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HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—04 Mar 2019HANSARD Primary Schools: Nurture and Alternative ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley) for securing the debate, and the other hon. Members who…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Primary Schools: Nurture and Alternative ProvisionIt will come as no surprise to my hon. Friend that I agree that it is wrong. There is a lot of mystery surrounding exactly where some of the pupil premium money is going. Perhaps…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Primary Schools: Nurture and Alternative ProvisionI completely agree with my hon. Friend. In a recent survey, almost 100% of teachers said that the level of staff cuts was having a negative effect on the support that they can…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Primary Schools: Nurture and Alternative ProvisionOn the point about SEND reforms, could the Minister shed some light on why children with SEND remain stubbornly over-represented in exclusion figures, and are six times more…13 Feb 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities FundingWill the Minister give way?12 Feb 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary, and I thank the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable) for securing this debate, and all hon. Members who…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities FundingWill the Minister give way very briefly on that point?12 Feb 2019HANSARDNon-disclosure Agreements: Regulation2. What steps the Government are taking to regulate the use of non-disclosure agreements in cases of (a) sexual harassment and (b) maternity discrimination.07 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Reporting on the gender pay gap has named and shamed companies into being proactive and closing that gap, but a recent study by the Food Standards Agency found that food…07 Feb 2019HANSARDNon-disclosure Agreements: RegulationThanks to changes brought in by this Government, local authorities are subject to very limited scrutiny. A scan of responses to freedom of information requests shows that the use…07 Feb 2019HANSARDNissan in SunderlandMany of my constituents work at Nissan, and many more at the Port of Tyne in my constituency, which is a large part of Nissan’s supply chain. The Secretary of State has failed to…04 Feb 2019HANSARDFurther Education: Economic SustainabilityThe shambolic roll-out of special educational needs and disability reforms has meant that nearly 9,000 learners who previously would have been eligible for education and…04 Feb 2019HANSARDAppropriate ME TreatmentI thank all the hon. Members who secured this debate. In preparing to speak, I have become more and more angry about the injustice and pain heaped on those who suffer from ME.…24 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI do not need to correct the record, because what I am saying is already correct. Especially since the children’s rights charity Article 39 has written to the Secretary of State…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Children’s Social CareI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) for his persistence in…17 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActI do not recall a time when the fractured state of our politics so accurately mirrored that of our nation. Brexit demanded so much more of us in this place. It was brand-new…11 Jan 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ15. My constituents Sarah and Chris Cookson lost their little boy Charlie in 2013. Since then, they have devoted their lives to helping other families and children with…09 Jan 2019HANSARD UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human RightsI thank the Minister for giving way. I am a little confused, because the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions have both dismissed the findings and do…07 Jan 2019HANSARD UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human RightsThe Government should be ashamed. They should also be ashamed that a wheelchair user with multiple sclerosis was asked how long it would be before she could walk again, and that a…07 Jan 2019