"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing this important debate and highlighting one of the major challenges facing many young people in this country today: student loan repayments. Despite my youthful looks, I can …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"I am not sure that I recognise that statement. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, I was not born in the parliamentary seat of Windsor. I grew up in Ashton-under-Lyne and was the kind of child the hon. Member probably has in mind. My passion at school was …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"I agree, but would gently say that we want to ensure that people take the highest-quality creative courses imaginable, which we can honestly say will have economic benefits for them. That is the nuance and balance.
Because of the time, I will move on to my substantive remarks, though hon. …..." Jack Rankin - View Speech
"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