homes and…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI thank the Chancellor for her statement. May I ask her to do something for a specific group of people? Constituents who have to rent their home in the private rented market,…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. My constituents living in private rented accommodation are looking to the Government to take action on the cost of living, rent and utility bills. The Government have…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement and for her focus on the impact on our constituents from the fallout of this conflict. Specifically, what are our allies and…17 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth UnemploymentThe number of young people not in education, employment or training hitting 1 million follows a trajectory that has been ongoing for a long time and is a global phenomenon. I am…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Our history is as a naval power, and immediate threats to the UK include threats to undersea cables, the activities of illegal Russian shadow tankers and the closure of the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I want to make a short intervention, as we may divide on this instrument. Although the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats do not have a leg to stand on in this debate, I have to…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsPrivate market rents are most extortionate in working-class communities such as mine, where people can still buy a terraced house for around £70,000. So far, the Government have…23 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationMy hon. Friend is making a very good speech. Is it not important that this Labour Government show how they are different, and deal differently with those failed privatisations?04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. We are told that a system of crisis payments has been put in place but I am still receiving correspondence from…04 Feb 2026HANSARDIranThis is an evil regime that is murdering and torturing tens of thousands of its own people. I am pleased that the Chamber is giving this matter regular attention. President Trump…03 Feb 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI am sorry that I am the only Labour Back Bencher who wants to speak. I have huge respect for my hon. Friend, and I fear that I am not going to say anything he particularly likes.…26 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.20 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for that update. The brutal Iranian regime is dying and a new Iran is being born. We can assist that process, in the Iranian people’s interests and ours, by banning…20 Jan 2026HANSARD Iran: ProtestsWe must not be indifferent to the pleas of the Iranian people—what we are seeing is absolutely horrific. I welcome sanctions, but we must be honest: the people of Iran are…19 Jan 2026HANSARD IranIran is a remarkable country with a rich history and culture. Its people have been living under tyranny for decades. They are now fighting to rid themselves of their chains.…13 Jan 2026HANSARDPrivate Rent Inflation8. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle private rent inflation.12 Jan 2026HANSARDPrivate Rent InflationI regularly hear from constituents who are being pushed out of their homes by rip-off hikes from unscrupulous landlords. The average rents in Liverpool have risen by 8%, well…12 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement on an incredibly complex international situation. Maduro stole elections and murdered opponents, and 9 million Venezuelans were forced…05 Jan 2026