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HANSARDSmall Businesses: Growth7. What steps she is taking to help support the growth of small businesses.18 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ11. The ditching of the Government’s pledge to recruit 6,000 more GPs is yet another example of the Tories’ overpromising and underdelivering. With teacher recruitment targets…10 May 2023HANSARD Centre-assessed GradesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. I thank the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell) for requesting this important debate, and I pay tribute to her…10 May 2023HANSARDDisadvantage Gap in SchoolsThe Government’s failure to invest in our schools and children has been laid bare, with disadvantaged pupils now further behind their peers than at any point in the last 10 years.…17 Apr 2023HANSARD Bereaved Children: RegistryIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Gary. I thank the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine) for securing this important debate, which I believe should have…28 Mar 2023HANSARDHome EducationIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Mark. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for securing the debate. We have had a number of…27 Mar 2023HANSARDNet Zero22. What fiscal steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the economy in reaching net-zero carbon emissions.21 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroThe Institute of Directors has warned that “the UK will find itself left behind in the accelerating race to lead the green economy.” After a lacklustre Budget, does the Minister…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThis Budget is quite easy to characterise. Under the Tories we have had a lost decade, and under this Government we are sadly looking at another. Since the Conservatives came to…20 Mar 2023HANSARDSuicide Prevention and the National CurriculumIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Nokes. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for securing this important debate. I pay tribute to…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Racial Discrimination in SchoolsI thank the hon. Member for those statistics, and I am pleased that she got them on the record. I hope that the Minister is listening and will address those points later in his…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Racial Discrimination in SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham East (Janet Daby) for leading this debate, following the…08 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. New businesses are almost three times as likely to be started by men as by women. Does the Minister agree with Labour’s plan to work with the British Business Bank to support…08 Mar 2023HANSARDPupil Attainment: Cost of LivingEnergy bills have jumped 300% in some schools, forcing many I have spoken with to increase class sizes, strip back their curriculum and make impossible decisions on what resources…27 Feb 2023HANSARDSecondary Education: Isle of SheppeyThe Government missed their secondary teacher recruitment target by 40% this year, meaning that more and more children on the Isle of Sheppey and across the country will be taught…27 Feb 2023HANSARDSupport for Victims15. What steps he is taking to support victims in the criminal justice system.21 Feb 2023HANSARDSupport for VictimsA staggering 3,000 incidents of antisocial behaviour take place every day, with almost 20 million people having experienced it last year. With the Government allowing this…21 Feb 2023HANSARDWater Company PerformanceLabour’s plan to clean up the water industry would include cutting sewage discharges by 90%, mandatory monitoring of outlets and automatic fines for discharges. Will the Minister…21 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up MissionsThe Government promised that their levelling up plans would provide much-needed funding to communities such as my own, but last month Portsmouth South was once again deprived of…20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Missions8. What recent assessment he has made of progress in meeting the levelling-up missions.20 Feb 2023