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HANSARDNatural History GCSEMy hon. Friend makes an interesting point. However, environmental literacy should be not just limited to science and geography but seen through English. We can think of a whole…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEOf course—I knew that my hon. Friend would say that.01 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEIs there any evidence from the people who responded that young people would take up natural history instead of science and geography? Would it be an alternative or an add-on? The…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell) for bringing this important debate to this…01 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Is that not why so many forest schools are starting to crop up all over the countryside?01 Dec 2021HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillI rise in support of the Bill and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Saqib Bhatti) on bringing it forward. It will help to update our way of dealing with a…26 Nov 2021HANSARDDown Syndrome BillMy neighbour Matilda has Down’s syndrome. She is now 14, and I have watched her grow, develop and participate fully in family life. I have seen her going to school, running,…26 Nov 2021HANSARDRegisters of Births and Deaths BillMy hon. Friend is demonstrating very well why we should have electronic records: they can be passed forward and backwards much quicker than paper copies, which can also be lost in…26 Nov 2021HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]This is a very exciting Bill and I support it, but I think that the Government are missing a big opportunity here if we are waiting until post-16. Only 49.9% of young people…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy pubs and brewers are pleased with the reduction in beer duty, but may we have clarification on keg size, as my small brewers ship their beer in different sizes, including…02 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Closures: Educational Disadvantage14. What recent comparative assessment he has made of the potential educational disadvantage due to school and classroom closures as a result of the covid-19 outbreak for (a)…01 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Closures: Educational DisadvantageI thank the Minister for his comments. Research from education charities, such as Teach First, has found that during the pandemic children from disadvantaged backgrounds were…01 Nov 2021HANSARDMenopause (Support and Services) BillMay I also add my thanks to the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) for this amazing debate and Bill? When I was first in Parliament, I encountered the exact experiences…29 Oct 2021HANSARDMenopause (Support and Services) BillAbsolutely, because it is incredibly important that people understand what we are going through—whether we are talking about men or women or people of any age. As someone who does…29 Oct 2021HANSARD Health Incentives SchemeI, too, welcome the pilot, which I hope will help to tackle growing obesity. As the Chair of the Health Committee commented, obesity often starts in schools—I think one in five…22 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the Minister for her statement and all the work that she and her Department are doing. During recess I visited one of my local secondary schools, Swanmore College, where…21 Oct 2021HANSARDVictims of Domestic Abuse: SupportMay I place on the record, on my behalf and that of my Meon Valley constituents, our deep and utter shock at the death of Sir David Amess, and also that of James Brokenshire? I…18 Oct 2021HANSARDVictims of Domestic Abuse: Support6. What steps her Department is taking to support victims of domestic abuse.18 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, I am sure that you are as pleased as I am with Operation Warm Welcome. What a warm welcome are we giving to those members of the Afghan armed forces and intelligence…20 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.20 Sept 2021