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HANSARDIran DetaineesMay I, too, thank the Foreign Secretary, and also her predecessors, who have been badgered for many years, and particularly for the last six? I am so pleased that she made this…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateAlthough Putin has committed almost all the forces he had pre-positioned, we know that he has more modern equipment still to deploy. Are we able to determine whether those…09 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsFurther to the latest announcement that Switzerland, Japan and other democracies are joining to impose sanctions, what more can we do to convince other democracies that have not…28 Feb 2022HANSARD UkraineEstonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland triggered article 4 of the north Atlantic treaty today, and I heard that we will be joining those discussions. Can my right hon. Friend…24 Feb 2022HANSARDAfghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: UK ResponseAlongside the humanitarian issues are many concerns about women. Four women—Parwana Khil, Tamana Paryani, Mursal Ayar and Zahra Mohammadi—have just been seized off the street and…09 Feb 2022HANSARDGovernment’s Education Catch-up and Mental Health Recovery ProgrammesI totally agree with my hon. Friend. I know that the Government have plans to ensure that teachers are also trained in mental health provision. One of my local schools has…03 Feb 2022HANSARDGovernment’s Education Catch-up and Mental Health Recovery ProgrammesThere is no doubt that lockdown has had a major impact on children’s wellbeing, but it has given us an appreciation of the amazing work that teachers do. Once again, I want to pay…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsLast week many people welcomed the five-year moratorium on smart motorways. However, the M27 is due to be opened as a smart motorway in a couple of months. What reassurance can my…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Afghanistan: Humanitarian CrisisI am looking forward to co-chairing the meeting on Afghanistan in about 15 minutes alongside the chair of the Afghanistan all-party parliamentary group, my hon. Friend the Member…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate and to support our businesses during this difficult time. I am full of admiration for businesses across Meon Valley, which have overcome…11 Jan 2022HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022May I take this opportunity to thank all the teachers and school staff in Meon Valley for their amazing work during the pandemic? May I ask my hon. Friend to give schools and…15 Dec 2021HANSARDTechnical QualificationsIf the Government are keen on improving skills, levelling up and improving technical qualifications, including for green jobs, is this not the time to seriously consider having a…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTechnical Qualifications23. What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the value of technical qualifications.06 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareGPs in Meon Valley are finding it difficult to recruit new GPs to fill vacancies, and as a consequence are working very long hours. Can the Minister ensure that some of the new…03 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) for securing this important and timely debate. She asked the Minister a number of important questions, on…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBosnia and Herzegovina: Stability and PeaceAbsolutely, and it makes it even more remarkable that they want to move forward and start to form new relationships with their neighbours from different religions and ethnicities,…02 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEI absolutely agree with that, and I will come on to it later. We need to look again at our curriculum to ensure that young people are not alienated from education, and what my…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEThat is true, but the reality is that fewer people are doing IT at GCSE, probably because it permeates through all the other subjects. That again illustrates why natural history…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEIn that case, I am even more concerned that the rigorousness of a science—chemistry, physics and biology—would be completely missed out. I fear that people would take the natural…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEMy hon. Friend is a language teacher, not an English teacher.01 Dec 2021