Jim Dickson

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The funds should be accessible to those young people, and hitherto they have not been. When the money is available, it can help that young person with a start in li

I welcome the Bill, and the opportunity to follow so many excellent contributions this evening, particularly those of the Chair of the Treasury Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South a

The Poundland store in Dartford forms an important part of the shopping offer at the Priory Centre, as well as the wider town centre. It employs local people, who will be desperately worried about the

T6. Small businesses in Dartford that I spoke to immediately after the Budget, including Thaiger Thai, Ali’s Cafe and Albion’s Bakery, all hugely welcomed the measure to change the threshold for payme

I believe that the same case is being made strongly to Ministers on exactly that point by Members of all parties, not least Members on the Labour Benches—I have heard it being made myself. That really

The situation that the right hon. Gentleman is describing sounds like what pertained for the previous 14 years. We are turning that around. Since the 2024 election, this Government have demonstrated a