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HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne in three children in my constituency is growing up in poverty. With the Budget approaching, what discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Chancellor of the…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies) for securing this important debate to ensure that the Government’s…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. Before being elected, I spent nearly two decades as a teacher. I know all too well the realities of working in a system…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformYes, I agree 100%. In 2025, more than 75% of pupils with SEND and over 90% of those with an education, health and care plan did not meet expected standards in their end-of-primary…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEducational Assessment System ReformWould the hon. Gentleman agree that if we narrow the curriculum, take out the music and drama lessons, fill the curriculum and stack it to the rafters with numeracy and…15 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportDoes my hon. Friend agree that, when a class element applies with less favourable outcomes for those who cannot pay, the very concept of universalism is in jeopardy?15 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportAlthough education is devolved in Wales, I speak in my capacity as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for education and parliamentary convenor of the Socialist Educational…15 Sept 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeIn the past month alone, Israel has bombed Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. Yesterday, for the first time, it bombed Qatar. What is the Government’s legal assessment…10 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsNew polling by the Trades Union Congress shows that the public overwhelmingly support packages of taxes on wealth, on banks and on gambling companies. It also found that 74% of…09 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.09 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. Indefinite leave to remain marks a defining moment for individuals seeking to make Wales and the UK their permanent…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved FamiliesDoes my hon. Friend agree that to change the culture of cover-ups that has caused so much harm to so many, we must have a duty of candour, with criminal sanctions for individuals…03 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. The Vyrnwy Frankton project, which aims to connect onshore wind to the grid, would cut across my constituency and affect local communities and cherished countryside, posing a…15 Jul 2025HANSARDRural Mobile CoverageIn my constituency—one of the most rural parts of the UK—whole areas are without mobile phone coverage. People are forced to cope with unreliable phone lines and, most worryingly,…25 Jun 2025HANSARDSchool-based Nurseries5. What steps she is taking to expand school-based nurseries.16 Jun 2025HANSARDSchool-based NurseriesThe Government have announced £37 million for the first round of schools to expand nursery provision, supporting the roll-out of the extended 30 hours childcare offer in England,…16 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelI agree with the hon. Member that all countries have the right to defend themselves. I have condemned the vile events of 7 October in other places, and do so again here. All…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelI am in especial agreement on the importance of preventing those things. I am very eager, as I am sure the hon. Member is, to hear from the Minister in relation to those comments.…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelThe hon. Member raises some really important points and I am in agreement with her intervention. When reviewing arms export licences to Israel, the UK must also consider…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Arms and Military Cargo Export Controls: IsraelI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I am very glad that the al-Mawasi attack has been mentioned and I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments he expressed. Freedom of…02 Jun 2025