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HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformWill the Minister look at how young people can develop a portfolio around their learning as you would with professional development as an adult and in employment, so that they can…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Postural Tachycardia SyndromeThere are very few PoTS specialists across the country. Will the Minister meet those specialists to hear why they are facing barriers, and work with them to ensure that they can…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Postural Tachycardia SyndromeI am really grateful for this debate. Dr Gupta is a leading specialist in PoTS but, although he knows the physiological changes that take place and he knows how to treat it, he…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his statement today and also for this peace—may it be long lasting. Over 1,700 health workers have lost their lives in Gaza, and many more have been…14 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingI am grateful for the hon. Member’s intervention, but it is important to understand the scale of the deposits from cows wading in their faeces compared with those from badgers,…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingI am really grateful for all that my hon. Friend has said, but I am reminded of what Kate Bingham said when she talked about the scaling down and scaling up of our capability in…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption FacilityI thank the Select Committee for its report. I have been following the international evidence on taking a public health approach. Could my hon. Friend set out how the centre is…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn my kind and inclusive city of York, those who are putting up flags and expressing support for them have been emboldened to perpetrate racism and intimidate communities. They…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDIdentifying rogue employers who exploit labour and dodge taxes is one thing. However, it makes no difference whether someone holds digital ID over paper ID if the employer refuses…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. I congratulate the 102,000-plus petitioners on signing the petition, including the 185 from my constituency, and I…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Employment Rights: Impact on BusinessesI was not, because I walk or cycle through London, which I recommend to everybody. Those strikes did not have an impact on me at all. Good industrial relations are important for…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights: Impact on BusinessesMy hon. Friend has spoken powerfully and brought that observation to the attention of the House. Low productivity was also a major feature of the last Administration. The letter…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights: Impact on BusinessesI am grateful to the hon. Member for mentioning that. When I was the shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights, we really fought for that right, not least during covid. What…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights: Impact on BusinessesAs ever, it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Murrison, and I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp). Next year will mark 125 years since…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Employment Rights: Impact on BusinessesIn the first of five years, we have had to repair the economy. That has been our focus, but as we move forward, businesses will see the vision that Labour has for rebuilding the…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Provision of Council HousingI am really grateful to my hon. Friend for securing today’s debate. Bevan also said that only municipal authorities could build the housing for our communities, and it was in my…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI really do congratulate my hon. Friend: I know how hard he works on behalf of children in his constituency, and they could have no better champion. His observations are…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI will make a little progress, if I may. In my constituency this month, we are establishing a SEND hub. It is very much like the concept of Sure Start but for children with SEND,…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI absolutely do, and I congratulate the hon. Member on all the work that she has done in this area. We certainly know, for instance, that emotionally based school avoidance often…15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I congratulate the petitioners on bringing forward this very important issue. I also want to thank the families in York I have…15 Sept 2025