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HANSARDBBC LeadershipThe internet is full of people who think they are in touch with a bigger truth and that it does not matter what happens to all sorts of littler truths along the way in getting…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewThis is a thorough piece of work from Professor Francis. There are things in it to welcome, including the retention of key stage 2 assessments and the triple science entitlement,…05 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI largely agree. In truth, it is a blend. Having distinctive independent traders is what sets all our towns apart; it makes them unique and it makes us very proud of them. But…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. I might return the favour by mentioning the Robert Bolt theatre, which I think is in his constituency. Colleagues will know of “A Man…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is natural in these debates that we repeatedly hear phrases like “lifeblood” and “beating heart”, because…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsLet me try to help the Minister, because Conservative Members are very keen to know the answer, and probably many of his colleagues are keen to know it too. It is one thing to…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsIt is the Government amendment in an Opposition day debate. How are those 25% savings going to be realised?04 Nov 2025HANSARDHealth and Social CareAlton and Petersfield hospitals give excellent step-up, step-down and end-of-life care. The trust is introducing more home-based care, which is good, but it also proposes closing…03 Nov 2025HANSARDHolidays During School Term TimeCould the hon. Member explain how he would stop that practice by the holiday companies?27 Oct 2025HANSARDPost-16 Education: Skills Needed in the EconomyOne of the worries about the new regime and Skills England is the loss of independence, and the loss of what we had in the former Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAlton and Petersfield hospitals give excellent step-up, step-down and end-of-life care. The trust is introducing more home-based care, which is good, but it also proposes closing…21 Oct 2025HANSARDHigher-level Learning TargetAfter the creative reimagining of the Government’s target for hiring more teachers, it would be helpful to have some precision on the record for the target of two thirds of young…20 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformIt is good to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. Assessment in education is obviously one of the most important aspects of what we do in education. It gives children a chance to…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am very grateful to the Secretary of State for suggesting that he will try. I turn to the provisions dealing with guaranteed hours and zero-hours contracts. I understand why it…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI intend to speak mainly to the provisions dealing with guaranteed hours, but I begin with a word of thanks to the Government for what they have announced about special…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillIn the positive spirit in which the Secretary of State speaks, will he commit on the Floor of the House that the reference period used to calculate hours for sectors that have…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillAnd some people do not, as the hon. Gentleman quite rightly says. When I was working at the Department for Work and Pensions, the issue of zero-hours contracts became a totemic…15 Sept 2025HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief: Impact on FarmingGiven the Prime Minister’s clear commitment to growth that benefits every community in every corner of the UK, his Ministers will no doubt be disturbed at polling showing that…09 Sept 2025HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief: Impact on Farming22. If she will meet with representatives of the farming industry to discuss the potential impact of changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on that…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareThere were five major expansions of early years education and childcare entitlement under the last Government; what the Minister has announced today would have been our sixth. But…04 Sept 2025