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HANSARD Covid: Fifth AnniversaryIndeed, huge numbers of people were hit so hard during the pandemic. We agree that although support was broad, it certainly was not perfect. On top of the suffering, the pandemic…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Covid: Fifth AnniversaryI thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham and Beckton (James Asser) for securing this debate. We have rightly spoken about those who died during the pandemic, but covid also…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My constituency of Loughborough, Shepshed and the villages is in the east midlands, a region that has been overlooked for too long. That ends today, first with the changes to the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Businesses in my constituency often complain about the shocking Brexit deal that the Conservative party gave us, with more costs, more red tape and more paperwork. That is why…05 Jun 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyYou brought in a temporary reduction of business rates during covid, but as with so much else, you did not fund that beyond those years, so you made a permanent reduction of 40%…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI was a very young man then as it happens; it was rather a long time ago. I believe that the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (Neil O’Brien) wanted to intervene too.…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyManufacturing has been falling in this country since Margaret Thatcher came to this place. The lack of manufacturing jobs, and the inability of graduates to get a decent job in…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI give way first to the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan).21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyIn a moment. On top of that, young people cannot move out: some 40% of 18 to 35-year-olds live at home with mum and dad. Each of them is now turning away from democracy.21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyLuckily, I will come back to reindustrialising the economy and what the Labour Government are doing right now, but let me turn to the motion at hand, which does not really add up,…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the Economyrose—21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyWe know that a nation in which every single one of us can earn a decent life is a stronger nation. That is exactly the kind of country that the Government are creating. In this…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyOh, go on then.21 May 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsI, too, wish the Veterans Minister the best of luck as he climbs Everest, and I am sure we all agree: rather him than us. In today’s world warfare is changing dramatically. Drones…19 May 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEs1. What steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are able to participate in defence procurement contracts.19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI think today of Norman Ward, who in 2020 shot himself while terminally ill because of the terrible pain that he faced. Does my hon. Friend agree that under subsection (f) of new…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe hon. Member’s amendment speaks of “severe pain and discomfort”, but there is a reason why the medical profession has not gone for that. How does she propose we assess severe…16 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine War: London TalksI was also one of the Members sanctioned by Putin yesterday for calling for this House to do everything we can to stop him. The lesson of a century ago is that dictators like…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HousePotholes are a blight across my constituency and cost us £500 each time they damage our cars, and the reason is that our roads have not been maintained by the Conservative-run…24 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. Keeping ourselves, Europe and Ukraine safe means that we have to produce more fighting forces than Putin can, but traditionally…22 Apr 2025