"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I thank the hon. Member for Woking (Mr Forster) for securing this important debate, and for his powerful and thoughtful contribution, particularly in relation to the tragic case of Sara Sharif.
That this House has considered the impact of environmental, social and governance requirements on the defence industry.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank the Minister and hon. Members for making time to attend what I hope will be a …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point about Leonard, which builds helicopters in his constituency, and I am sure the Minister has heard his pointed remarks.
Parties of both colours have pledged to increase defence spending. This Labour Government have committed to an uplift of 3% in the next Parliament, …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"I am delighted to correct the record; it is good to see that parties of all colours are backing increased defence spending in a more uncertain world.
The ESG system implies in some sense that defence investment is unethical, but there is nothing less ethical than sending British sons and …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"Of course the hon. Member is right. We have a collective responsibility to advocate for these businesses, as he just did, but as a nation we must also face down this pernicious culture.
To return to the point about financial institutions, the culture we set in Parliament influences them. We …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"I thank all hon. Members from across the Chamber for their considered contributions, and particularly the hon. Members for York Outer (Mr Charters), for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and for North Durham (Luke Akehurst), as well as my hon. Friend the Member for Weald of Kent (Katie Lam).
"I thank the hon. Member for Newbury (Mr Dillon) for securing this important debate and for his wider efforts on this issue, including his private Member’s Bill and his early-day motion, which 44 Members from right across the House supported. That is the gold standard for how to champion an …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
That this House has considered the impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on graduates.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I thank the Minister for taking time from his busy schedule to attend the debate today. I will start by painting …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"I intend to get to the implications of plan 2 loans—both the freeze in the threshold for repayment and the freezing of the interest rates in a falling-interest-rates environment. I think the hon. Gentleman will find in the Budget papers that that raises about as much money as the mansion …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"I am not sure that I agree 100% with the hon. Member. I suspect that, in this country, we are sending too many people to university, and we should have a higher focus on higher quality courses and courses that add economic value, while investing some of the money saved …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech