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HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysI thank my hon. Friend for her comments, and I completely agree. While today’s U-turn is welcome, it is merely a sticking plaster. Work is often not a route out of poverty any…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysI thank the hon. Member for his comment, but I think he must have been asleep when I outlined the scale of child poverty, particularly when I made the point about many children…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFree School Meals: Summer HolidaysIndeed. The hon. Member makes an important point. Certainly, I would like the Government to look at sourcing these additional teachers, and encouraging qualified teachers who have…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Children and Young PersonsI beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 445), dated…10 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, and I join him in thanking parents and all those working in education and childcare at this difficult time. For…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: School ReopeningWe all desperately want schools to reopen for the sake of children’s education and wellbeing, but the Secretary of State must appreciate that the guidance provided so far does not…13 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Home LearningConstant speculation on when schools will reopen and whether it is safe to do so is leaving many parents, pupils and staff anxious. Last week, it was reported that the Government…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Home LearningI thank the Secretary of State for his kind comments. He must understand that faith that children and staff are safe will be necessary to parents having the confidence to send…05 May 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWe have had some excellent speeches today. I do not have time to reference them all, but I pay particular tribute to the three Members who gave maiden speeches today. We heard…12 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesThe Minister must acknowledge that that is a paltry amount of support. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, flooding will cost small businesses hundreds of millions of…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI welcome the Minister and the Secretary of State and his new team to their places. I look forward to our future exchanges. Last week, I visited a café in Calder Valley that,…03 Mar 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionMy hon. Friend is quite right. We are expected to encourage our localities and our regional governments to take part in the climate emergency and to do their best to deliver plans…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionMy hon. Friend is spot on. We need to be honest that we are off track when it comes to meeting our targets, inadequate as they are. In fact, according to the Committee on Climate…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionMy hon. Friend is right. It is important to note that markets are incentivised by robust targets, but that targets alone are not enough. They need to sit alongside a robust…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionMy hon. Friend makes a pertinent point. Although the comments in the Queen’s Speech are certainly welcome—I will come to them in more detail shortly—they do not sit alongside a…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionMy hon. Friend is spot on. We have an opportunity now to show on the world stage that we really mean business when it comes to tackling climate change. We need to lead the world,…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionMy hon. Friend is quite right. It is devastating to see the impact of what has happened in her constituency. We need to tackle the climate emergency, and we need a robust…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comment. Certainly, there is no point in having a target without having an ambitious plan to deliver it. We know from the work of leading…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s points, but we need to move beyond discussions regarding climate change denial and recognise the scale of the task ahead of ahead of us, because the…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionI thank my hon. Friend for her point because she is quite right. With reference to civil society groups like Extinction Rebellion who have been urging those in power to tell the…15 Jan 2020