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HANSARD Youth UnemploymentThe differential has been eroded, but the hon. Lady is quite right to mention that. What we are talking about is balance. None of us is talking about a total free-for-all for…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate. How do we, as so many colleagues have asked this afternoon—certainly on the Opposition Benches—persuade an employer? How do we create…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentThe Minister knows that youth unemployment was at 20% when the Conservatives came into power, and at 14% when we left. Can he commit that his Government, with their vast array of…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair and reasonable point, but if he goes back and looks through the data, he will see that youth unemployment stayed stubbornly high under the last…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentWill the hon. Lady give way?28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentWill the Minister give way?28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentIn my experience, my neighbour is always a fair and credible person, so will she confirm that youth unemployment reduced over the 14 years that the Conservatives were in…28 Jan 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenIn meaningful consultations, the Government set out what they are minded to do and set out a model. This consultation does not define social media or set out an enforcement model.…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Billrose—20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe Minister mentions the United States’ wishes, and he appears to be presenting the case that the United States remains in the position that it was in previously, despite what…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Billrose—20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the Minister give way?20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillWill the hon. Gentleman allow me to intervene one more time?20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe hon. Gentleman is talking about the costs of the deal. Can he just set them out for the House? I do not think anyone has done so in today’s debate so far, and he is speaking…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI fear the Minister may have inadvertently misled the House. The only public statement by the Chinese Government on this subject was on 29 May last year when they welcomed the…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillDoes my right hon. Friend, like me, feel some sympathy for the Minister? He has rested his whole case on the support of the United States of America. The Deputy Prime Minister…20 Jan 2026HANSARDSEND: Blind and Partially Sighted ChildrenBlind and partially sighted children in the East Riding of Yorkshire receive lower funding through the higher needs block than anywhere else in the country, yet in the settlement…19 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeOrder. We will stay focused Ajax, notwithstanding the intervention.14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeOrder. I call James MacCleary, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.14 Jan 2026