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HANSARDSEND FundingFor years, I have fought for a fairer distribution of SEND funding, and for years, I have got nowhere, as successive Governments—Labour and Conservative—have lacked the courage to…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I was chairing the Education Committee when the coalition Government introduced the reforms that brought in EHCPs as a replacement for…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingThe hon. Lady is two things: she is quite right, and she is tempting me down a path I do not want to go down—I want to focus on the distribution, because it does not get the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingMy hon. Friend, the Opposition Deputy Chief Whip—and indeed my Whip—is very welcome. Thanks very much; I am grateful for that. We have this issue of how we fix a broken and…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingThe hon. Gentleman takes me to a point further on in my speech, but he is absolutely right. He makes the case to the Minister, exactly as I intend to: given that we have a broken…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Spending Review: Health and Social CareThe hon. Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) is absolutely right about social care. We have a system in which healthcare is dependent on social care—Lord Darzi says so,…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered the distribution of SEND funding. I am delighted to have secured this debate, as it gives us an opportunity to highlight the…12 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Energy: WalesPeople of all ages welcome Wales’s role in making this country a clean energy superpower, but pensioners in particular had to go through last winter freezing cold, and tens of…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend will be aware that Governments of all stripes tend not to accept amendments in this House, enormously to the frustration of colleagues from across the Chamber who…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentThe Minister seems unable to say sorry, but does he at least regret that more than 90,000 more elderly people went to A&E last winter than did the year before, in the last winter…09 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I am confident that the Secretary of State loves the pub as much as you and I do, Mr Speaker, but the jobs tax and the slashing of business rate relief have delivered a hammer…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNew Homes: Minimum EPC RatingIn 2010, just 12% of homes had an EPC C rating or above, so those homes were too cold and had bills that were too high. It was 60% by 2024 when we left power. Will the Minister…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Government AnnouncementsMy constituents will wonder about a Government who promised to do things differently. They said that they would be transparent and be whiter than white—then they behave like this.…02 Jun 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: Statutory Inquiry12. If she will establish a national statutory inquiry into rape gangs.02 Jun 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: Statutory InquirySenior figures in the Catholic Church and the Church of England were found to have conspired to cover up child abuse by priests. Senior figures in the Labour party are now…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenOrder. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I suggest an informal four-minute limit to allow all those who wish to speak to do so.21 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenI call the Minister, with a reminder to finish by 3.58 pm at the latest.21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasI will call Anna Sabine to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from both the Member in…21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasI will give no advice, but the Minister will.21 May 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseOrder. The sitting is suspended for 15 minutes for a Division in the House.21 May 2025