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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillAbsolutely, and I am very sorry to hear about that case. The last Government did not deal with RAAC in our school buildings, and it was as a result of work that my colleagues and…08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am happy to support that. In fact, when the previous Administration introduced the schools Bill, which they then decided to bin, the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords…08 Jan 2025HANSARDPer- and Polyfluoroalkyl SubstancesHappy Christmas, Mr Speaker. I thank the Minister for her answer and for offering me a meeting on this topic earlier this week—I look forward to pursuing it with her. Given the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDPer- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances4. Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of putting the Drinking Water Inspectorate’s guidance on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on a statutory footing.19 Dec 2024HANSARD Internet Service Providers and Suicide-related ContentI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. My constituent David Parfett has been in the news speaking about his son Tom, who sadly took his own life…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Creative Arts EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) on securing this important…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Creative Arts EducationGive us a demo.18 Dec 2024HANSARD Internet Service Providers and Suicide-related ContentThe problem is that the sites that the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) referred to—and there are many others like them—do not necessarily fall into the illegal…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]As the Bill seeks to strengthen the regulation of our water companies, is this not an opportunity to finally regulate the existence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that now is the time to provide hope to Palestinians? If we are to have any hope of a political solution, this country must follow our allies in…16 Dec 2024HANSARDParental Leave: Pay and AllowancesAt less than half the rate of a full-time national minimum wage, maternity and paternity pay is so low that most parents simply cannot live on it, and they are often forced into…16 Dec 2024HANSARDParental Leave: Pay and Allowances10. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of levels of maternity and paternity pay and allowances.16 Dec 2024HANSARDPaid Employment Leave: Kinship CarersI am sure the Minister will agree that kinship carers are unsung heroes, who often step up at a moment’s notice to look after a child whose parents cannot, but four in 10 are…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Qualifications Reform ReviewI thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement. In the years since the Conservatives’ first botched moves towards prematurely scrapping a range of vocational…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPaid Employment Leave: Kinship Carers4. If he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Education of the potential merits of introducing a right to paid employment leave for kinship carers.12 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI rise to speak in support of new clause 9, tabled in my name. It would require the Government to produce an impact assessment of the effect of the imposition of VAT on school…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance Billrose—11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI thank my hon. Friend for her important intervention. I am interested in how this money will flow back into the Scottish system, if at all. The point, raised not just by me but…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe hon. Gentleman says that I am describing a failed system, and I am; I set that out. The SEND system is failing many children across this country, but I say to him gently—I…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI remind the right hon. Gentleman that it was his Government who negotiated the Brexit deal. I want to put that on the record. Colleagues from across the House have spoken…11 Dec 2024