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HANSARDUnemployment: Mental Ill HealthOn Friday I had the great pleasure of visiting the New Skill Centre in south-east Ipswich. It is run by a community interest company that works closely with adults with a range of…23 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. This motion is deeply puzzling, and there are all sorts of questions like the one she has raised that have gone unanswered. We have…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI will not give way right now. Seeking to breed this kind of antagonism between the independent sector and the state sector is really not the right thing to do. In my Ipswich…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeIt is a curious motion that has been put forward today. It is an important topic, but a curious motion. I have great respect for my hon. Friend the Member for Worcester (Mr…11 Jan 2023HANSARDUnsafe Cladding10. What recent steps his Department has taken to help protect people from unsafe cladding.09 Jan 2023HANSARDUnsafe CladdingIt is quite clear to me that freeholders and managing agents have a duty of care towards residents, whether they be leaseholders or tenants. In Ipswich, we have two quite dramatic…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEducation Sector FundingThere have been significant improvements in special educational needs and disabilities provision in Ipswich in the last few years. Just last week, the Under-Secretary of State for…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEducation Sector Funding15. What steps he is taking to increase funding for the education sector.20 Dec 2022HANSARD Migration and Economic DevelopmentI welcome today’s judgment, but I find it deeply frustrating that one isolated judge can delay this process for six or seven months. Will the Home Secretary give me some sense of…19 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement and the personal attention he has devoted to this issue. My constituents continue to be concerned about the use of the Novotel in…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is clear to me that the armed forces will achieve their full potential only if they are as attractive as possible to neurodiverse thinkers, particularly in cyber. The need for…12 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Disability StrategyWe know that a key challenge for many young people with disabilities is getting assessments and getting them funded, so that they and their parents can find out what disabilities…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Prison CapacityThe answer to the issue of capacity should never be to soften sentences for people who are not safe to have within our community. However, when I was on the Education Committee, I…30 Nov 2022HANSARDSizewell C2. What assessment the Government have made of the potential impact of Sizewell C on employment in the local area.29 Nov 2022HANSARDSizewell CThere are clearly significant national benefits to Sizewell C in terms of national security, but as a Suffolk MP I am particularly interested in potential jobs creation. I…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities21. What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of school places for pupils with (a) special educational needs and (b) disabilities.28 Nov 2022HANSARDManston UpdateMy right hon. Friend knows that it is unlikely that I would ever call this country a villain on this matter—actually, I think we have been too soft. We need to be much more…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSchool Places: Pupils with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesSince I was elected in Ipswich we have had two new special schools, the Sir Bobby Robson School, which now has 60 pupils, and the Woodbridge Road Academy, currently in temporary…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillOn the point that has just been made that those of us on the Conservative Benches have some kind of income threshold in mind when we talk about hard-working people, I can assure…28 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI have been waiting eagerly to make my contribution, Madam Deputy Speaker. Obviously, there is a policy to keep the best speakers until last, which I welcome, and I will try to…21 Nov 2022