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HANSARDStudent Loan Repayment PlansI am not personally an architect of plan 2, but the former leader of my party did say sorry, and my party was appropriately punished at the 2015 general election. The decline in…25 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorBy any measure, this past week has been an extraordinary one in British public life. Within five days, two people have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office:…24 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The B1050 between Earith and Willingham in my constituency is one of many peat-affected roads in Cambridgeshire. Such roads cost up to four times more to repair than others,…12 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Edward. I am grateful to the petitioners for bringing this important matter to Parliament, and to the hon. and learned Member…02 Feb 2026HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and will shortly cite an example of that from my constituency. The key distinction to make is between selection and settlement. Our visa…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityThe Foreign Secretary has talked a lot about military co-operation today, less so about economic security co-operation. She will remember that the Prime Minister abolished the…19 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing this important debate. I acknowledge the families who…13 Jan 2026HANSARD High Street Gambling ReformI thank the hon. Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) for securing this debate and for all her hard work on this issue. What she has been doing is impressive. Gambling can be a…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdateThe Secretary of State will know that the NATO Secretary-General said in September that we must “prevent spreading” NATO forces “too thinly”. Could he provide some reassurance to…07 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaAt the weekend, Donald Trump invoked the Monroe doctrine. From her statement, the Foreign Secretary seems to accept that in some cases, the UN charter is secondary to great…05 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsEmployers across the construction, care and manufacturing sectors have warned that Skills England’s dumbed down reforms mean that apprenticeships will not be recognised by…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) on securing the debate. The Oxford-Cambridge growth…03 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe found out last week that the international student levy will raise £445 million from our universities, but only 1% of that will go to the maintenance grants that Ministers have…01 Dec 2025HANSARDProposed New Town: Tempsford6. What the infrastructure requirements are for supporting the proposed new town at Tempsford.24 Nov 2025HANSARDProposed New Town: TempsfordI thank the Minister for his answer. St Neots is the nearest town to the proposed east coast main line and East West Rail interchange station that would be central to any new town…24 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am sure my hon. Friends will be relieved to hear that I will be making a very focused speech. My new clauses 7, 8 and 9 address missed opportunities in the skills devolution…24 Nov 2025HANSARDUniversities: Research and Development1. What steps her Department is taking with universities to develop its research and development policies.12 Nov 2025HANSARDUniversities: Research and DevelopmentI thank the Secretary of State for her answer. The UK’s universities do indeed produce world-class research, but I would suggest that we are still missing too many opportunities…12 Nov 2025HANSARDProbation ServiceIn July 2024, inspectors rated Cambridgeshire and Peterborough probation service inadequate, with major leadership failures and child safeguarding assessed as adequate in just 28%…11 Nov 2025HANSARDProbation Service3. What steps he is taking to support the Probation Service.11 Nov 2025