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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI want to start by paying tribute to my Department for its role in Her late Majesty’s funeral and the Lying in State. At the same time, we have also been getting on with…20 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to take the matter away and come back to the hon. Member.20 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe media Bill was announced in the Queen’s Speech in May 2022 and the Government will introduce it when parliamentary time allows. We have been looking at including radio.20 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be more than delighted to meet my hon. Friend.20 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe can commit to get the right hon. Member an update before the end of play today. Of course, our roll-out is important, but resilience is equally important.20 Oct 2022HANSARD5G Network: Removal of Huawei EquipmentPublic telecommunications networks and services are critical to the future prosperity of the UK. 5G offers new technical capabilities through higher data rates, reliable and low…13 Oct 2022HANSARDCabinet OfficeDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is disingenuous of the Opposition to reference my alleged severance pay, as I made it clear almost immediately after resigning that I would not…20 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for FarmersSkills and education not only help people get on in life, but help drive forward our agricultural sector and really turbocharge it and make sure that it is fit for the future.…12 Jul 2022HANSARDMinisters’ Severance PayDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is disingenuous of the Opposition to reference my alleged severance pay, as I made it clear almost immediately after resigning that I would not…11 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI am not the only Minister to have gone on record to say that they believed it was a mistake we made as a Government to close schools, and we certainly will not do that again. I…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me start by saying thank you for the welcome I have received today and by thanking my right hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon)…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI have been very consistent on this subject and will continue to be so; every young person deserves to know that when they pick a degree course it is of a high quality.…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI will be looking at everything in the coming days and weeks. As the hon. Lady will know, mental health was one of my key priorities in my former role. I recognise the importance…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI will take on board the hon. Gentleman’s comments and add them to my ever-growing “to-do list”, as he so kindly puts it. We are also investing £2.6 billion of capital between…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI would be only too delighted to take an urgent meeting on a matter that sounds extremely urgent. Before the intervention, I was speaking about the lifelong loan entitlement,…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI will be looking at that in the coming days and hope to be able to update my right hon. Friend shortly. As a result of the lifelong loan entitlement, the UK will be upskilling…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, especially in terms of our efforts to tackle childhood obesity. I will take that issue forward over the coming days and look at it.…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI certainly can give that reassurance. The evidence highlights the importance of those formative years, which is why we rolled out the family hubs programme and have listened…06 Jul 2022HANSARDHigher Education CoursesFor the first time, universities will be subject to stringent minimum thresholds for student outcomes on completion rates and graduate jobs. Boots-on-the-ground inspections have…04 Jul 2022HANSARDHigher Education CoursesI know how hard my hon. Friend has campaigned for that investment. The Greater Manchester Institute of Technology, once open, will play a critical role in filling the local skills…04 Jul 2022