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HANSARDIsraeli Government Proscription of Palestinian Civil Society GroupsWith Iran stepping up its terrorist activities in the middle east, supporting terrorist organisations carrying out attacks against Israel and developing its nuclear capacity, what…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareOn the wider point, there are enough reviews and reports—ours is yet another—and as I said to the hon. Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns) a moment ago, I hope that the new…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareOur Committee did a separate report on exclusions a few years ago, just before the 2019 election; as we know, 40 children are excluded every day, which I think is wrong. It is a…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareI thank the hon. Member. He is an incredibly hard working member of the Committee and is passionate about this issue. I am so grateful for his support. He is right—this is…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareThe hon. Gentleman makes some very powerful points. Sadly, we have a mental ill health epidemic among young people in our country, especially since covid. The Committee has done a…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareI thank the Opposition spokesman for her question. To be fair, I do not think everything the Government have done is bad: they have done some very good things for vulnerable…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareI thank the hon. Lady, who is an expert on these issues. I absolutely agree with both the points she made on her first topic, that of placements and being moved around: as I said…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Educational Poverty: Children in Residential CareI am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for the time today, and I thank the officers and members of the Committee for working so hard on this report on educational…14 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationAs I said, I am sure that the Secretary of State is listening. Everywhere we look, there are all kinds of pressures on our education system. It is not just the things that the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI could not hear the first part of what the hon. Gentleman said. Was he talking about free school meals? I could not hear; I apologise.06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI very much hope so. The hon. Gentleman will look at this forensically and he will know, because we have done an extensive report on the underachievement of white working-class…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationThe hon. Member makes a powerful point. We want to ensure that everyone has the same opportunities to go to “good” and “outstanding” schools. The cost of living pressures that he…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI welcome the lifetime skills commitment, but when will there be clarity on the future status of the international baccalaureate career-related programme I mentioned in my opening…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this important debate in response to the Department for Education’s publication of its main estimates for 2022-23. Before I…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDepartment for EducationI start by referring to the comments of the hon. Member for Hemsworth (Jon Trickett). He might be surprised to learn that I have a lot of sympathy for what he said; we do not do…06 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hope my right hon. Friend will see this book I have here, “The Children’s Inquiry” by Liz Cole and Molly Kingsley, about the damage to children during lockdown. The number of…04 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillWill my right hon. Friend look at a book published this week by Liz Cole and Molly Kingsley of the UsForThem parents group, which discusses the damage to children’s mental health…27 Jun 2022HANSARDDomestic Renewable EnergyWith the international energy price so high, will my right hon. Friend help to cut the cost of living by either scrapping the green levies to help people pay their bills, or at…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy right hon. Friend will know that perhaps one of the most exciting pages in the levelling-up White Paper is page 238, which announces that there will be a new hospital health…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration Billrose —08 Jun 2022