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HANSARDSchool FundingIn the limited time that I have, I shall focus on the issue of high-needs funding. The high-needs pot funds children with special educational needs and disabilities in both…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Ten Years of the Work Capability AssessmentThe hon. Gentleman mentions compassion, but is it not also correct that there must be professionalism? Linda Hending in my constituency set up a support group for people with…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingDoes my right hon. Friend agree that as part of the process of increasing the funding that is available, we should increase the practice of business rates retention as a way of…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Sri LankaIt is right that we should respond to this unspeakable outrage with a message of tolerance, calm and peace, but it is also right that this wickedness should not go unpunished.…23 Apr 2019HANSARDCPS: Mental HealthA fair trial is one in which the defendant can follow the proceedings and advance his defence, and the CPS, as an administerer of justice, will want to ensure that that remains…11 Apr 2019HANSARDCPS: Mental Health1. What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to support defendants with mental health issues.11 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentMy constituency is the home of GCHQ, which has unprecedented and unparalleled security co-operation and intelligence sharing with the United States. Does the Secretary of State…10 Apr 2019HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Take-home Pay5. What steps he is taking to increase take-home pay for low-paid workers.09 Apr 2019HANSARDLow-paid Workers: Take-home PayOne way of increasing take-home pay is to create more high-paying jobs in the first place. Does my right hon. Friend agree that Cheltenham’s Government-backed cyber innovation…09 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Dudley North (Ian Austin), who gave a speech of extraordinary fluency and power. Everybody in this House knows that racism is morally and…08 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationMy hon. Friend talked about the Government’s White Paper. Does he agree that the White Paper is particularly urgent because social media is normalising utterly toxic and…08 Apr 2019HANSARDUN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationYes, of course that is absolutely right. When I referred to the tech giants, I was thinking about Facebook and Instagram. Our security and intelligence agencies, such as GCHQ,…08 Apr 2019HANSARD BruneiI am very concerned about the implications for the safety of British nationals who are either in Brunei or planning to visit Brunei, following the shocking introduction of these…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the problems with the situation in which some people find themselves is that the advice was given so long ago that the opportunity to seek…04 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16I will give way to the hon. Gentleman in a moment; let me just develop the point a fraction. That acknowledgement of the age of majority at 18 is, in fact, reflected across the…03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16Thank you very much for calling me to speak, Mr Howarth. It is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden). If I may say so at the outset, what a…03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16Will the hon. Lady give way?03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16If the hon. Lady thinks that young people have the right level of political maturity to vote at 16, does she think that they have the right level of maturity to buy fireworks? If…03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16There is, and one could take the view that because the position has changed in Scotland, we should reflect that throughout the entire United Kingdom. That is a legitimate…03 Apr 2019HANSARDVotes at 16If Scotland wants to introduce votes at 16, that is a matter for Scotland, but I do not see that it is an argument for doing so across the United Kingdom. Of course, one…03 Apr 2019