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HANSARDSchool FundingI hope that the Minister is listening, and I hope we can have another shot today at persuading him that this funding crisis needs addressing. Brexit cannot be used as an excuse to…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI thank the Minister for his response; I have to say, I think he was a little more mindful of the comments made in the Chamber today than he might have appeared to be in…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI beg to move, That this House notes with concern the increasing financial pressures faced by schools; further notes that schools are having to provide more and more services,…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingNurture! Not neuter! That is half a million extra young minds to nurture, and that cannot be done on the cheap. I am not asking the Minister for a loaves-and-fishes miracle for my…25 Apr 2019HANSARDYouth Justice SystemToo many young people who get involved in crime have been failed by the education system or have special educational needs, which often go undiagnosed or are not coped with well…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsOrder. Inquests once opened are sub judice, and even when adjourned they are under a strict interpretation of the resolution. Reference should not be made to legal inquests at…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsOrder. The hon. Gentleman has applied to speak, but he cannot make his speech now. He has made his point and hopefully the hon. Lady will tackle it.10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsOrder. Others are waiting to speak. Can I drag the hon. Lady on to the legal aid for inquests side of the debate? I think that is what many of those who have put in to speak want…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsOrder. Before the hon. Lady continues her speech, can I say that it is far broader than the debate we are having. Given the shortness of the debate, I would appreciate it if we…10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsIt is not my debate; it is the debate of the hon. Lady who introduced it, and it is important that it is on legal aid.10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsOrder. Wind-up speeches will begin at 3.37. I have three speakers left; the maths are fairly self-evident.10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsOrder. This is not an ongoing case, is it?10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsWe have to be very careful.10 Apr 2019HANSARD Legal Aid for InquestsThank you.10 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019This is a point we have been debating among ourselves here. I gather that the European Parliament has already divvied up the seats, so to speak. What will happen if we take our…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019It is very nice to follow the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper), because she talked about taking a consensual approach to this. The…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019As my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) admirably said, the can has been kicked down into the cul-de-sac and it is now being kicked around the…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019I completely agree with the hon. Lady. I should like to refresh the memory of those in the House who think that there is no problem in having this flextension. In 2002, a decision…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI am so puzzled. Many of the issues the right hon. Gentleman mentions on which we may have to compromise will need the withdrawal agreement, yet only five Labour Members have ever…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseBefore the political point that was just made, my right hon. Friend was making the extremely valuable point that the House of Lords is a revising Chamber. We do the Lords a great…03 Apr 2019