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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is a great campaigner on these issues. I thank her for raising the Lost Mothers campaign and its report, and I will ensure that Ministers respond to it. The…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis is at least the third time my hon. Friend has raised with me the problem roadworks her constituents are enduring because Staffordshire county council has not been able to…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to highlight some of the real challenges we face in the sector. A number of very expensive private places are often sought by those private…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the hon. Lady in welcoming all the students from BHASVIC, which sounds like an outstanding sixth-form college that produces wonderful students such as those with us today.…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in thanking Sir Ian and Lady Dudson for all their service to his community and wish them the very best for their retirement.10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs we have said many times in this Chamber, the SEND system is broken and needs reform. The last Conservative Education Secretary described it as a “lose, lose, lose” situation…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the right hon. Gentleman for being such a regular attendee of business questions. I can confirm that it was because of his representations in these sessions that I got the…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs ever, my hon. Friend raises important issues around the infected blood scandal. As I have said to him before, since we came into Government last year we have tried to be…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am really sorry to hear that the situation at Morecambe football club continues. It sounds like it is getting worse, but I am pleased that the community has rallied round to…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWell what a fine job Douglas Forteath did! I am sure he is incredibly proud of the fact that one of his former pupils is now a Member of Parliament. I absolutely join my hon.…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe hon. Member raised this issue with me three weeks ago, and I know there has been much interest in her question and my answer among many who want to know when the delivery plan…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe strongly condemn some of the recent Israeli military operations in Gaza, and we are strongly opposed to further settler expansion into the west bank. We have been calling for…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join my hon. Friend in saying what great news it is that we are finally, after many hundreds of years, going to see the exhibition of the Bayeux tapestry in this country. I pay…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Member for raising somewhere that I visit regularly. It is a beautiful part of the world, and I know many people enjoy going there. She is absolutely right to…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I join the shadow Leader of the House in marking the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings? We all remember that day well, and I am sure that the whole House will want to…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs a STEM graduate myself, I absolutely endorse what my hon. Friend says. Girls are often better at science and maths in many ways, but they just do not pick it. I strongly…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe business for the week commencing 14 July includes: Monday 14 July—Committee of the whole House and remaining stages of the Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important constituency case. He is absolutely right that we need more accountability, and we need communities to have more powers over…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Lady for raising that important issue, which I know she and many in her party care deeply about, as do most on the Government Benches. As she says—I think it is…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs ever, I thank the hon. Gentleman for announcing some important forthcoming debates. I shall do my best to give as much advance notice as possible on the opportunities coming up…10 Jul 2025