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HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersI will take an intervention from my hon. Friend and then from the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke), because, as he knows, I respect all colleagues from…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersYes. This is the test that the Government have to pass; otherwise we will see thousands of children up and down the country unable to stay in class as the Secretary of State wants…09 Sept 2020HANSARD Awarding of Qualifications: Role of MinistersI accept how difficult it was to predict the way in which the pandemic would open out in March and to decide on a course of action, and it is important that we understand how…09 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast month, the Prime Minister ordered parents back to work, and while it may not have occurred to the Prime Minister, I want to draw the Secretary of State’s attention…07 Sept 2020HANSARDTesting, Marking and Examination SystemsThe fiasco surrounding last month’s exam results caused huge distress to students, their parents and teachers, and chaos for universities and colleges. Now it turns out that the…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningI thank the Secretary of State for his statement this afternoon, but, Mr Deputy Speaker, I am afraid I must complain that I did not receive advance sight of it until 4.36 pm. You…01 Sept 2020HANSARDSupport for Left-Behind ChildrenThis has been a very thoughtful debate. I thank the hon. Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) for opening it on behalf of the Education Committee. The Department for…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Autumn OpeningThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and for an advance copy of it. I also thank him for his call last night. I very much look forward…02 Jul 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Seventh sitting)I welcome much of what the Minister has said. I welcome his and the Government’s ambition to be and to continue to be a leading player in the international student market. I very…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)I do think that a running total—albeit one that would be changing from quarter to quarter—would give us a sense of the scale of the challenge, especially as we are now within six…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I rise to speak to new clause 59, tabled in my name and those of my hon. Friends. The new clause would require the…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)Of course, Mr Stringer; that is very helpful guidance. These are matters on which I hope the Minister may be able to give some immediate answers about the Government’s current…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)I feel that the Minister’s response has rather missed some of the points that I was trying to make. In seeking a report to Parliament, I am asking for something a little bit…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would require the Government to report quarterly on the status and social security entitlements of UK…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair again this morning, Sir Edward. The new clause would require the Government to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)The difference between the MAC, which, as the Minister rightly says, is interested in labour market trends and developments, and the Social Security Advisory Committee, which the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)That is an important point, in particular in relation to those communities, such as the Roma community, that have been hard to reach with information about the scheme. The…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)I just want to make sure that I have understood correctly—I may not have—what the Minister is saying and the provisions of the Bill. I understood him to say that the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)Does the Minister anticipate, in the event of an agreement and treaty before the end of this year, a further piece of primary legislation to give effect to that? If so, would it…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)The issue is the mission creep and scope creep involved in using secondary legislation to amend primary legislation and retained EU rights, particularly a mission creep that now…16 Jun 2020