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HANSARDUK-EU SummitI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. A youth mobility scheme could be sensible and pragmatic and lead to opportunities across the continent. Let me briefly touch on…13 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingI thank my hon. Friend for his sterling work on the Defence Committee. Through our collective industrial strength, what greater deterrent could there be to our adversaries?07 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingI beg to move, That this House has considered barriers to defence sector financing. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Minister…07 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingI praise the last Government for their role in setting up the national security strategic investment fund as part of the British Business Bank. One of the problems with it is that…07 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingGrowth in the defence sector, and allied sectors such as space, will deliver prosperity across the UK. If we can get commercial lending working for defence, it will support growth…07 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingAs always, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. To secure lasting peace, we need greater co-operation in defence procurement and financing with the EU and allies across the world.…07 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingMy hon. Friend is a really powerful advocate for the businesses in his constituency, and as I will come on to, a multilateral commercial bank could help commercial lenders lend to…07 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingIf we can get the financing environment right for Collins Aerospace, perhaps it can grow at more pace and deliver more high-skilled jobs in my hon. Friend’s constituency, for…07 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingThere could be nothing more ethical than investing in the companies that support our Ukrainian friends. I believe Britain’s membership of a multilateral defence development bank…07 May 2025HANSARD Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryIn York Outer, we will be celebrating VE Day and the peace we cherish today as a result of the tenacity of the wartime generation. May I take just a moment to set the scene of…06 May 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I am going to make some progress and allow other Members to speak. Let us roll out an away ticket cap across the EFL and national league, like the one that already exists in the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I certainly do, and that should be the goal of the regulator. Fan engagement is great at York City, but it is not a given elsewhere. That is why the IFR should have a fan advisory…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]We are here to discuss football, an unmatched force of pride and passion across all corners of the country, from Barnet to Brighton and York City to Yeovil. That is why the Labour…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateTo support our Ukrainian friends, we need a robust sovereign industrial base. One proposal to help finance that and enhance supply chain security is the creation of a multilateral…22 Apr 2025HANSARDEating Disorder AwarenessIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for securing this debate, and of course my hon. Friend the…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Anti-social Behaviour: East of EnglandIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich North (Alice Macdonald) for securing the debate. I rise to share…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseToday I have joined over 100 Labour parliamentarians in calling for environmental, social and governance rules to be reformed to support investment in defence. At this historic…06 Mar 2025HANSARDFire Safety: Local Authority PlanningLast week, Labour councillors in York delivered the first local plan—are you ready for this, Mr Speaker?—since 1954, for which they should be commended, but local authorities need…03 Mar 2025HANSARD Regulation of the Bailiff SectorI beg to move, That this House has considered the regulation of the bailiff sector. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I extend my gratitude to my hon.…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Regulation of the Bailiff SectorAbsolutely. With that statutory underpinning, the ECB would have much greater avenues for enforcement. It has already done quite innovative work on the use of body-worn cameras…11 Feb 2025