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HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI am really disappointed by the hon. Gentleman’s speech, because normally he makes such helpful contributions and this one is not that. The fact is that we now spend, as a nation,…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for leading this incredibly important debate. Does he agree that mainstream schools must be supported as much as possible to educate SEN children…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Foreign Affairs CommitteeMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Is not the issue that, when it comes to a contest between talent and tribe, talent must always win out? Ultimately, this country is best…19 Mar 2019HANSARD InterserveOne of the key lessons that emerged from the collapse of Carillion was that small companies that were acting as subcontractors were left dangerously exposed by unethical and…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension ProcedureThe Minister indicated that the basis for the extension will be determined following a debate in this House next week. That is the week beginning 25 March, and we are leaving on…18 Mar 2019HANSARD Article 50 Extension Procedurerose —18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI congratulate the Chancellor on his statement. If we do get the orderly Brexit that I know he and I want, may I urge him to consider schools funding in the spending review?…13 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI do not doubt for a moment the hon. Lady’s sincerity in wanting to avoid no deal, but does she not, like me, see the irony in the fact that she will be joined in the Lobby by…12 Mar 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActOf course there is a risk with the backstop —it would be infantile to suggest that there is not—but does my right hon. Friend not agree that there is also a very great, if not…12 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is making such a powerful speech. He mentioned the important role of education, and it is of course about education not only in the UK but…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCommonwealth DayInternational security co-operation can rarely have been more important, and GCHQ in my constituency already has close ties with certain Commonwealth nations through the Five Eyes…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Regional Transport InfrastructureDoes my hon. Friend agree that, in seeking to redress that imbalance, it is critical to present an ask, as it were, to the Department for Transport? When the Cheltenham cyber-park…05 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundCheltenham has areas of relative affluence but also pockets of intense deprivation. Does my right hon. Friend agree that any applications must be assessed against the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingDoes my hon. Friend agree that a huge additional pressure is the complexity that some pupils are presenting at school with? Whether that is behavioural problems or emotional…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDBritain is an instinctively compassionate, outward-looking and humane nation, and we rightly expect our country to lend a hand in the struggle against poverty, misery and…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDTo some extent it does, but cosmetic changes could be made. Why can the Department for International Development not be the Department for International Development and…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Future of DFIDDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it was right for the British Government to seek to rewrite the rules to allow aid spending to be used to deal with some of the appalling…27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionIt is encouraging to hear from my right hon. Friend that, in her words, good progress has been made towards securing an alternative to the vexed issue of the backstop, but it is…26 Feb 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationWill the hon. Lady give way?26 Feb 2019HANSARD Instrumental Music TuitionMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about the financial dividend, but does he agree there is a social dividend, too, in allowing individuals to build their confidence? All too…25 Feb 2019