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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI agree with the hon. Lady’s premise; I have made the same case to Government myself. I simply point out that last year’s Treasury report, which I was reading this morning, which…23 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy right hon. Friend knows Cornwall better than I do; I know it only as a holiday destination. I leave him to make the case for his particular place. I am sure that the Government…23 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is nice to be called near the beginning of a debate, Mr Deputy Speaker; I am grateful that I have managed to catch your eye—perhaps it is because I have put a tie on today. I…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Male Primary School TeachersI beg to move, That this House has considered increasing the number of male primary school teachers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I am grateful for…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Male Primary School TeachersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the wider recruitment and retention challenge as a whole, and trying to get more people into teaching, and primary school teaching. As I…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Male Primary School TeachersI thank everybody who has taken part in the debate; it was an interesting conversation. The hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) pointed out that it is important to recognise…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Male Primary School TeachersThat is exactly right. If we are striving make public services representative of our communities and society, primary education should be at the very heart of that. It is hugely…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Male Primary School TeachersI absolutely support that—I would love to have that conversation. That is a prime example of the kind of scheme that is supported by the Equality Act and everything I have…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Male Primary School TeachersI thank my hon. Friend, who makes a really important point. We had a debate in this place only a few weeks ago about more flexible routes into teaching, and that sounds like a…16 Nov 2022HANSARDMigrationThis weekend, a new migrant hotel was set up in my constituency. I was contacted on Sunday and told that it would be happening—future tense. I subsequently found out that it had…16 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement: Financial Support for Local Councils5. If he will bring forward measures in his autumn statement to increase financial support for local councils.15 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement: Financial Support for Local CouncilsIf we are ever to have a sustainable set of council services, we have to move money upstream into services that can help us tackle rising demand. That is the non-statutory…15 Nov 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI welcome my right hon. and learned Friend the Home Secretary’s robust approach to this issue, which is a matter of fairness that is hugely important to my constituents.…31 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the second time today, Sir George. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) for bringing forward…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTransport in NottinghamshireI want to take the opportunity to thank the Government, because they have been really helpful. As my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling said, we are probably one of the places in…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTransport in NottinghamshireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Tom Randall) on securing this important debate. I echo his…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTransport in NottinghamshireI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. As my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling said, she knows the area incredibly well and knows the transport issues incredibly well from…19 Oct 2022HANSARDTransport in NottinghamshireI just want to clarify that I am leader of Nottinghamshire County Council. I would not want to be associated with some of the challenging issues in the city.19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingI thank the Minister for giving up a few seconds. On the primary environment—the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins) touched on this earlier—the challenges in disadvantaged…19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingWe get a minute back at the end.19 Oct 2022