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HANSARDEarly Release of PrisonersThe concept of parole is age-old, but parole was based on merit; people were considered for parole if they were felt to be worthy of it. This is entirely different—this is about…07 Jul 2026HANSARDEarly Release of PrisonersThe hon. Gentleman is right: prisons were closed that, in my view, might have been kept open. Has he looked at those prisons to see if any of them could be brought back quickly…07 Jul 2026HANSARD High StreetsI must point out that this is our second debate on this subject on the same day, in the same place and with the same Minister, whom I invite to respond. You will say something…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Ms Vaz, and to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas), who introduced the debate and said much of what I would have…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsThe Government need to know when to step back and when to step forward. They need to step back by reducing the costs that my hon. Friend has set out, and they need to step forward…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsTo do that, we must reimagine the role of Government. The Government need to stop their preoccupation with driving people online. How wonderful it would be if the Government…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsBeauty is not in the eye of the beholder. As Keats said, beauty is truth, truth beauty. That truth is about recognising that the aesthetic of a place informs people’s association…30 Jun 2026HANSARD High StreetsI will call Gregory Campbell to move the motion; I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they can make a speech only with the prior permission of the…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleOrder. I should remind Members that they need to bob, though I see they already know that. I call Robbie Moore.30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleOrder. Four Members are standing, so they have about five minutes each.30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleJust for the record, my first job was in Chiesmans, a department store that then existed in Lewisham, where I served in the china and glass department.30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleI call the Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Rachel, could you allow a short time at the end for Josh to wind up and for me to put the Question?30 Jun 2026HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Young PeopleAbsolutely. You missed the cut there, Robbie. I call Josh Dean to wind up very briefly.30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefrontsrose—30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing this debate to Westminster Hall and for his interest in what I am about to say. The Government took powers under the Tobacco and Vapes…30 Jun 2026HANSARDAnimal AbusersI am grateful for the Minister’s indulgence, given that I was not here at the beginning. He is right that the sharing of information is critical among all the agencies that deal…29 Jun 2026HANSARDAnimal AbusersI apologise to the hon. Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jacob Collier), who introduced the debate, that I was not here at the outset; I have already apologised to you, Dr…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI know that the Secretary of State has agonised over this matter—he made that clear in his statement to the House last night and again today—but what is not in doubt is the harm…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersThe journey from childhood to adulthood is challenging for many, difficult for some, and tortuous for a few. Through that journey, the support of older people, who are often…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI will in a moment, when I have made an attack on the liberal bourgeoisie, which the hon. Gentleman might want to hear. When the Tavistock clinic was opened, it was seen as an…23 Jun 2026