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HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillUnfortunately, the hon. Lady does not seem to understand that hypothecated taxes are not a thing. What she has said simply does not make sense. The fact is that this Bill will…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillThe fact is that people do the sums. That is the reality of the world we live in. The hon. Gentleman indicated that he is a member of the Treasury Committee, so he must be…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillMy right hon. Friend has indeed made a significant point about the strange position in which so many Labour Members find themselves. Having previously voted against lifting the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI will give way to Members on the Government Benches in a moment. I just ask them to think about the implications of the extra money that people will be receiving. Some people…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillIt is exactly as my hon. Friend says. The extra money that some families will be receiving—without even working—would require such a high income to achieve through work. This…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillI am sure that all of us in this House care about poverty and children’s prospects, but the answer is not to spend more, to hand out more money and to trap people in worklessness;…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillMy hon. Friend has made the important point that no other party in the Chamber seems to realise what a serious financial position the country is in. We have to ask ourselves hard…03 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 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillEvery week, millions of people up and down the country sit at their kitchen table and do the sums to work out what is coming in, what is going out, and what simply is not…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentIf the hon. Gentleman had been listening, he would have heard me say that there is a place for programmes that support young people into work, particularly if they find that they…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentI am perfectly well aware of the policy on national insurance. I take the hon. Gentleman’s point that some Labour MPs do have business experience, but if we look at Labour Front…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentI enjoyed the way in which the hon. Gentleman led into his question with a bit of flattery, but I will not be drawn on his attempt to make me talk about the minimum wage or down…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentI am glad that the hon. Lady has some sympathy with the position of young people who are struggling to get jobs. My party halved unemployment; her party’s record is of…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Summer and holiday jobs are important ways for young people to gain experience before they leave education and seek full-time jobs, but…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentI beg to move, That this House regrets that both youth unemployment and the numbers of young people not in education, employment or training are rising as a result of the…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Youth UnemploymentMy right hon. Friend makes the point so clearly. It is so obvious to the Conservatives, as the party of business, that if the Government keep taxing business, there will be fewer…28 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnder this Labour Government the number of people on benefits is soaring, with nearly a million young people not in education, employment or training, and over 700,000 university…26 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYoung people hearing that answer will not be reassured, but that is no surprise—what else can the Secretary of State say? The Prime Minister is too busy blocking rivals for his…26 Jan 2026HANSARDPIP: Number of ClaimantsSince the right hon. Gentleman became Disability Minister, half a million more people have gone on to PIP, and the sickness benefits bill is heading up to £100 billion a year by…26 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI offer the hon. Lady my condolences on the loss of her father. About 5,000 homes in my constituency were without water this weekend. That on its own is bad enough, but then we…12 Jan 2026