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HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have both an urgent statement and a debate on the draft terms of reference for the covid inquiry? Astonishingly, although there is a small sentence on school restrictions,…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Education Catch-Up ProgrammeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions. On the first point, it is not just our report saying this; the Department for Education itself said in its December report that there…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Education Catch-Up ProgrammeI have been worried about this, and I have raised it with the Minister on the Floor of the House and in the Select Committee. The Minister has said that that target remains,…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Education Catch-Up ProgrammeI am very close to saying yes, the contract should be terminated. We have said that Randstad should perhaps be given one last chance. The Government made some changes last Friday,…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 2022HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesI strongly welcome the report because it will ensure that everyone, from whatever background, can climb the important ladder of opportunity. The vice-chancellor of Nottingham…17 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresIn Harlow, the Department actually expanded the jobcentre, so it is now in two buildings, one in the Harvey Centre, which I visited recently and which is doing an enormous amount…17 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Impact on StudentsThank you, Mr Speaker. Has my right hon. Friend seen the investigation by Theo Usherwood on LBC exposing pro-Putinist propaganda at some of our leading universities? At Leeds,…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe covid inquiry terms of reference have just a tiny mention of education, suggesting that it looks at “restrictions on attendance”. That is like calling a mortuary a negative…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI strongly welcome the scheme that my right hon. Friend has set out. It was Sir Nicholas Winton who said: “If something is not impossible, then there must be a way to do it”. May…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI have huge respect for my right hon. Friend and his team for the way they have conducted themselves in this awful situation. Understandably, my Polish constituents are incredibly…09 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. On oil prices, he will know that prices at the pumps are reaching £1.60 a litre. Hard-pressed motorists are paying over £16 more…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme and Adult EducationI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this important debate. I particularly thank the members of the Education Committee, including the hon. Member for Liverpool,…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme and Adult EducationI could not agree more. I have seen the work of Manchester Council in this regard and I think that it should be replicated throughout the country. More families would benefit as a…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme and Adult EducationI always give way to the hon. Lady and I promise to do so if she will allow me to finish this paragraph. I am not necessarily asking for more money, but I do ask the Minister to…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme and Adult EducationI absolutely accept that where there are strains for providers of early years education, the Government should look at that and fill in the holes, but I think it varies. Some…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme and Adult EducationMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech. She has talked about how important the tutoring programme could be if it works correctly. Does she not agree that attention needs…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme and Adult EducationI will go in order through the Members who spoke. The hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson), who I hugely respect, was on the frontline in trying to keep schools open for…09 Mar 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Russians describe the Ukrainians as neo-Nazis, yet yesterday we learned that the Babyn Yar holocaust memorial was bombed by Russia. Clearly…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing my question to the Prime Minister on his statement on Ukraine earlier in the week, can we have an urgent statement from a Government Minister on the impact of the cost…24 Feb 2022