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HANSARDChildren with SEND and their Families: SupportThe Minister will be aware that Devon’s children’s services have been failing for many years, with special educational needs a particular problem. Following the latest inspector’s…16 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresGiven that there are currently 165,000 vacancies in social care—a 51% increase in just a year—where will the Secretary of State magic up the people to look after those he wants to…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Independent Cultural Review of London Fire BrigadeThis feels depressingly familiar from the many times that Ministers came to this House to reassure us about the culture of the Metropolitan police. Would it not save the Minister…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSEND Delivery: Rural AreasThe excellent community-run Ted Wragg Trust, which runs all the secondary schools in my constituency of Exeter, recently wanted to take over a failing local school—it started as a…28 Nov 2022HANSARDHotel Asylum Accommodation: Local Authority ConsultationIs it not an Alice in Wonderland world when Conservative MPs call for the resignation of a Minister for trying clear up the mess caused by his boss and 12 years of failed policies…23 Nov 2022HANSARDG20Further to his replies about our relationship with India, why are Britons, alone in Europe, currently excluded from the Indian e-visa scheme? That is doing more damage to our…17 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Five years ago, the Government belatedly launched a review into the security risk posed by handing thousands of mainly wealthy Russian and Chinese nationals so-called golden…09 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27What exactly is the Prime Minister’s problem with onshore wind?09 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomically Inactive PeopleI welcome the right hon. Gentleman, who is one of my neighbours, to his new post and congratulate him on his appointment. What estimate has he made of the number of people who…31 Oct 2022HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresIs it still explained to incoming Ministers, as it was to me more than 21 years ago, how easily one’s mobile phone can be compromised by organised criminals and hostile foreign…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Cross-Channel Migrants: Manston FacilityOn Monday the latest Prime Minister said that he would restore integrity, professionalism and accountability to government. How is the Home Secretary’s failure to come here and…27 Oct 2022HANSARDPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEEDid the Committee arrive at an overall ballpark figure as to the cost to society as a whole from air pollution? I think you, Chair, and I were on an unprecedented joint transport,…27 Oct 2022HANSARDColleges Week 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing this debate and on his excellent speech. The…27 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentIt is notable how much support the Home Secretary has on the Government Benches. She did immense damage, in her previous brief tenure in the job, to our relations with India…26 Oct 2022HANSARD UK-India Trade DealIt would be easier to do trade and commerce with India if it were easy to travel there. As I am sure the Minister is aware, the British are the only nationality in Europe who are…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Great British RailwaysThe long-awaited transport Bill, which has now been abandoned despite having been in the Queen’s Speech just months ago, was not just going to deliver Great British Railways, but…24 Oct 2022HANSARDHome Ownership: Government SupportOne of the things that has helped my local authority to become the best in the south-west in providing affordable housing to buy and to rent is the power to require private…17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerJust get up and tell us—go on.17 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Leader of the House has claimed repeatedly that the Prime Minister has been courageous, but if the Prime Minister were really courageous, she would be here today, would she…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationI do not think that Ministers appreciate the gravity or urgency of the situation. We have a Prime Minister who committed to no spending cuts a few minutes ago, a Government still…12 Oct 2022