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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.21 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityI thank the Education Secretary very much for giving way. What was crystal clear from the King’s Speech yesterday was that, despite her grandiose statements here, education is not…08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityWill the Secretary of State give way?08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityWill the Secretary of State give way?08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityOne of the things that we did not hear about from the Education Secretary is the attainment gap between the wealthiest pupils and the most disadvantaged, which is growing, as…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationThousands of children are dead. Many more are traumatised, millions are being starved, and as we have heard, the UN has described Gaza as becoming a “graveyard for children”. We…08 Nov 2023HANSARDRail Services8. What steps he is taking to improve rail services.26 Oct 2023HANSARDRail ServicesI thank the Minister for that answer. If we want to encourage more people to use our railways we need to ensure that our stations are properly staffed so that they are accessible…26 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillGiven that the Secretary of State is getting quite a few pot shots from behind him, let me help him out by saying that I welcome the ban on section 21 no-fault evictions. It is…23 Oct 2023HANSARDChildcareA nursery owner in my constituency told me how the Government’s funding for so-called “free” hours covers only about half of their costs, and even with the recently announced…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) Billrose—23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI strongly support the point that the hon. Gentleman has just made about the importance of the Government outlawing these blanket bans on renting in the private sector by those…23 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionIt is imperative that we get to the bottom of the terrible tragedy that unfolded at the hospital last night, and hold to account whoever was responsible. When I visited the region…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Resettlement of AfghansLet me start by putting on record my thanks to the Immigration Minister, the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick), who, after 18 months of begging by me and my team, was…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresThe crumbling concrete crisis has been years in the making, exacerbated by the catastrophic failure of the Prime Minister, when he was Chancellor, to sign off on the school…19 Sept 2023HANSARDSupport for Kinship CarersAbsolutely, and that is why we need a consistent system applied across the board that is not dependent on the political persuasion of a local authority or what means it has to…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Libya FloodsThe tragic scenes we are witnessing in Libya are utterly horrifying; my thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. During the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, my noble…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseFigures out this week show that the Government target for secondary school teachers entering training was missed by a whopping 48%. Schools are already struggling to find…14 Sept 2023HANSARDSupport for Kinship CarersAbsolutely, and I am grateful for that intervention, because the right hon. Member makes a case that I have made throughout, whenever I have talked about kinship carers: the…14 Sept 2023HANSARDSupport for Kinship CarersI thank the hon. Members who co-sponsored my application for the debate and all those who have participated in it. The hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne) said that…14 Sept 2023