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HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Armed Forces Day a few weeks ago, our community came out not just to celebrate our armed forces personnel, but to support Ben Hardy. Ben, who is 11 years old, has had 10…09 Jul 2026HANSARD National Youth StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair this afternoon, Ms McVey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal) on securing this debate. I…08 Jul 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleI beg to move, That this House has considered financial inclusion for young people. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir John. Today, young people are one of the groups…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleI could not agree more about the importance of financial education for young people, which I will come to in my speech. We can already see how those overlapping pressures…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleI could not agree more about the importance of regulating access to financial information across social media and AI, which is an emerging challenge. Embedding financial education…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleI will keep it brief, Sir John. To add to the trend, I will just share the fact that my first job was in a local coffee shop. It has been great to hear about rurality, the…30 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsThere is already much excitement in my community that East Herts will be home to one of the new youth hubs being rolled out by this Labour Government. I represent a semi-rural…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth Hubs16. What recent progress he has made on the expansion of youth hubs.29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The Child Maintenance Service has told one of my constituents that because the father of her children is claiming benefits, he can pay her only £6.73 a week, even though the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDThames WaterMy residents are rightly angry that Thames Water has discharged sewage into the River Stort, one of our rare and precious chalk streams, for hundreds of hours. I have raised the…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sA decade ago, I marched with other young people to Parliament Square calling for votes at 16 to be introduced after the Brexit referendum, and I am proud that this Labour…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI was delighted when the Labour Government supported Church Street GP surgery in Bishop’s Stortford with the funding for much-needed improvements last year. I recently had the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsResidents in Hertford and Stortford tell me that their bus services are too often irregular or delayed, causing unnecessary disruption and stress. I welcome the £19.5 million…11 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThe River Stort is one of our rare and precious local chalk streams, and my residents were rightly furious when they discovered that Thames Water has been pumping sewage into it…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenThe vast majority of Members in this place had the benefit of growing up in a world without social media, and with social media, but today’s young people have not had that…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportWe must not forget that hundreds of thousands of NEET young people are disconnected from traditional employment support, and hidden from the system entirely as a result. With…02 Jun 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI share my residents’ anger that a Thames Water site has reportedly released over 900 hours of sewage into the River Stort, one of our precious local chalk streams, since the…19 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth UnemploymentI really welcome this Government’s investment in our young people’s futures, but almost half of NEET young people are disconnected from the benefit system and traditional support.…17 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Too often, I hear from families of children with special educational needs and disabilities in Hertford and Stortford whose children have been left out of education for months…11 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for NEET Young People13. What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.09 Mar 2026