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HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. Our hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle referred to a finite budget. There are limits to resources, but what…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsI taught in a school and I know that the plans cost money, but that money is not there. Schools are worried about employing cleaners and, according to The Times last weekend, we…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and I congratulate the hon. Member for York Outer (Julian Sturdy) on securing this important debate. Today we have…20 Mar 2019HANSARDNo-deal EU Exit PreparationsThe Minister has rightly said that, in the event of no deal next week, we now have an aviation agreement with the European Union which means that planes will be able to take off…20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpecial Educational NeedsOh my word. Ten years of this Government, and they are about to drive us off a cliff with Brexit, and that is the best the hon. Gentleman can come up with.20 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s Statement: New Zealand Terror AttacksOn behalf of the Labour party and Opposition Members, I wholeheartedly concur with the Minister and all Members who have expressed their deepest sympathies to those in New…15 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool Funding: DistributionFigures show that our schools have 66,000 more pupils but 5,400 fewer teachers, 2,800 fewer teaching assistants, 1,400 fewer support staff, and 1,200 fewer auxiliary staff—a total…11 Mar 2019HANSARD Exiting the European UnionI think the Minister has comported himself well tonight. I feel sorry for him, because in answers to my right hon. Friends the Members for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) and for…11 Mar 2019HANSARDCatholic Sixth-form CollegesAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Referring to a faith-based debate as an “EVEL debate” might not be the best phraseology. In addition to…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingForgive me; the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley), too. We know that that authority is having to cut—let me get my figures accurate—£8.9 million from the schools…04 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist). I always want to sing “Blaydon Races” every time I think of her constituency. I thought she did her duty diligently as a…04 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have a wonderful Chagossian community in Wythenshawe. In the light of yesterday’s International Court of Justice decision, what does the Minister have to say to that community?26 Feb 2019HANSARDRelationships and Sex EducationI am sympathetic to that argument, but schools are increasingly off-rolling children and they are not being taught. The key vulnerability is in the home, but there are children…25 Feb 2019HANSARDRelationships and Sex EducationIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David, but especially in this critical debate. I thank all Members who have taken part: the hon. Members for Henley…25 Feb 2019HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Our 2017 manifesto was fully costed and full of figures, but the only figures in the Conservative manifesto were the page numbers.…19 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces CovenantMay I too associate myself with your comments, Mr Speaker? Any budding politicians out there should read the part of Paul Flynn’s book where he describes setting on fire his…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiIn the event of a no-deal Brexit, there could be no expansion of airline routes from the UK to the EU. That is what is causing the huge uncertainty for operators in the UK. After…18 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Covenant3. What steps his Department is taking to ensure the effective delivery of the armed forces covenant.18 Feb 2019HANSARDSecondary School Opening HoursIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Main. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) on moving the petition so eloquently on…11 Feb 2019HANSARDUniversal Infant Free School Meals PolicyDoes the Minister now accept that it was a mistake for his party’s last election manifesto to propose abolishing free school meals? Will he promise that there will be no such…04 Feb 2019