Speeches by Asato.

“What is the geographical distribution of the remediation work that has taken place? For example, have you focused more on the schools in the east of England because that is where a large majority of them are?”

“Almost half the 234 schools in which RAAC had been identified in February 2024—the figure is 98—were located in the east of England. Have you identified the reasons for this?”

“This is for Professor Goodier and Patrick. Last year, it was reported that contracts have been awarded for only 62 of the 500 schools in the school rebuilding programme. The ISBL has said that, at current rates, it would take 400 years to rebuild all schools. What are the reasons for the delays, and what does the DFE n…”

“My next question is to Chris and Patrick. In the light of the demolishment of schools built by Caledonian Modular in 2024, how confident should we be in the DFE’s processes for assuring building contractors for the school rebuilding programme? We have heard about the safety risks relating to modular school builds, but …”

“I want to start by thanking the Minister for accepting the principle behind amendment 9, which I have now withdrawn, and for introducing a new amendment to restrict parental responsibility for serious child sexual abusers who offend against children who are not their own, building on the Government’s welcome step of re…”

“I welcome the fact that Dame Lynne Owens will be speaking to the victims of Kebatu to understand the impact on them, but will the Deputy Prime Minister confirm whether the previous Government made any steps to speak with victims affected by prison release errors that happened on their watch due to the system being star…”

“I absolutely agree that kinship carers, parents and partners are different from those of the primary victim, and they need support in their own right. When we fail those third-party victims, we fail the primary victim, too. We allow them to disengage from the legal process, and we deprive them of the wraparound support…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and pay tribute to the services in her local area. We all have many such specialist services, and I am sure that we will want to pay tribute to them this evening. The Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse estimates that there are 55,000 adults and children in England and …”

“What modelling have you done, if any, to understand the impact of a levy on international students?”

“Would any levy at all, at any amount, result in financial difficulty?”

“Following on from that, what additional protections might students and staff need in the event of insolvency that they currently do not enjoy?”

“Would any levy at all, at any amount, result in financial difficulty?”

“Could you set out a little more about what the student protection plans look like?”

“Finally, if maintenance grants were to be reintroduced, what should be their terms and conditions?”

“Should the Government intervene to prevent insolvency?”

“Will the Government’s target for two thirds of 18 to 25-year-olds to enter higher education, technical education and apprenticeships be achievable given the financial challenges facing HE?”

“Should the Government intervene to prevent insolvency?”

“Will the Government’s target for two thirds of 18 to 25-year-olds to enter higher education, technical education and apprenticeships be achievable given the financial challenges facing HE?”

“What modelling have you done, if any, to understand the impact of a levy on international students?”

“Following on from that, what additional protections might students and staff need in the event of insolvency that they currently do not enjoy?”