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HANSARDHousing Developers: AccountabilityLittle Stanion in my constituency is a brilliant community with lots of first-time buyers who moved there to put down roots, but they have been let down time and again. The…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI thank the Secretary of State and the Minister for online safety, the hon. Member for Vale of Glamorgan (Kanishka Narayan), for their engagement and conversations on this issue.…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDUK-EU RelationsI thank the Government for the grown-up approach they have taken to improving our relations with our friends and neighbours in the EU. In contrast—as we can see today—the…23 Apr 2026HANSARD British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI start by declaring that before coming to this place, I worked in the head office of a retail business that sells internationally. I know from my experience there and from…16 Apr 2026HANSARD Student LoansI have a creative arts degree. Not only did it give me the opportunity to meet people, importantly, it enabled me to access the fashion industry as somebody growing up outside of…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansEighteen months ago, my constituents in Kettering chose to elect a 26-year-old as their MP. I believe they did so because they wanted a Labour Government, but also because young…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansThere are many levers that this Government can pull to make life better for graduates. I understand that, given the economic situation, some of those levers are easier to pull…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI do not think it has been talked about enough in this debate, or in the debate more widely, just how much is added on for students who have to take out a large maintenance loan…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI was born in 1997, so the hon. Lady will forgive me if I cannot recollect that. I do not think that graduates are arguing that we should not pay. There is an understanding that…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansI appreciate that it is a start. I welcome our introduction of £1,000, but I do think there is more to do. I also acknowledge that we are in a tough economic environment and this…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansThe previous Conservative Member who intervened asked me about 1997, so there is some looking back going on. I would welcome the Conservatives reflecting on their time in power,…18 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy generation has faced deep generational inequalities over the last decade. That did not happen by accident; it was the result of years of decision making in which the…17 Mar 2026HANSARDStart-ups and Scale-ups: Access to New Markets6. What steps he is taking to help start-ups and scale-ups access new markets.12 Mar 2026HANSARDStart-ups and Scale-ups: Access to New MarketsBritish fashion is recognised globally for its creativity. At the London Fashion Week just gone, designers such as Erdem, Tolu Coker and Simone Rocha showcased the very best of…12 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastI was a young person while the Tories were in power, and the reality is that they locked my generation out of home ownership, living standards were worse than those of our…03 Mar 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKWill my hon. Friend give way?24 Feb 2026HANSARD EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UKI worked in buying in a retail head office at the time of Brexit. It was an extremely uncertain time. I remember having to stay up quite literally all night to figure out how we…24 Feb 2026HANSARDMobile Phones and Social Media: Use by ChildrenI am one of few Members here today, and potentially the only woman, who had social media as a part of their childhood under the age of 16. That is why I am so shocked that the…20 Jan 2026HANSARD UK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsYoung people have lost so much. The pandemic kept them in their homes when they should have been in the classroom, years of austerity under the Tories saw cuts in the services on…17 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWhen I knock on doors, one thing is said to me repeatedly: Kettering does not get its fair share. I do not have to tell my constituents that the Tories underfunded our local…17 Dec 2025