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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe heard about the financial crisis facing football earlier, but there is also one facing Rugby Football Union. No one likes the RFU, not least because of the whopping bonuses…27 Feb 2025HANSARDRural CrimeThe hon. Gentleman is making an interesting point about fly-tipping as an issue of organised crime. I suppose that Opposition Members would also include casual littering in the…27 Feb 2025HANSARDRural CrimeIt is wonderful to see you in your place, Ms McVey. I credit the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Ben Maguire) for securing this debate. I represent a predominantly rural…27 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportFor those who do not know, the hon. Lady is my constituency neighbour in Suffolk, and I think she is doing a fantastic job of highlighting the complexities faced by people such as…25 Feb 2025HANSARDRural CrimePolicing in rural areas is increasingly complex, but rural constabularies receive much less funding than inner-city ones. I know the Minister will jump on this opportunity to…24 Feb 2025HANSARDWork and PensionsWhat assessment she has made of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on levels of pensioner poverty.10 Feb 2025HANSARDWater Company Executives: AccountabilityEssex and Suffolk Water has issued a moratorium on commercial businesses pulling water out of the ground, which it says is due to the Environment Agency. The problem is that…06 Feb 2025HANSARDAttorney General's Office: Transparency and Conflicts of Interest10. What steps she is taking to manage conflicts of interest in the Attorney General’s Office.06 Feb 2025HANSARDAttorney General's Office: Transparency and Conflicts of InterestMy constituents in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich are decent, tolerant and thoughtful people, but they are left wondering how the Prime Minister has appointed an Attorney…06 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)Let me state on the record that I have not met a single teacher who has not received some form of vexatious complaint at one point in their career. I hope, therefore, that the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)Does the Minister expect the number of misconduct hearings and cases brought where teachers are subject to potential dismissal to increase considerably? I am concerned that the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)If the hon. Member takes a moment later today to listen to the Secretary of State’s interview on “The News Agents” podcast, Emily Maitlis said, “You can have a terrible teacher…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)Can my right hon. Friend answer me this question? Which is better, an English graduate, with QTS, teaching maths in a primary or secondary school, or a maths graduate, without…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Gentleman just made two different statements, so can he clarify what he means?04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)I will not bore everyone with another rendition of the credit of non-QTS teachers. I will just say that I spent Friday at Debenham high school. When I spoke to the headteacher, he…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Gentleman has just made two completely different statements. He said, “I will send my children to a school that will deliver an outstanding education that is right for…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)I did not hear that, but I am sure it was one of the hon. Gentleman’s funnier comments.04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)I had a long speech prepared, but it does not include Keats, Semmelweis or Callaghan, so I will cut it short. Teachers want to be trusted to teach, to read their class and to…04 Feb 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel Payment: Pensioner Poverty7. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on levels of pensioner poverty.03 Feb 2025