Speeches by Perteghella.

“Women in rural areas often have to travel long distances to reach a refuge, police station or basic support services. What assessment has the Secretary of State made of the impact that travelling those long distances has on the safety of victims of domestic abuse, and what action is being taken to close the rural suppo…”

“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…”

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

“What about room sizes, not just in terms of staffing ratios but room sizes as well—is that an issue?”

“Anyone else?”

“The extension of entitlements to cover children from the age of nine months has led to more younger children being in childcare. Do we have sufficient evidence about what constitutes high quality group-based care for this very young group of children or babies?”

“Anyone else?”

“We have touched upon these issues already, but what does the development of childcare deserts tell us about the financial pressures on providers in different areas and particularly in areas of deprivation?”

“I want to talk about qualifications, which you have touched upon but maybe you can contribute new ideas. Our evidence suggests that a major overhaul of early year qualifications is needed. Do you agree? If so, who should do this and what are the barriers to rationalising these qualifications?”

“The Nuffield Foundation has said that the level 2 and 3 qualifications do not cover care for this age group adequately. Do qualifications need to change for this particular age group? Should staff with a higher level of qualification be looking after babies in childcare settings?”

“Secretary of State, in the run-up to COP30, the UK played a leading role in helping Brazil design the Tropical Forests Forever facility, so it is hugely disappointing that the UK Government will not be contributing to it. What conditions, fiscal or otherwise, would need to be met for the Government to commit funding to…”

“Would any future funding from the TFFF be part of the international climate finance, or would it come from a different budget?”

“My constituents in Stratford-on-Avon are deeply concerned as well. Does the hon. Member agree that if millions of people need to rely on a Government-built identity tool to access work and services, the risks of data and privacy breaches and of errors will be considerable?”

“I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. When people get terminal illnesses, it is a time full of grief and stress, so new clause 3 aims to address the bureaucratic barriers those people face in accessing compensation or assistance from the Pension Protection Fund or the financial assistance scheme. At a moment wh…”

“I rise to speak to two new clauses that stand in my name. The first is new clause 3, which concerns the use of the special rules for end of life form to ease the burden on people with a terminal illness seeking support from the Pension Protection Fund or the financial assistance scheme; the second is new clause 19, whi…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his important intervention. New clause 19 would not create a precedent for ministerial direction of investments more broadly, if that is an issue. In fact, it would be much narrower than the Government’s own proposed reserve power. Existing measures cannot substitute for action now. Large sch…”

“I am pleased to speak to several amendments, tabled by my Liberal Democrat colleagues, that relate to community assets, planning and local democratic engagement. These are practical proposals designed to strengthen the community empowerment provisions in the Bill and make them work in our communities. The Bill removes …”

“My questions are for Susan Lapworth. The Office for Students’ written evidence stated that “the current legislative and regulatory framework means it would be unlikely that the OfS could secure reasonable outcomes for students if a large multi-faculty university closed.” This echoes what we heard in our roundtable that…”

“We heard evidence to the contrary about the welcoming environment for international students, which my colleagues will probably look into in detail. The White Paper said that Government, “Will ensure there are arrangements, for future international student recruitment, for sponsoring institutions to demonstrate that th…”