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HANSARD Awarding Qualifications in 2021 and 2022Last month, the Secretary of State said: “We very much hope and intend for exams to go ahead in 2022”. That was a statement not exactly brimming with confidence. As the school…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillThere are two ways to look at this Bill: we can look at what is in it, and we can look at what is not in it. I welcome the proposed Building Safety Regulator and the move to…21 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI start by thanking the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) for her incredibly powerful and moving speech. I offer her my full support and that of my party for her…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Fire and Building Safety (Public Inquiry)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish an independent public inquiry into the Government’s response to concerns about fire and building safety. This…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education SettingsThe number of children missing school is rising every single day and families are at their wits’ end, while the Government are once again far too slow to react. Will the…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryThe pandemic has generated unprecedented financial demands on the Government, but time and time again they have drawn a red line when it comes to supporting children and young…29 Jun 2021HANSARD Ofsted Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools and CollegesI welcome this statement, but it is crystal clear from student and teacher feedback that there is simply not enough being done to educate either group on the vital subject of…10 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoverySir Kevan Collins has a distinguished 30-year career as an expert in education, while the Secretary of State has spent 18 months presiding over nothing but blunders, putting the…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillOver the weekend, it was reported that the Bank of England is assessing whether Britain’s building safety scandal could cause a new financial crisis—why? It was because 1.3…27 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and Rent(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make a statement on the return date given to university students and his Department’s plans to provide…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentAbout 36 hours ago, around 1 million students who have still not returned to university since Christmas were told that they should not expect to do so until at least 17 May.…15 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMuch has been said in the last few days about Prince Philip’s steadfast support for Her Majesty the Queen—my thoughts are with her and her family—but he was also a figure in his…12 Apr 2021HANSARD Luton Airport ExpansionI beg to move, That this House has considered the planned expansion of Luton Airport. It is a real privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I am pleased to have…24 Mar 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI am pleased to see the Bill back before us, and proud that it was an amendment that I tabled last June in Committee—new clause 3—that first introduced the principle that…22 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsIf he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 March.10 Mar 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Government are throwing a staggering £37 billion at a test and trace system that we know has made barely any difference, yet they say they cannot afford to give more than a…10 Mar 2021HANSARDEducation Route Map: Covid-19We all agree that schools should be the first to reopen, but I am really concerned about the lack of robust measures to make our schools truly safe for pupils, teachers and staff.…25 Feb 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillLords amendment 4 is about protecting blameless leaseholders from the extortionate costs of fire safety remediation. I tabled it initially in Committee and it has been re-tabled…24 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prime Minister’s first test for easing restrictions is that the vaccine deployment continues successfully, yet GPs and pharmacists have been telling me for weeks and weeks and…23 Feb 2021HANSARD Building SafetyWhen there was a failure of regulation in the City, the Government bailed out the banks in a matter of days, to the tune of £500 billion. In the face of a failure of fire safety…10 Feb 2021