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HANSARDEngagementsIt was Labour that introduced academies in the first place to drive up standards. Academies are here to stay, and will continue to drive up standards. That is what the Bill is…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am not surprised that my hon. Friend’s constituents are frustrated. There was never a plan; the funding only ever existed in Boris Johnson’s imagination. It was pure fiction and…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI wish my hon. Friend a speedy recovery from his recent treatment, and I thank the doctors and nurses who treated him. Under the previous Government, there was no progress made in…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe have just won a landslide victory and we have massive majority. We are getting on with the job— [ Interruption. ] Look at the sheer number of Ministers that the Conservatives…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsGrowth is at the heart of our plan for change, which will fund our public services, create good jobs and raise living standards across the country. My hon. Friend is right to…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am not going to comment on speculation. The hon. Gentleman knows that this Government are committed to growth, to the aviation sector and to our climate obligations. I am not…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. Too many buildings are still unsafe, and the speed of delivery has been far too slow. Our action plan sets out measures to…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue, which I know he has campaigned on for a very long time. We are investing a record £25 billion in the NHS as part of our…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsParents and teachers know that we introduced academies. Parents and teachers know that we are driven by standards. We are committed to standards—they are part of the future—and we…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Bill benefits the children who need the nourishment of a breakfast club. The Bill benefits the families who cannot afford uniforms. The Bill benefits the children who are…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe senseless, barbaric murder of three young girls in Southport was devastating. A measure of justice has been done, but for the victims, the injured and the affected, we must…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for her kind invitation. I particularly enjoyed Tamworth’s recent FA Cup heroics against Tottenham, although they did not quite win. We are committed to…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman must have missed recent reports. The Office for National Statistics has just said that we have the highest investment in 19 years; PwC has just said that this…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this awful case—the stories and accounts are heartbreaking and deeply concerning. I will make sure that she and the group receive a meeting with…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe Leader of the Opposition knows that that is not right. [ Interruption. ] No, it is not. Look at the provisions in the Bill. To say that teachers in our schools ought to be…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe will work with the US and with other countries, but we will never lower our standards.22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsAs I said, we introduced academies, we are committed to them, and we are driving standards up. The Bill is important because it also sets up breakfast clubs for the very children…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe do need flexibility in our schools. If the Leader of the Opposition had hopped off social media for a while, she would have seen the amendment put down this morning to achieve…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe have put more money into colleges and, as the hon. Lady knows, it is for them to deal with these disputes.22 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Infrastructure and Service Transformation AuthorityI am making this statement to bring to the House’s attention the following machinery of government change. On 10 October 2024, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced the…17 Jan 2025