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HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy right hon. Friend is correct. We are involved in a profound battle for childhood and against the screens. The Government have taken some steps in the right direction—their…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. As I have said, we are in a fight for childhood, and I will keep fighting until the Government offer a ban on social media in this Bill…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillSince I last stood at this Dispatch Box to argue, again, that we should stop ignoring the evidence and act to ban social media for under-16s, 12 individuals in California have…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Student LoansI beg to move, That this House calls on the Government to set the interest rate on Plan 2 student loans at a level which ensures that balances will never rise faster than RPI…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have a chance today to create a new deal for young people. I hope that some Government Members vote for it.18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansThe Chancellor said that the system was fair and reasonable—what a joke! The Government do not recognise the scale of the problem, but we do, and we have come up with a plan to…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI do not know whether the hon. Gentleman was listening when I covered that point. The whole point is that those degrees do not lead to jobs in the creative arts industry. It is a…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansIf the hon. Lady thinks the system is broken, I invite her to vote for our motion. Every metric for young people has got worse since this Government came in. It is crystal clear…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansExactly. The Chancellor gave it all away when she said that young people are at the back of the queue—that tells us all that we need to know about this Government. The Government…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansThe hon. Gentleman is missing the fact that Labour has made it worse. Even now, the Chancellor has changed her tune—no surprise given the track record of this Government. She now…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI am glad that the hon. Gentleman raises that point. I totally agree with him that it is something that needs to be looked into and fixed. As I have mentioned, we know that 10…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansMy hon. Friend is, as ever, absolutely right. Opportunity should be created for young people here, not in other countries, and that is what we want to create.18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansIt seems like the hon. Gentleman was at university only yesterday. If we are asking young people to take on a mountain of debt, it is important for them to know that they will get…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right: there is nothing progressive about letting a young person take a university degree that has negative returns for them. That is not fair…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansAs ever, the hon. Gentleman raises a very interesting point, and I look forward to his bringing it up with the Chancellor at questions.18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI will not. When the hon. Gentleman tried to intervene on me recently, he accused me of jumping on a bandwagon about rape gangs, so he will forgive me for not taking another…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI just told you!18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansMy hon. Friend is spot on. It is not well known that apprenticeship degrees are more oversubscribed than Oxford and Cambridge. These are things that young people want to do, and…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansNo, the plan would massively widen choice. At the moment, the number of young people who want to start apprenticeships is much smaller than the number of apprenticeships…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansMy right hon. Friend is quite right: not only did Labour mislead the public, but it then made things worse. Now, Labour Members will not vote to fix it. That is Labour all over.…18 Mar 2026