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HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention but I would gently say two things. First, I would not describe private schools as covering a “multitude of sins”. This is also not just…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsMr Speaker, I would not dare to second-guess your position on this issue. The best way to deal with this issue is to drop the policy entirely, but if we are to exempt children…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI thank my hon. Friend for his important intervention. As I have said before, it is best that the policy is dropped altogether, but if the Government insist on going ahead, it…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI apologise, Mr Speaker. I was just coming on to the last paragraph of my speech, but I wanted to take some interventions from those on the Liberal Democrat Benches.08 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationLord Darzi’s report was utterly damning about the treatment of children in our health system. He said that too many children were being let down, and pointed out that they account…07 Oct 2024HANSARDTeacher RecruitmentThe new Government’s focus on the serious recruitment and retention crisis is welcome. However, as we have heard, the recent pay announcement overlooked teachers who work in…09 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDisadvantaged pupils between 16 and 19 are likely to be up to four grades behind their more affluent peers. We know that funding drops by about a third at 16, yet 16-to-19 tuition…09 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) and pay tribute to him for securing this incredibly…05 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne Air is a small and growing cargo airline based in my constituency, which is having to deal with huge amounts of additional red tape and costs as a result of the Brexit deal…05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI thank the hon. Member for her intervention and I agree that, where possible, we need to be as inclusive as possible. Equally, there are children whose needs cannot be met in a…05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI am not sure I have the time; I am so sorry. The national body for SEND would also act as a champion for every child with special needs or disabilities and promote widespread…05 Sept 2024HANSARD OfstedThe death of Ruth Perry was a tragedy and underscored the high-stakes nature of Ofsted inspections. I have witnessed at first hand how headteachers and teachers in my constituency…03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen the Secretary of State looks at the rules around local authority compulsory purchase orders, and at removing hope value for house building purposes, will she look at having…02 Sept 2024HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsNext month, the community in Twickenham will once again remember Amelie Delagrange, the French student who, many Members will remember, was brutally murdered on Twickenham Green…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPharmacy Provision: HamptonOn the point about the 20-minute walk and the four in five statistic, does the Minister recognise that a 20-minute walk for me or him is actually much longer for an elderly person…26 Jul 2024HANSARDPharmacy Provision: HamptonI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I congratulate him on his excellent maiden speech. I completely agree with him. We want doctors to use community pharmacy more to…26 Jul 2024HANSARDPharmacy Provision: HamptonMay I start by congratulating you, Madam Deputy Speaker, on your election? It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I also congratulate the Minister on his appointment. We have…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityMay I warmly welcome you to the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker? It is a pleasure to see you. I also warmly welcome the Education Secretary and all her Ministers to their posts. As…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityI am not right honourable just yet, but I give way to my hon. Friend.24 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityI thank my hon. Friend for her important intervention. She pre-empts what I was about to say about the issue of VAT on private school fees and the pressures that it will create…24 Jul 2024