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HANSARDSummer JobsI will take 21 any day. My first job paid the grand sum of 50p an hour. At the end of the week, when I got my pay packet—it was a pay packet in those days; there was no bank…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsDoes the Minister not accept that the schemes and programmes to do with the world cup—let us hope England stay in for as long as possible to help those businesses—are merely small…07 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) on…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsIt really was, but it was more than that. It got me used to the whole mindset of going to work: getting up, being there for a certain time, and asking, “Is there anything else I…07 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsThe hon. Gentleman always brings great passion to this place and is never afraid of sharing ideas. I think we are at a stage with development where we are, I think all of us,…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsIs it not the truth that we have a Government who simply do not understand business? They think that they can squeeze and squeeze, tax and tax, legislate against and tangle up in…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSummer JobsWill the Minister give way?07 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI will address directly the matter of settlements in a moment, but I want to make a broader point first. Diplomacy is about rolling up our sleeves and putting in the hard yards,…01 Jul 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsI will be delighted to do so, Ms Vaz. It is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I perhaps should abandon my prepared speech and just go for it. Across the…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanToo little, too late—that will be the legacy of this Labour Government. Earlier today, the Prime Minister admitted that capital projects including roads and energy infrastructure…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsI want to mention quickly something that I did not have time to talk about earlier. I welcome the funding that we have had for Brownhills, but will the Minister work with us to…30 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsOn the regeneration of our high streets and town centres, does the hon. Gentleman agree that there should be much more emphasis on bringing empty shops and empty homes back into…30 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ15. From slashing winter fuel payments to surrendering the Chagos Islands, this Prime Minister has got every major decision wrong. It is no wonder that even his own MPs are now…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and Readinessrose—23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and Readinessrose —23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the hon. Member give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessIs it not the truth that we have a Government who said they were prepared to meet the threats that we face as a country, yet are simply dithering and delaying? With all the…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessAbsolutely not. I stand here not as a Brexiteer, but as somebody who was a reluctant remainer. I voted for remain partly because of the security of our country, but let me tell…23 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillWill the Secretary of State give way?10 Jun 2026