Speeches by Perteghella.

“Thank you, panel. My first question is for Professor Whitmarsh and Ms Cook. In your experience, how does the degree of ownership of policy and delivery at local level influence sustainable behaviour change? In your response, Ms Cook, could you address the role of public engagement, which you mentioned, in the ability o…”

“In my constituency, car thefts and related burglaries continue to rise. Nationally, almost four in five car thefts go unsolved. This is not low-level rural crime; it is organised, highly profitable, and deeply disruptive and upsetting for families and businesses reliant on vehicles. Will the Minister set out what steps…”

“I welcome the revised threshold change; it is a first step in the right direction. I thank the local farming community in South Warwickshire and the National Farmer’s Union in Warwickshire for their tireless campaigning. However, farmers across my constituency tell me that the changes to agricultural property relief ha…”

“I want to put on the record that I am a member of the APPG on woods and trees. My question is about best practice elsewhere. Can the UK learn from other countries about protecting, restoring, and managing peatlands and ancient woodlands? Do you have any examples that you can share with us today?”

“What can be done to improve these incentives and maximise their impact? One thing is to tackle pay erosion for experienced teachers. Is there anything else that we can look at?”

“Languages have gone down as well. From your experience, are these financial incentives delivering sustained improvements in attracting new teachers into the profession but also keeping experienced teachers, so retaining that expertise?”

“To what extent have schools taken up the early career entitlement, which is obviously a comprehensive training programme, and what potential does it hold for strengthening teacher development, including the skills to adapt to teach and support the needs of all pupils, but also mentoring, support, and ultimately retenti…”

“My question is for Jack. How effective are financial incentives—such as bursaries, scholarships and retention payments—in improving teacher recruitment and retention? We know that some bursaries have been reduced quite a lot in certain subjects, so that might be an issue for concern.”

“I should just put it on the record that I was a school governor of a rural school for many years. Following on from Darren’s questions, the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee raised concerns earlier this year about the lack of detail surrounding the 6,500 teacher target/pledge. Do you share these conce…”

“As a result of the Bill, in places like Stratford-on-Avon, pubs on high streets and in villages face bill increases many times higher than those faced by the larger distribution warehouses linked to online retail. Does my hon. Friend agree that this raises serious questions about whether the tax system is really suppor…”

“In Stratford-on-Avon, previous changes to national planning policy wiped out the council’s five-year housing land supply almost overnight. Despite years of over-delivery, we did the right thing, and this has opened the door to a developer free-for-all. Will the Minister look again at the impact of these changes, and co…”

“In fact, my next question was about how the Government should monitor progress on this target. Does the panel have any suggestions on what measures or data sources the Government should use to inform the monitoring of the target?”

“Will you be monitoring the impact of any reduction in bursaries? For example, biology was reduced by 80%.”

“The hon. Member is making a strong and thoughtful case. Does he agree that although the Act regulates user-to-user services, it leaves a significant gap around generative AI chatbots, despite the growing evidence of harm caused to children from private interaction with them? And does he share my concern that the speed …”

“Absolutely. As they are unique, the Government need to look again at how these important schools—these community hubs—are funded. I will continue to make the case for support, stability and a future for Great Alne primary school. In parts of the country, including mine, there are growing concerns about how school trans…”

“1. If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her timetable for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban conversion practices on affected people.”

“I agree with my hon. Friend. Village schools are exceptional because of their location and the isolated, remote communities that they serve.”

“I fully agree with the hon. Member. I hope to hear from the Minister about funding for rural schools. Nowhere has the pressure been felt more deeply in my constituency than at Great Alne primary school, which is threatened with closure by Reform-led Warwickshire county council. In recent months, I have received heartfe…”

“My hon. Friend puts it so well. I will come to the challenges of transport in rural areas shortly. I have received so many powerful accounts from my constituents showing how a school and its community reach each other, for example, through festivals organised by parents, bacon bap mornings, Santa’s sleigh, and tree pla…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered village schools. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I sought the debate because of the importance of village schools to the lives of many of my families in the Stratford-on-Avon constituency living in rural communities. For many villages, the school …”