Speeches by Sandher.

“I give way first to the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan).”

“Manufacturing has been falling in this country since Margaret Thatcher came to this place. The lack of manufacturing jobs, and the inability of graduates to get a decent job in this country, is precisely why they are turning away from democracy itself. More than that, the UK has suffered the fastest deindustrialisation…”

“I was a very young man then as it happens; it was rather a long time ago. I believe that the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston (Neil O’Brien) wanted to intervene too. [Interruption.] Or perhaps not any more—he is busy tweeting away. That is okay.”

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“Luckily, I will come back to reindustrialising the economy and what the Labour Government are doing right now, but let me turn to the motion at hand, which does not really add up, taking each point in turn. The motion speaks of employment. Employment, including youth employment, is higher than it was at the July electi…”

“In a moment. On top of that, young people cannot move out: some 40% of 18 to 35-year-olds live at home with mum and dad. Each of them is now turning away from democracy.”

“We know that a nation in which every single one of us can earn a decent life is a stronger nation. That is exactly the kind of country that the Government are creating. In this country today, too many people cannot earn a decent life. Our nation is weaker as a result. The task before us is to create a stronger nation, …”

“I, too, wish the Veterans Minister the best of luck as he climbs Everest, and I am sure we all agree: rather him than us. In today’s world warfare is changing dramatically. Drones costing $1,000 can destroy tanks worth $10 million, but the innovation cycle for those drones is rapid; they are designed to become obsolete…”

“1. What steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are able to participate in defence procurement contracts.”

“I think today of Norman Ward, who in 2020 shot himself while terminally ill because of the terrible pain that he faced. Does my hon. Friend agree that under subsection (f) of new clause 16, Norman Ward would have been unable to access the choice that would have ended his suffering?”

“The hon. Member’s amendment speaks of “severe pain and discomfort”, but there is a reason why the medical profession has not gone for that. How does she propose we assess severe pain and discomfort as opposed to medium pain? Is a fungating wound part of severe pain and discomfort?”

“When it comes to these new tasks and the skills required for it, how are you finding the training to help your employees? On the other side, how do you feel government are working with you to help create those skills?”

“Mr Luther, I want to talk to you about the ways in which AI may change employment within the financial services sector particularly around the kinds of tasks that may be carried out. What tasks do you see in the financial services sector being—I was going to say “automated”, but that seems a little bit old—done by gene…”

“Looking forward then in terms of having new skill creation as the new task creation from AI that you can do, do you think that new task creation is going to outweigh some of the older tasks that would no longer be done because AI is now helping to perform those?”

“Yes. Thinking about the automation revolution, people had computers, and they could do different things, so you did not have to sit there with a slide rule. Excel does it fast. It meant that jobs changed but jobs were not destroyed because people became more productive. What happened in the middle labour market was dif…”

“Potholes are a blight across my constituency and cost us £500 each time they damage our cars, and the reason is that our roads have not been maintained by the Conservative-run county council. Does the Leader of the House believe that on 1 May my constituents should vote to fix our potholes and vote for all the brillian…”

“I was also one of the Members sanctioned by Putin yesterday for calling for this House to do everything we can to stop him. The lesson of a century ago is that dictators like Putin cannot and will not stop unless we stop them, and the only way to stop him is through strength—through strong armed forces, a strong NATO a…”

“Constituents across my community of Loughborough, Shepshed and the villages have been facing the scourge of offroad bikes, often ridden by young reoffenders. That causes havoc for residents, it is dangerous for pedestrians, and can be fatal for those who are on those bikes. Those young reoffenders often have little els…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. Keeping ourselves, Europe and Ukraine safe means that we have to produce more fighting forces than Putin can, but traditionally this country has focused on producing exquisite and expensive platforms. Clearly that trade-off is changing, and we are seeing $1,000 drones i…”

“5. What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending among young people.”