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HANSARDTechnical Education at Secondary SchoolsStudents in my Meon Valley constituency who want to go to a university technical college can apply only to the excellent but oversubscribed one in Portsmouth. I am supporting the…12 Jun 2023HANSARDTechnical Education at Secondary Schools15. Whether her Department is taking steps to increase the provision of specialist technical education at secondary schools.12 Jun 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ9. We are all concerned about the 81,000 children who are not on the school register, but are under the term “home-educated”. No one—neither local authorities, nor schools—can…07 Jun 2023HANSARDStudent VisasPressures in migration policy ultimately lead back to the efficient processing of everyone UK Visas and Immigration has to deal with. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that this…24 May 2023HANSARDChildren Not in School (Register)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place a duty on local authorities to maintain a register of children who are not in school; and for connected purposes.…16 May 2023HANSARDSudan Conflict21. What steps his Department has taken to support the Government’s response to the conflict in Sudan.15 May 2023HANSARDSudan ConflictI have been seeing some of the amazing work that the Royal Air Force does through my membership of the armed forces parliamentary scheme. Will my right hon. Friend join me in…15 May 2023HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian Situation and Children’s RightsI mentioned earlier that the situation in Yemen is completely incomparable to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was very much under UN resolution 2216. The hon. Gentleman has…09 May 2023HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian Situation and Children’s RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard, I think for the first time. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan) for securing the…09 May 2023HANSARD Yemen: Humanitarian Situation and Children’s RightsIs the hon. Lady aware that United Nations resolution 2216 actually demanded the withdrawal of the Houthis and gave recognition to the coalition under President Hadi to restore…09 May 2023HANSARD Israel and Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMay I add my deepest condolences to Rabbi Dee and his family following the murder of his wife Lucy and his daughters Maia and Rina in the west bank? I welcome the statement by the…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Human Rights Protections: PalestiniansI thank the hon. Member for Dundee West (Chris Law) for bringing forward this important debate. I declare an interest as I visited Israel and Palestine in 2016 with some other…20 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. In communities such as Cheriton and Bramdean in my constituency, there are people who have not been able to take part in the broadband voucher scheme because they are…15 Mar 2023HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe only way to permanently end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is to deliver Palestinian self-determination and preserve Israel’s Jewish and democratic identity through a…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker; it is lovely to see you back. As a former chair of the south-east region for the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees, I have seen…13 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI set up the all-party group in 2015 with that sole purpose of changing policy on the barriers to women in work. Each year, we have produced a report, and I will pass on some…09 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThere is also the impact on education in more remote countries, or even in Afghanistan. We would hope that people could access education through tech. If we can get more women…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingAbsolutely. I was going to come on to that. The bad news does not stop at a late diagnosis; the effects of being diagnosed too late are devastating. The bleak reality is that the…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingIt is a privilege to speak in the debate. We have heard some excellent speeches. I wish Margaret all the best, and I also wish the Hopkins family all the best, because I have seen…09 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIt is a pleasure to speak again in a debate on International Women’s Day. #EmbraceEquity is this year’s hashtag. Although we are approaching equality of resources and…09 Mar 2023