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HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsI know the hon. Gentleman’s constituency quite well—he is my mother-in-law’s MP. I know what a fantastic and beautiful area it is, as well as some of the challenges with the local…17 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsThe Minister is very good to give way; I thank him. To be clear, when I was talking about the mix, I was not talking solely or even mainly about the tenure mix, but about the…17 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformAs with business rates and the Budget, it might take a few days for it to be absolutely clear what is in today’s announcement, although I hope that it will not take quite as long…16 Dec 2025HANSARDSkills England9. What recent progress Skills England has made on its priorities.08 Dec 2025HANSARDSkills EnglandIt really is not ideal to have the body responsible for upholding standards in qualifications inside a Department that will be judged on how many people it gets through to passing…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDIn the previous year, 100,000 people were claiming asylum. The Labour Government were talking about ID cards to tackle illegal immigration, but they soon started talking about…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI will add that 4,000 of my constituents have signed this petition. I have also heard directly from hundreds of them by email in response to my own petition. We should listen to…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDYou have 18 minutes.08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDrose—08 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillAs a simple, comparative piece of maths, if the Minister is saying that breakfast clubs will save families £450 a year, how much money is the Department for Education providing to…01 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIn that case, I give way to the hon. Gentleman.01 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am coming very close to the end of my speech, and I think Ms Barker would want me to continue to allow for more speakers.01 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am so pleased that the hon. Gentleman asked me about that, because it is one of the great slogans of his party. One of my favourite statistics, however—people can look it up; it…01 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a great pleasure to see you presiding, Ms Barker. This has been a good debate, and very good points have been made by hon. Members on all sides, including the hon. Member…01 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is nowhere in the DFE budget from which £6 billion could possibly come other than the core schools budget, so either SEN funding is being cut, the core schools budget is…01 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillDavid Laws!01 Dec 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment Review: Progress 8Professor Francis was clear that the EBacc grouping should be kept in the progress 8 measure under the heading “Academic Breadth”. The Government have overruled the review, which…01 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe Minister says that the limit is three items, but actually, the limit is three in primary school, while I believe it is four in secondary school—she will correct me if I am…01 Dec 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment Review: Progress 821. What discussions she has had with the chair of the curriculum and assessment review on her proposals to change the progress 8 measure.01 Dec 2025HANSARD 1994 RAF Chinook CrashDid the Minister just say that all of these documents would be FOI-able and would then be released, albeit in redacted form, presumably in the usual way, with personal details…26 Nov 2025