Speeches by Gardner.

“My constituency straddles both the proposed Staffordshire unitaries quite substantially. I welcome the creation of a North Staffordshire unitary—an area that has a long-held identity and significant growth potential—but opting for the smaller proposal for North Staffordshire and creating one much larger Southern Staffo…”

“Lightwood in my constituency is earmarked in the emerging local plan for a whopping 3,000 new homes. Not only would a development of that size be simply too much for the area, but no masterplan has been brought forward to guide development. Without a proper masterplan, there is a risk of piecemeal development, and my c…”

“That leads to a quick supplementary that I will direct to Patrick and Kester. How has the Government engaged with employers in industry to ensure that the curriculum changes reflect the skills required in the workplace?”

“Will that help with brain development and the cognitive development of children?”

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“Following on from Caroline’s question, I am concerned about the issue of cognitive offloading, particularly in adolescence. Your statement, Professor Luckin, was that we need people to be good at learning because we cannot predict. In adolescence, the brain is still developing. It is still developing its working memory…”

“That has a big impact on cognitive development, which we will talk about later. Patrick, have the Government engage with employees and industry on the assessment review?”

“Can I jump in quickly? One issue that we need to address is that overdependence from a teacher’s point of view can risk deskilling. We need to be wary of that.”

“Some of my constituents have been labelled terrorists because they have spoken out and are now unable to travel to visit their families, even if the blockade should end. Does my hon. Friend agree that that type of draconian abuse of the law must stop and that my constituents should not be labelled as terrorists just fo…”

“My hon. Friend is correct. I recently met constituents in my office who are deeply concerned about the internet blackout. They are unable to find out if their families are okay and have told me some horrendous stories, including—this is unverified—that a two-year-old child has been shot. Their major concerns are the fo…”

“Can I jump in quickly? One issue that we need to address is that overdependence from a teacher’s point of view can risk deskilling. We need to be wary of that.”

“That leads quite nicely into my question. I wanted to know about the curriculum and assessment review and how we can design a curriculum to best fit the skills that we want. We have talked about changing computer science to computing, micro-credentials, and also the importance of teaching the skills in context of the i…”

“That leads to a quick supplementary that I will direct to Patrick and Kester. How has the Government engaged with employers in industry to ensure that the curriculum changes reflect the skills required in the workplace?”

“That has a big impact on cognitive development, which we will talk about later. Patrick, have the Government engage with employees and industry on the assessment review?”

“That leads quite nicely into my question. I wanted to know about the curriculum and assessment review and how we can design a curriculum to best fit the skills that we want. We have talked about changing computer science to computing, micro-credentials, and also the importance of teaching the skills in context of the i…”

“Following on from Caroline’s question, I am concerned about the issue of cognitive offloading, particularly in adolescence. Your statement, Professor Luckin, was that we need people to be good at learning because we cannot predict. In adolescence, the brain is still developing. It is still developing its working memory…”

“Will that help with brain development and the cognitive development of children?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank all the people who signed this petition and commend the hard work done by my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) and all who fought hard for Denby and our ceramics industry. In Stoke-on-Trent South, factories such as Wedgwood a…”

“On Sunday, I was delighted to attend a teatime event with the Fulford community choir. It was an uplifting and joyous event, and I congratulate Gail Sullivan, Wendy Godfrey, Dan Hollinghurst, Rowena Davies and all the volunteers and musicians who helped organise the event. Does the Leader of the House agree that choirs…”

“Absent landlords are a blight. In Longton town centre at the top of The Strand, there is a building without a roof following a fire, with several shops functioning underneath. Trying to get powers under section 215 to chase the landlord to undertake maintenance required is extremely difficult. Will the Minister look at…”