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HANSARD Water SafetyIt is an unexpected pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, but a pleasure none the less. I pay tribute to the Chair of the Petitions Committee, my hon. Friend the…12 Jul 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryI am extremely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way on that point. During the last education debate, he intervened on me and the shadow Secretary of State, my hon.…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryIt is nice to follow the hon. Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson), and his pithy but thought-provoking speech. I am also grateful to the Chair of the Education Committee for…29 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt was good to see the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State condemning the harassment of Chris Whitty in recent days. However, the irony seems to be lost that Chris Whitty…29 Jun 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) for securing the debate, after 270,000 people signed the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDBlack History and Cultural Diversity in the CurriculumI realise that the Minister is speaking for a colleague at the moment, but would she say that it is fair to set as the aspiration for her Department, once all the changes to the…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEnd-to-end Rape ReviewThe review that the Secretary of State has presented quotes victims as reporting that the withdrawal of services in recent years has played a crucial part in their failure to…21 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMinisters failed to secure over 90% of the funding called for by Kevan Collins for the catch-up fund, and we have just discovered that 100,000 vulnerable students and…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Ofsted Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools and CollegesI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. I, too, pay tribute to the young girls and young women who came forward to share their experiences under extremely…10 Jun 2021HANSARDInvesting in Children and Young PeopleWhat struck me when people said throughout the debate that we are against a longer school day is that if they read Labour’s plan, they would see that we are calling for a day that…09 Jun 2021HANSARDInvesting in Children and Young PeopleI put on record my thanks and gratitude to every student, teacher and support worker who has worked so hard in these difficult times. I also thank the Minister for School…09 Jun 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationWill the Secretary of State give way?13 May 2021HANSARDA Brighter Future for the Next GenerationDoes the Secretary of State agree with Dame Louise Casey, who said today that we cannot be a levelled-up country if we have food banks?13 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkThe Chancellor mentions countries in the G7. It is, without question, good news that our economy is back into positive growth territory, but why does he think that the British…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkYou just did it!12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkWill the Chancellor give way?12 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the Addressrose—11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressPerhaps the Prime Minister can answer this. In the last three Tory manifestos and every humble Address since 2016, his Government have promised a victims Bill. It is in the Humble…11 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?11 May 2021HANSARDPublic Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford, and it is also nice to see the Minister opposite me. That does not happen very often these days following his dizzy…21 Apr 2021