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HANSARD Warm Home DiscountI thank the Minister for her statement. I hear from many constituents who suffer with energy debt as a result of the previous Government’s failure to protect billpayers during the…25 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I have been proudly championing the very neglected skills and trades sector since arriving in this place because, unfortunately, one of the most toxic legacies of the previous…25 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Some of my constituents have raised concerns about how their information will be kept safely in the online register of births and deaths. How will the Secretary of State ensure…12 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewAs we have heard today and previously in this place from so many hon. Members on both sides of the House, Sir David was a loved and valued colleague, and not just an MP, but a man…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Chinese CompaniesDoes the Minister agree that developing our economic and trading relationships with other nations is one lever of many that the Government are using to drive growth and…12 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I want to start by agreeing with my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton Itchen that leadership and action are needed. Indeed, leadership and action were needed three years ago…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his comments. We have spent a great deal of time in Committee hearing from Opposition Members about autonomy: headteachers’ autonomy, school…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)That is a good point. Although we have to resource our schools properly to ensure appropriate iPads and computers that can be used, we would not want the situation the hon. Member…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsPortsmouth is the home of the Royal Navy, but it is also the proud home of many companies in the defence sector: BAE, Airbus and Accuracy International, to name just a few. Those…10 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eleventh sitting)Will the hon. Member take an intervention?06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eleventh sitting)Thank you, Sir Edward. It seems to have been implied that only academies might want to expand, but local authority schools might also want to expand. If it is not right for the…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eleventh sitting)Will the Minister confirm that the power to set place numbers includes all schools in local authority areas? It is not just academies but maintained schools. There seems to have…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eleventh sitting)It seems to have been implied— [ Interruption. ]06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful for the opportunity to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. While we were in Bill Committee on Tuesday, the Education Committee was meeting—there are many…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eleventh sitting)We were asked for examples of where schools have been closed. We have not even thought about small rural schools that are affected by expansion. Local authorities that represent…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Eleventh sitting)I have already mentioned the three expert witnesses who commented on this issue. Although they probably have very different opinions on other elements of the education system, all…06 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentI thank the Government for the additional moneys to my council, which have gone some way to address the horrendous cuts from the previous Government. I love my city and the people…05 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)No, I had finished—I do not know why the hon. Member intervened.04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)I would like to understand whether the classes that are covered by teaching assistants and cover supervisors are included in the ratio of qualified or unqualified teachers,…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)Will the right hon. Gentleman take a question?04 Feb 2025