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HANSARDSchool Budgets: Impact of InflationSkyrocketing energy bills are squeezing school budgets. The latest data suggests that prices have almost doubled in the first quarter of the year alone. With cost pressures…04 Jul 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Members for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price), for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates), and my hon.…30 Jun 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSI will make progress because I am conscious of time. I would also point out a recent Sex Education Forum survey, which said that almost 40% of students had been given no…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSchool WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Rees. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) on introducing the debate.…27 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryI am grateful for the opportunity to raise the issues affecting my constituents in this important debate. Sadly, those issues are now becoming frustratingly commonplace for far…21 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Armed Forces Personnel1. What assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on armed forces personnel.13 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Armed Forces PersonnelThe Government are failing our frontline forces during a cost of living crisis. According to data from the Minister’s own Department, the percentage of personnel who believe that…13 Jun 2022HANSARDOfsted: AccountabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. I thank the hon. Member for York Outer (Julian Sturdy) for securing this important debate. As we have heard today,…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsAs children return from half-term to continue with exams and the cost of living crisis spirals, this debate speaks to the heart of concerns across this House and up and down the…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Education Secretary has been caught red-handed using dodgy data to justify his academisation push. The independent statistics…23 May 2022HANSARDCondition Improvement FundThe reality is that the schools estate is crumbling after 12 years of Tory negligence. In 2019, the Government’s own survey revealed that one in six schools required urgent…23 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. It is clear that the Government’s approach to levelling up is a postcode lottery based on their own political ambitions rather than a genuine desire to help communities. With…16 May 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevLord Lebedev’s case raises a wider question of the huge weaknesses that exist within our political donations system. For over a decade, foreign money has flooded our democracy.…29 Mar 2022HANSARDPhysical EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I thank the hon. Member for Eddisbury (Edward Timpson) for securing an important debate on an issue that I believe is…23 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. The Labour Government of the past should be proud of its achievements in improving schools across our country. I know that…22 Mar 2022HANSARD School Rebuilding ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Miller, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) for securing this important debate. I know…22 Mar 2022HANSARDDigital DivideThe Education Secretary has announced that his Department will repurpose the Oak National Academy to provide UK-wide online learning. Families facing the Tory cost of living…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Following the cyber-attacks in Ukraine last week, how are the Government strengthening cyber security at home in response to growing threats and Russian aggression?21 Feb 2022HANSARDInternet AccessThe Local Government Association has warned that digital exclusion is more likely to impact those on low incomes, the over-65s and people with a disability. At the start of the…10 Feb 2022HANSARDInternet Access8. What steps she is taking to close the digital divide between people (a) with and (b) without access to the internet.10 Feb 2022