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HANSARDStudents: Cost of LivingI am afraid that I have not yet seen the report, but I will ask my team to dig it out and give it a look over. If the hon. Lady has specific issues that she wants to raise, I will…24 Oct 2022HANSARDStudents: Cost of LivingMy Department continues to work with the Office for Students to ensure that universities support students in hardship by drawing on the £261 million student premium.24 Oct 2022HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesI know my hon. Friend recognises that universities and colleges are independent organisations. None the less, I share his concerns that where opinions, beliefs or theories that…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the right hon. Member will know, the legislative timetable is under review—or it was, under the previous Prime Minister. We wait for the opinion of the new Prime Minister as to…24 Oct 2022HANSARDRising Costs: Support for SchoolsThe Government are committed to supporting schools. That is why we are investing significantly in education, with a £4 billion increase in the core schools budget this financial…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a rural Member myself, I am very alarmed to hear my hon. Friend’s stories. She is right that we should be encouraging schools to educate children about where food comes from,…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the right hon. Member would expect, we are in constant conversation with not just the DWP but the Treasury about the impact of the global fight against inflation that so many…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can confirm that work is well under way on exactly that.24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is absolutely the right of parents to decide to educate their children at home should they so wish, but as a society we have a duty to make sure they get exactly the kind of…24 Oct 2022HANSARDExaminations in 2023The Department of Education welcomed the successful return of summer exams and other formal assessments in 2022. Alongside Ofqual, we put in place a package of support to…11 Oct 2022HANSARDCabinet OfficeThere has been enormous urgency. As I said in my response to the urgent question—I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman was listening—I have just come from the third Cobra…05 Sept 2022HANSARDCabinet OfficeThere has been enormous urgency. As I said in my response to the urgent question—I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman was listening—I have just come from the third ministerial…05 Sept 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is in close touch with the resilience forums and, indeed, attended the meeting of chairs…20 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseI echo the hon. Lady’s thanks to the fire services, and I know that all of us, particularly the fire Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Derbyshire Dales, have been watching…20 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseAs I am sure the hon. Gentleman knows, the pay of firefighters is not within the control of the Government. It is set by a body that involves both employees and employers, many of…20 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseI have certainly enjoyed being constructively challenged by the right hon. Lady during my three years in the policing job. I hope I made a small difference to the safety of the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseOne of the lessons for all of us—not least in Scotland where the school term has finished—is the need to underline the dangers inherent in bodies of water to people who live by…20 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseI would like to make a statement on this week’s heatwave. Coningsby in Lincolnshire broke records yesterday when it registered a provisional reading of 40.3°C. According to the…20 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseIn contemplating any civil contingency situation, we examine whether we have the capacity needed to deal with it and, therefore, whether we need to seek it elsewhere. I am sure…20 Jul 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseAs I said earlier, the hon. Lady needs to pose that question to her colleagues in local government. As she knows perfectly well, and as the Under-Secretary of State for the Home…20 Jul 2022