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HANSARDHedgehogsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers) on initiating this debate. I welcome this…05 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Harlow branch of the Royal British Legion is supported by thousands of local residents, and they do much to keep the light of remembrance burning strong in our town, and…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education SettingsI thank my right hon. Friend for what he is doing to try to keep schools open, but we have 300,000 children being sent home. In addition, 93,500 children are missing 50% of school…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryThe hon. Gentleman, whom I regard as a friend, gets it exactly right. People often focus just on the loss of academic attainment, but there are also the mental health problems…29 Jun 2021HANSARDDomestic Violence VictimsWhat recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting victims of domestic violence.29 Jun 2021HANSARDDomestic Violence VictimsMy constituent, a courageous woman, Ms Charlotte Budd, is a survivor of domestic abuse, but she suffered a great deal further from her experience in the family court system. Ms…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryI do not intend to detain the House for too long with my remarks, given what, as you have just reminded us, Mr Deputy Speaker, is happening not long after this debate. I thank the…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryIf the hon. Gentleman looks at everything that I have said in the House, in the Select Committee and in newspaper articles, he will see that I have made it very clear from day…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryI strongly welcome the support and campaign for family hubs, which are something that our report on disadvantaged white working-class boys and girls recommended last week. May I…29 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryI will be very brief, given the events that are going on. There is actually a lot of unity in the House on this issue, behind the inevitable political barney. I thank all Members…29 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Department and particularly the Harlow jobcentre for the work they have done in supporting vulnerable families during the pandemic. I welcome the kickstart scheme,…28 Jun 2021HANSARDWhite Working-class PupilsMy right hon. Friend has been a champion of white working-class communities since he became a Member of the House of Commons. He is absolutely right. Two core elements of our…24 Jun 2021HANSARDWhite Working-class PupilsIt is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Rees. May I start by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for providing me with this opportunity? I express special thanks…24 Jun 2021HANSARDWhite Working-class PupilsI thank my hon. Friend for all his hard work on the report. I am proud to have him as a colleague on the Committee. He is absolutely right to point to the work that we have done…24 Jun 2021HANSARDWhite Working-class PupilsI thank the right hon. Lady for her question. If she reads through the report, she will see that we discuss concepts such as the London Challenge. The London Challenge was very…24 Jun 2021HANSARDWhite Working-class PupilsI thank my hon. Friend. He is another active and hard-working member of the Committee, and he did a lot of work on proposing important amendments to our report. He makes a very…24 Jun 2021HANSARDWhite Working-class PupilsI have great respect for the hon. Gentleman, who is a remarkable MP, but I completely disagree with what he has said. Let me make it clear: the problem is that the use of…24 Jun 2021HANSARDDisadvantaged Students: Tutoring SupportEven before the pandemic, persistent absence—pupils missing 10% or more of their education—was alarmingly high, at 13.1%. As pupils have returned, the overall rate has remained…21 Jun 2021HANSARDHorse TetheringWhat steps his Department is taking to tackle horse tethering.17 Jun 2021HANSARDHorse TetheringIn my beautiful constituency of Harlow, we sadly see many horses tethered by the roadside and in dangerous locations. These horses often have no water and are left for days on…17 Jun 2021