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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.30 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister will be aware that a recent survey of 27,000 parents by Pregnant Then Screwed found that about two thirds are paying more for childcare than they are for their rent…30 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevAccording to allegations in The Sunday Times , the Prime Minister went to visit the now Lord Lebedev about the advice he had been given by security services, and to assure him…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He says that there are no ideas forthcoming from the Opposition on how to change the process. Let me give him a bold and radical idea that my…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevWill the hon. Gentleman give way?29 Mar 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy SectorRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has made clear how crucial it is for the UK to press on with the push to roll out renewables and strengthen its energy security. Almost three weeks…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI put on record my thanks to the Secretary of State for briefing me and my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey) last week on today’s Green Paper and…29 Mar 2022HANSARDRenewable Energy Sector3. What plans he has to support the development of the renewable energy sector.29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSmall businesses across my constituency are struggling, like households, with spiralling energy costs. The British Chambers of Commerce reports that three out of four firms it…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperWith the first schools White Paper in six years coming on the back of a pandemic that was so brutal for our children and young people, this really feels like a missed opportunity…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Daniel Morgan Independent Panel ReportAs the Minister himself has said, the regularity with which he has had to come to the Dispatch Box to answer questions about the culture, standards and misjudgments of the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDCourt Cases Backlog13. What steps he is taking to help reduce the backlog of court cases.22 Mar 2022HANSARDCourt Cases BacklogThe Minister will be aware that a recent report by the Public Accounts Committee revealed that the number of rape and sexual assault cases waiting to be tried increased more than…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Strip-search of SchoolgirlLike many people across London and this country, I am utterly appalled and disgusted by this case, not least as the mother of a young daughter. I cannot begin to conceive of what…21 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillI have been arguing for some time that we need a holistic approach, including in schools—there has been a real narrowing of the curriculum and we need more extracurricular…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillThe hon. Gentleman may have missed it, but I did acknowledge earlier in my remarks that for the past four years, at an England level, the spending has gone up. The problem is that…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillI applaud a Conservative Member for talking to a Liberal Democrat about localism. I wholeheartedly embrace localism and would like to see much more local accountability for…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillI hope the hon. Member will forgive me, but I am not briefed on what is going on in terms of the data in Wales. He is correct that every CCG is reporting that it meets the mental…18 Mar 2022HANSARDMental Health Provision (Children and Young People) BillYes, I already have. I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman missed that part of the speech, but I welcomed them and pointed out where I thought they were deficient and should go…18 Mar 2022