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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Lady said that, under the Conservative Government, there has been a lack of investment in the regions. Harlow, as she knows, has a fair bit of deprivation, but under this…08 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. As colleagues on both sides of the House will know from personal experience or from their constituents, it is often smaller things, rather than big Government schemes, that…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSeverely Absent Pupils16. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department’s steps to help return severely absent pupils to school.23 May 2022HANSARDSeverely Absent PupilsMy right hon. Friend rightly says that he is driven by the data, and I thank him for the work he is doing to try to get these children back to school. The Centre for Social…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceFurther to the question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois), the Minister will be aware that there have been significant problems in the…23 May 2022HANSARD Independent Review of Children’s Social CareI strongly welcome the report, which is visionary in its scope. I thank Josh MacAlister for briefing me on its findings a few days ago. It is very much a “family, community and…23 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesThere is no recognition from Labour Members of the £22 billion that the Government put in to help with the cost of living, particularly the 5p cut in fuel duty. However, I do have…17 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaIs my hon. Friend aware that 19 Israelis, not including foreign nationals, have also been killed by terrorism since 21 March, and that Jewish lives, and Israeli lives, matter as…16 May 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIf I walked down to the Front Bench and smacked the Leader of the House, I would possibly be done for assault. If I smacked a dog, I would possibly be done for cruelty to that…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You will be aware of the incident with my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), when he was driving through—20 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderIf it is possible, Mr Speaker, will you look at having a police officer outside the gate, not just inside it, as people drive in?20 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderMay I make a general point?20 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateI thank the Prime Minister for what he has said in the House today, which I think will mean something to my constituents in Harlow. He mentioned that one of the great challenges…19 Apr 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewMy father, like my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State’s, was an immigrant who came here with very little. He worked hard to send me to private school, but I spent much of my…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperI welcome the White Paper. I think that we are seeing the beginnings of a long-term plan for education, especially given tomorrow’s publication of the special needs review and the…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I am pleased to be called to speak today, and glad that this Bill is reaching almost the end of its yellow brick road. Sometimes the Government are like the Tin Man and need a bit…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday the Chancellor made a historic cut in fuel duty which will be welcomed by millions of motorists and businesses throughout the country, and which will reduce prices…24 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementI thank my right hon. Friend heartily for the cut in fuel duty, and for waiving the national insurance threshold. I hope I can now retire from campaigning on that issue; it would…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Education Catch-Up ProgrammeThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank you and the Backbench Business Committee for giving me a chance to make a statement on the Committee’s new report, entitled “Is the…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Education Catch-Up ProgrammeI was pleased to visit the hon. Lady’s constituency when I was the Skills Minister and to go to her wonderful FE college. As I said earlier, and as we say in our report, the…17 Mar 2022