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HANSARDLocal Government ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (Neil O’Brien) on bringing this…10 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart, and I thank the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) for the impassioned way in which he opened this…08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentNo, I will carry on, because of time. In the other place, 13 of the 14 allocated private Members’ Bills days were dedicated to the assisted dying Bill, so that amendments to it…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportAs the report highlights, the number of NEETs is set to rise to 1.25 million over the next five years unless something is done. The Government need to listen to the wealth…02 Jun 2026HANSARDGetting Britain Working AgainThey say that a week is a long time in politics, yet during this short debate we have seen the Health Secretary leave the Government. Amid the open revolt and factional…14 May 2026HANSARDApprenticeshipsWith the number of young people not in education, employment or training hovering at the 1 million mark, apprenticeships now more than ever are key to supporting opportunity and…27 Apr 2026HANSARDCivil Service: Performance Management Plans8. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of performance management plans in the civil service.23 Apr 2026HANSARDCivil Service: Performance Management PlansOur constituents must interact with many Government agencies each week to renew their passport or driving licence or to submit their tax returns. Despite record numbers of…23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Last week, a former Attorney General wrote that there was no legal reason for the Government not to publish a list of the Humble Address documents being withheld by the…23 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026I thank the Minister for such a comprehensive run-through of those regulations and the changes proposed. I can confirm that the Opposition will not oppose the changes today; we…21 Apr 2026HANSARDFree Childcare: Providers14. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of 30 hours of free childcare on early years providers.20 Apr 2026HANSARDFree Childcare: ProvidersI recently met several early years providers, who told me that the 30 hours funded childcare scheme is placing real strain on their businesses because the policy does not take…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillIs not the hallmark of every Labour Government that they end up running out of other people’s money? When they do that, they end up borrowing. When that runs dry, they end up…15 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. As with many areas of Government policy, there is a degree of consensus across the House; the draft order is no…15 Apr 2026HANSARDRight to ProtestPeople should have the right to protest, but that needs to be coupled with responsibilities. As my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) mentioned, it is…17 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth UnemploymentThis is a socialist economic statement. If it moves, the Government tax it; if it keeps moving, they regulate it; and if it stops moving, they subsidise it. Will the Secretary of…17 Mar 2026HANSARDUnemploymentWhen this Government came into office, unemployment stood at 4.2%. After a brutal 18 months of job-destroying, anti-business, anti-growth policies, it now stands at 5.2%, with…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Charity SectorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for introducing this…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Charity SectorThe hon. Member has made her point clearly, and I am very sympathetic to the argument she puts across. In my constituency, I have seen the impact of these economic policies and…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillIt is quite frankly absurd to grant children the right to vote, and even place 14 and 15-year-olds on the electoral register, all while maintaining the plethora of age-based…02 Mar 2026