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HANSARDWarm Home DiscountI will never forget my mum renting a house in York with ancient heating, freezing rooms and an evil prepayment meter that drained her finances. In York, over a third of fuel-poor…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeParents do need a bit of support when it comes to guidance and advice around what is excessive, particularly when it comes to unsupervised screen time.10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeI thank my hon. Friend for making that excellent point. I have spoken openly in this House about my own mental health struggles in the past. When it comes to AI tools in…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeI thank the hon. Member for making that eloquent point. I would say that we should learn the lessons from Australia. Back in 2015, it established the eSafety Commissioner, whose…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeI think, particularly when it comes to things like YouTube shorts, that Members of this House would never want to see a ban on YouTube, but when it comes to the user experience on…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeI wish my hon. Friend’s daughter a happy birthday and thank her for the work she is doing as a paediatric nurse. “Cocomelon” has been described as “visual fentanyl” for young…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeI thank my hon. Friend for all the work he is doing through the Labour group for men and boys. It is refreshing that this Government, and particularly the Secretary of State for…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeThank you, Sir Jeremy. Briefly, my hon. Friend is a fantastic mum herself and an advocate for the great parents of Britain. Parents need advice about unsupervised screen time,…10 Feb 2026HANSARDWarm Home Discount16. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of the warm home discount on living standards.10 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeI thank my right hon. Friend for all that he is doing to overhaul standards in public life, following the absolute bin fire that the Conservative party left behind. Peter…09 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ5. An EU agrifood deal would boost exports and cut supermarket prices. The CBI backs it, and according to Best for Britain’s polling, 62% of the public do, but—surprise,…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Defence Industry: Environmental, Social and Governance RequirementsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I genuinely thank the hon. Member for Windsor (Jack Rankin) for securing this debate and for his kind words. We can work…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Defence Industry: Environmental, Social and Governance RequirementsWhen it comes to our European friends, we have to have cross-border financing. I have met some of the main German commercial lenders that want to come in; likewise, British…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesI thank Gary at the Marcia Inn in Bishopthorpe and Adam at the Wenlock Arms in Wheldrake for meeting me to discuss support for pubs. The Tories created a ticking time bomb on…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. It was great to be at the headquarters of what3words for the speech by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster about moving fast and fixing things. Three…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsChildren are entitled to 30 hours of free childcare from the term after they turn nine months old, meaning that in practice some children are actually 13 months old before they…19 Jan 2026HANSARDFood InflationMy hon. Friend is spot on. If I can give a shout out to one of my constituents, I love buying from Grey Leys farm. It produces the most beautiful Jersey milk. Would it not be…15 Jan 2026HANSARDFood InflationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Friern Barnet (Catherine West) for securing today’s debate. I know…15 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) on introducing the debate, and thank him for his service…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailBy my reckoning, York is the biggest winner of this new rail revolution. The new Haxby/York North station; the York station masterplan upgrade; the trans-Pennine route upgrade;…14 Jan 2026