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HANSARDVocational Training: Under-19sThis is where I think the last Government got it wrong. We can be pro-further education, pro-technical education and pro-higher education; there is absolutely no need to trade…20 Oct 2025HANSARDVocational Training: Under-19sMy hon. Friend is right to highlight this issue. A million young people in this country are not in education, employment or training, which is a moral stain that the Government…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for that important question. This is National Adoption Week, which I am sure Members across the House will want to celebrate, recognising the importance of…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEngland is an international outlier by not requiring the registration of electively home-educated children, and we are remedying that with the Bill’s measures. Information on…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his advocacy for his constituents and for the school concerned. A number of schemes are available that may be able to support the school with the…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that we would be happy to look at the article, but the last thing that people outside this building want is politicians deciding what research should be done, in the…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has been a very effective champion for Bournemouth on these matters. St Joseph’s school in her constituency is benefiting already from solar and other measures,…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be very happy to find out more about the situation my hon. Friend describes, and to offer any help or support that we can.20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to correspond with the hon. Member about the situation facing that school. In relation to school buildings, a number of schemes are available to provide support.20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be very happy to have a discussion with the hon. Lady about the arrangements, to ensure that we can get students back into proper classrooms as soon as possible.20 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational BaccalaureateFunded institutions for those aged 16 to 19 have the freedom to decide how to use their funding for the provision they offer, including whether they offer the international…20 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational BaccalaureateThe Government made big decisions at the spending review to increase the overall funding available to 16-to-19 courses. Next financial year, there will be an increase of over £800…20 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational BaccalaureateI know that my hon. Friend is a champion for Ashcroft academy and has visited it many times. I can confirm that the changes that the Government are making will mean that the…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Child Risk Disclosure SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist) for securing a debate on this important…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Child Risk Disclosure SchemeOf course I will. All of us in this room agree that keeping children safe is a top priority. To quote my hon. Friend, the lives of the children we have been talking about were…14 Oct 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsPeople across Cumbria will warmly welcome the decision made by the Secretary of State about the dualling of the Pennine section of the A66, which will benefit the whole county.…08 Jul 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance: CumbriaThe energy coast rail line in Cumbria is in desperate need of upgrading. It has Victorian-era signalling, and parts of the track suffer from coastal erosion. Upgrading the line…26 Jun 2025HANSARDPassenger Rail Performance: Cumbria4. What steps she is taking to help improve passenger rail performance in Cumbria.26 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. When the under-25 universal credit rate was first introduced, the justification for it was that young people were more likely to be living at home, but there is a…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountToday’s announcement of the expansion of the warm home discount is extremely welcome and will benefit many people across west Cumbria. One of the first meetings I had with…19 Jun 2025