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HANSARD Northern Ireland Budget BillTalking about being passionate and well-informed, I think the whole House will join me in paying tribute to my hon. Friend, as he is at the Dispatch Box today for possibly the…30 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election Billrose —29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillOn the sclerotic nature of this Parliament and whether a general election will somehow change that, will it ever? Brexit has been a virus in a vial in a nightstand by the Tory…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Racism in FootballAnd very proud of Raheem Sterling I am, too. I wish to carry on from the point made by the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) about what we are doing in our…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Health Infrastructure PlanAs a Mancunian MP, I am absolutely sickened to see Members on the Government Benches today. If you will forgive the personal pronoun, you should be in Manchester spending your…30 Sept 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 3(2)I had the great honour of visiting Derry recently. The University of Ulster has been dilly-dallying and delaying about the medical school at the Magee campus. The city needs that…09 Sept 2019HANSARDFunding Increases for Schools: TimetableThey say that faith is the substance of things hoped for over the evidence of things not seen. At the time of her resignation, the right hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Amber…09 Sept 2019HANSARD LGBT Community and Acceptance TeachingOkay. I taught RSE to year 5 in primary school for many years, and we had stringent policies. People withdrawing their children would be automatically put on our safeguarding…04 Sept 2019HANSARD LGBT Community and Acceptance TeachingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and to follow that inspirational speech from my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke…04 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaWell, I do not have to come to Cambridgeshire anymore.03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaI was pleased to be at the Bury-Cambridge game last year. What a sad indictment it is that Bury has now left the Football League. I forgot to tell my hon. Friend the Member for…03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. Unfortunately, this is not a forum where we can indulge in our usual conversation about football. However, I will try…03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaIt lost £432 per pupil and £282,000 out of its budget in that period. Bignold Primary School?03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaI suspect that most hon. Members’ constituency surgeries on a Friday are now full—mine certainly is, and I hear the same when I talk to colleagues across Greater Manchester—of…03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaIt had a £516 loss per pupil and is £430,000 down on where it should be. Clover Hill infant school had a £757 loss per pupil; it is £276,000 out of pocket. But let us go around…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Small and Village School FundingI thank the Minister. The right hon. Member for West Suffolk (Matt Hancock) pledged £15 billion of new schools money in that leadership debate. All the candidates know, from…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Small and Village School FundingI am terribly sorry, Sir David; I was just hitting my stride. Career progression is more difficult in rural areas and for rural teachers, as cities often offer an agglomeration of…17 Jul 2019HANSARD Small and Village School FundingAs ever, Sir David, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harborough (Neil O'Brien) on securing this important debate; it is very…17 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationI remind the hon. Gentleman that, as a representative of the Trafford authority, I, too, am from one of the f40 authorities, so I know what underfunding looks like. We know that…01 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationIt is true that it does rain occasionally in the Peak district. We have had a good debate. May I congratulate right hon. and hon. Members from across the House on their…01 Jul 2019