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HANSARDSupport for NEET Young People13. What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.09 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseMorrisons has resigned from managing the Thorley Park post office, putting the future of an important local centre at risk. I have joined with a cross-party group of local…05 Mar 2026HANSARDChina and JapanLast Thursday, I held a public meeting with the Hong Kong community in Bishop’s Stortford. We met to discuss the proposed changes to indefinite leave to remain, but there was real…02 Feb 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformToday, I think of one of the very first constituents I saw at one of my surgeries, who was trying to sell one of her leasehold properties just to help fund the care of her mother.…27 Jan 2026HANSARD ADHD DiagnosisA number of colleagues have spoken movingly about the individual circumstances of their constituents. I want to speak about individual circumstances, as I was diagnosed with ADHD…20 Jan 2026HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Member Consultation8. What recent progress the client board has made on consulting hon. Members on the restoration and renewal programme.15 Jan 2026HANSARDRestoration and Renewal: Member ConsultationI thank my hon. Friend for his answer and for the board’s engagement with parliamentary colleagues. A full decant from Parliament is among the options for colleagues to consider…15 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Of the almost 1 million young people not in education, employment or training, hundreds of thousands are disconnected from the system entirely. Youth workers have a unique…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Young People not in Education, Employment or TrainingIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) for securing the debate. Of the almost 1 million…26 Nov 2025HANSARDHealth Inequalities10. What steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequalities impacting women in the NHS.25 Nov 2025HANSARDHealth InequalitiesWhen my constituent Rachel attended numerous A&E departments with severe abdominal pain, swelling, fever and nausea, her fears of a ruptured ovarian cyst were repeatedly…25 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI really welcome the review’s focus on social justice and the critical skills needed for work and life. We know that young people face an unprecedented mental health crisis. Can…05 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Baccalaureate: Funding in State SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) for securing this morning’s debate. Hockerill…29 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformI beg to move, That this House has considered reforming the educational assessment system. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. Over the summer, another…15 Oct 2025HANSARDJhoots PharmacyLast week I met staff from Jhoots Pharmacy in Thorley and was shocked when they told me that they had been unpaid for months but were still working. Some were struggling with…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformI could not agree more with the point my hon. Friend makes. I held a number of roundtables with parents and carers in my constituency over the summer as well. We were discussing…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformAgain, I could not agree more. Being trapped in that cycle of failure leaves a mark on young people. We want young people to leave school ready for work and life, and to thrive…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformI cannot remember the numbers off the top of my head, but my hon. Friend is right to highlight the number of secondary schools that retest students because of the lack of reliance…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformThe hon. Gentleman has talked a lot about stress. I acknowledge the point about resilience, which is why we need that in the curriculum, but would he equate stress to panic…15 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]In the interest of time, I will turn straight to new clause 25, tabled in my name. The Bill sets out a range of situations where the competence of a patient aged under 16 will be…14 Oct 2025