Speeches by Perteghella.

“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?”

“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.”

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

“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…”

“I am grateful to all hon. Members who attended today’s debate to support their constituents. The people we have talked about today ask not for special treatment, but for fair and equitable treatment. They paid in and followed the rules, but when the crisis came, they were left behind, with heartbreaking consequences. I…”

“I fully agree with the hon. Member. I hope that the new Labour Government will reflect on what went on, and will engage with all those who were excluded, so I look forward to the response from the Minister. Next time, inclusion must be the starting point, not an afterthought. Preparing for the future is not only about …”

“Absolutely; I fully agree with my hon. Friend. In fact, that is one of our asks, so that we do not make the same mistake again. My constituent Victoria, who is in the Gallery, ran an events business hosting exhibitions and award ceremonies. She was ineligible for any scheme. A bounce back loan was taken out simply for …”

“I thank the hon. Member, and I will get to that point. In Stratford-on-Avon and up and down the country, business owners ask a simple question: why were they excluded when they had paid tax for years? These were people running events businesses, training services or consultancies, freelancers in the arts, music or crea…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered financial support for small businesses and individuals during the covid-19 pandemic. I would like to thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing us time to debate this important issue. I also thank colleagues across the House for their tremendous support when I appl…”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Mr Dillon) for securing this important debate in support of the equestrian community. Stratford-on-Avon is a deeply rural constituency with fast-moving country roads and narrow lanes. For many riders, using public roads is not a choice but a necessity, and too oft…”

“I thank the hon. Lady for highlighting that issue. I agree with her. As we have heard, the figures are horrendous: thousands of incidents involving horses result in injury and death. These incidents are widely under-reported, but the harm they cause is very real. Most concerning of all is that more than four in five of…”

“How has the backlog formed?”

“I want to talk a little about exam boards. Ofqual has issued a number of significant fines to awarding bodies this year for breaching regulations regarding exams. Why do these problems occur, and what more can be done to prevent future breaches?”

“Lastly, it was reported in the summer that you were scrutinising Pearson's approach to A-level maths, following concerns about this year's replacement papers. What updates can you give us about the results of this scrutiny?”

“Many of these breaches occurred several years ago—2016, 2017, 2019—so is the delay in Ofqual issuing fines because of this backlog?”

“Can an exam board or an awarding body that is making the same mistakes year after year be disqualified?”

“That takes me to my last question to you, which is about funding. To what extent do local authorities currently have the powers, skills and sustained funding to deliver behaviour change at the scale that CB7 assumes?”

“My next question is for Ms Cook and Mr Park. Ms Cook has already mentioned consistency at national level. Many of the levels that shape everyday behaviour, such as electricity pricing, fuel duty, building standards and regulations and rail fares sit at national level rather than local level. How do areas of misalignmen…”

“My hon. Friend is making a very powerful case. Does she agree that jury trials are not responsible for the backlog in Crown court cases piling up to nearly 80,000, and that the real causes are staff shortages, a broken estate, and 10 years of Conservative complacency that hollowed out the justice system and left victim…”