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HANSARDUnemploymentI was disappointed that the Secretary of State did not answer the question put by my hon. Friend the Member for Fylde (Mr Snowden), so let me help him. Unemployment among 18 to…27 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillOn the ABI report that he referred to—he has referred to it before—yes, the ABI has agreed with the diagnosis of the problem, as I set out, as a collective action problem.…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillAs I think the right hon. Gentleman will have heard in my speech, there is widespread agreement that we want to see more investment by pension funds in the UK; the debate is about…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillWhat a difference a week makes. When the hon. Gentleman rose to conclude our debate last Wednesday, he delivered from the Dispatch Box what I can only describe as a tirade.…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The last Division we voted on was on a motion proposed by the Government that grouped a series of amendments with which we agreed,…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillMy hon. Friend is exactly right. Sometimes the Pensions Minister talks about this all as being technicalities, but the fact is that the Government are coming after people’s…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillWho knew that the Pension Schemes Bill would become so controversial? It is a Bill on which there was so much consensus; a Bill begun by one party in government and now being…15 Apr 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsThe working-age benefits bill is set to reach £171 billion by the end of this Parliament, yet the Government are doing nothing to get it under control. In fact, by scrapping the…25 Mar 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsThe working-age benefits bill is set to reach £171 billion by the end of this Parliament, yet the Government are doing nothing to get it under control. In fact, by scrapping the…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentI commend my right hon. Friend on securing this debate and on the speech he is making about the challenge of supplying water to Tonbridge and Malling, now and in the future with…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentI thank the Minister very much for taking a second intervention from me. I do not disagree that the country needs more homes; that is an accepted fact. However, what we have seen…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentThe Minister mentioned that the water taskforce will be meeting with David Hinton, the chief executive of South East Water, to hold him to account for its abysmal performance in…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Water Supply and Housing Targets: West KentWill the Minister give way?24 Mar 2026HANSARDMeningitis OutbreakI thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and for his communications with me. Juliette was a schoolgirl in year 13 at Queen Elizabeth grammar school in my constituency.…17 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth UnemploymentThe Government have lost control of welfare. The benefits bill is ballooning. Sickness benefits alone will cost us £109 billion by the end of the decade. Working-age benefits are…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven that the savings of millions of people are at stake, I am disappointed that the Secretary of State did not rise to answer this important question. The Pensions Minister…09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMadam Deputy Speaker, you are no doubt familiar with the dramatic principle of Chekhov’s gun: if there is a gun on the wall in the first act, it will be fired by the final scene.…09 Mar 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit: Foreign NationalsThe working-age benefits bill is set to reach £171 billion by the end of this Parliament, yet the Government are doing nothing to get it under control. In fact, by scrapping the…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI thank my hon. Friends for their contributions during the passage of this Bill. In particular, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith), who has…23 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillIf the hon. Gentleman listens to what I am about to say about the back and forth on this policy on his side of the House, he will see that he should think a bit harder before…03 Feb 2026