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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for what he is doing, but I understand that children are at very little risk from the new variant, so can he confirm that schools will not be closed…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I would like to put on record that I strongly welcome the principles behind the Bill and the additional huge investment—a 42% cash-terms increase—in skills announced in the…15 Nov 2021HANSARD School-based Counselling ServicesIt was an honour to present the proposal for the debate to the Backbench Business Committee with my friend, the right hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East (Mr Brown). The…09 Nov 2021HANSARDSchools and Educational Settings (Essential Infrastructure and Opening During Emergencies)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for educational settings including early years, schools, colleges and universities to be classified as…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI strongly welcome this Budget. We should acknowledge that over the past 18 months, this country has faced a national emergency comparable only to the outbreak of the second world…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI welcome what my right hon. Friend is saying. Can he confirm that there is a 42% increase in the skills budget in cash terms? Does he not agree that if we spend that money right,…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI absolutely believe that BTECs should not go until T-levels have fully come on board. As a hard-working former member of the Education Committee, the hon. Lady will be pleased to…02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am always honoured to give way to—not to ruin her career—one of my favourite Labour Members.02 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Management in SchoolsI strongly welcome my right hon. Friend to his place and thank him for the big Budget increases in education, particularly the 42% increase in cash terms for skills. Will my right…01 Nov 2021HANSARDCondition of School BuildingsThanks to you!01 Nov 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseCan we have a debate on which is the true workers’ party of the United Kingdom, given the Budget yesterday with the huge increase in the living wage of 6.6%, the reduction in the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSustainable FarmingIn Harlow we have a serious problem with horses being tethered on the roadside and cruelly treated. Will my hon. Friend introduce restrictions or ban this barbaric practice once…28 Oct 2021HANSARDApprenticeship Programme5. What steps the Commission is taking to improve the apprenticeship programme in the House of Commons.28 Oct 2021HANSARDApprenticeship ProgrammeIt is very welcome news that 100 apprentices are being employed across the House of Commons. What is my hon. Friend doing to ensure that we employ apprentices from disadvantaged…28 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsMy right hon. Friend mentions levelling up. Does he not agree that this is a real workers’ budget? The funds for skills and schools will transform the prospects of our young…27 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaI strongly welcome the new money for the national health service on top of the £34 billion that will be spent. Is it not the case that the new money—the many billions being spent…25 Oct 2021HANSARDSupport for TownsI am pleased to report to the House that almost 8,000 new apprentices have been taken on in Harlow since 2010. Does my hon. Friend agree that the best example of levelling up is…25 Oct 2021HANSARDSupport for Towns7. What steps his Department is taking to support towns.25 Oct 2021HANSARD Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: IranDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the original purpose of the nuclear agreement that the west made with Iran was that it would reduce Iranian terrorism around the world and…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way and apologise to you, Mr Deputy Speaker, because I am taking part in a Westminster Hall debate, but I need to ask this important…19 Oct 2021