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HANSARDTeacher Recruitment2. What steps she is taking to recruit teachers.21 Jul 2025HANSARDTeacher RecruitmentI congratulate the Secretary of State on the Department for Education being more than a third of the way through recruiting those 6,500 teachers. A recent Public Accounts…21 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic EducationI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of music education. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I declare an interest as the co-chair of the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic EducationThank you. Bearing in mind that we have so many talented musicians both in this room and in the Cabinet—including the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who is a saxophonist, and…03 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic EducationIt has been a delight to take part in this debate. We have had cross-party unanimity about the need for better music education, and I am heartened to hear the Minister’s remarks.…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Refugee Citizenship RightsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate and making such a great speech. He is absolutely right that treating people differently based on how they arrived…01 Jul 2025HANSARDHumanist MarriageThere are lots of witnesses.12 Jun 2025HANSARDGavi and the Global FundMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and I congratulate her on securing the debate. Gavi has been one of the most successful development initiatives ever; more than 1…15 May 2025HANSARDFuture of Public LibrariesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I congratulate him on securing this important debate. He mentioned community spaces. My borough of Haringey uses libraries as…14 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Alawite, Druze and Christian minority communities in Syria are still living in fear of attacks from militiamen. What steps are the Government taking to put pressure on the…13 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlthough the extra sitting days to reduce court delays announced by the Secretary of State are welcome, does the Minister agree that the state of the court estate needs some…22 Apr 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Gig Economy Couriers5. What steps she is taking to help improve road safety for gig economy couriers using two-wheeled vehicles.27 Mar 2025HANSARD Hughes Report: First AnniversaryI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. She is making an excellent speech. My constituent Susan Cole is in the Public Gallery. Her daughter was affected…27 Mar 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Gig Economy CouriersTwo-wheeled couriers working in the gig economy experience more road dangers than average riders due to time pressures from employers. Research from University College London…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) on securing this vital debate and making such an…26 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb) on his private Member’s Bill on this very important topic, and on his excellent speech. It is a well-established…14 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaThe Minister mentioned the attacks on Alawite and other minority communities, where civilians were attacked, killed and injured. Will he condemn the attacks? What support will he…10 Mar 2025HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Eligibility CriteriaPeople with respiratory illnesses, such as my constituent Jane Wessman, benefit greatly from receiving the free respiratory syncytial virus vaccine and also the shingles vaccine.…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)I am reading the text of new clause 1, and it is remarkably similar to the text of section 3(1) of the Mental Capacity Act, which says, “For the purposes of section 2, a person is…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I will come to that later in my speech, but she is absolutely right. We need to treat private creditors in the same way we treat bilateral…06 Feb 2025