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HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) for securing this important debate. For everybody in this…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformI absolutely agree. After my last exam at university, I promised myself that I would never take another exam. Before I became an MP—not since—I had nightmares where I believed I…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI am pleased to rise to speak to my new clause 7 and amendment 12. I support the intentions of the Bill, and I want to strengthen it with my amendments, which I believe are…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and I wholeheartedly agree. We in the UK have the capabilities to be a leader in these technologies and we must take a collective…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I do understand his point. This is a transition. We are moving away from fuels that are killing our environment and our…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillCould the hon. Member clarify over what period the Government would do the cost impact assessment, if they were to do one? Does he agree that the transition to any new technology…15 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]This Bill gives us a real opportunity to modernise mental health care and make sure that patient choice and fairness are at the heart of mental health services, but to achieve…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI associate myself with the tributes paid to Lord Campbell across the House, and I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I also welcome the release of all hostages and…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWill the Prime Minister confirm to the House when the Government will be in full compliance with the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on not doing anything that…14 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI join the Home Secretary and all Members across the House in my unequivocal condemnation of the heinous terrorist and antisemitic attack against Jewish worshippers in Manchester,…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDAs has been mentioned, the petition opposing the Government’s proposals is the fourth largest that the people of this country have signed. I have had nearly 100 emails from my…13 Oct 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesAn additional question is whether there was any external influence. Did Tony Blair or any of Mandelson’s friends have anything to do with the appointment?16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportThe hon. Member is making an important and passionate speech. Councils across the country are spending upwards of £100 million a year fighting EHCPs and going to tribunal instead…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Provision of Council HousingWill the hon. Member give way?15 Sept 2025HANSARD Provision of Council HousingI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Since the Labour Government established the social housing policy and built the houses that were needed, the…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the over 124,000 people who signed this petition, including 178 from my constituency. I join them by…15 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeI join the House in its condemnation of the attacks against civilians in Jerusalem this week. The impunity and military support afforded to the state of Israel over the past 77…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) for securing this important debate. I begin…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesOn timelines, will the Minister elaborate on how long the Government expect to need before they can present something to the House?03 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesThis is a harrowing story about Ida and Sarah. Does the hon. Member agree that not every person who is impacted by failings of state, and who has lost family and loved ones, has…03 Sept 2025