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7 Jul 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 151)

Professor Selwyn, what is the impact of AI right now on teacher workloads, teacher practice and so on?

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7 Jul 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 151)

We should do both.

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7 Jul 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 151)

We should do both.

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7 Jul 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 151)

I do not disagree at all. How do we make sure that teachers do not forget that?

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7 Jul 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 151)

Brilliant. Briefly from me because I am about to run out of time, are there any differences between AI applications in different subjects? Can any of you point to differences between different subjects?

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6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill

rose—

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6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill

Hear, hear!

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6 Jul 2026 Civil Service Pensions

Can I place on record my thanks to the pensions recovery taskforce that the Minister deployed? They have been working with my team in my constituency to resolve at least one of my constituents’ cases, so I am grateful for that. I am now being contacted by civil servants who are due to retire but are really worried that

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6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill

Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. [Interruption.] The Whip, my hon. Friend the Member for Hamilton and Clyde Valley (Imogen Walker), is making a strange gesture at me, suggesting that perhaps I do not have 60 minutes in which to contribute. I can reassure her and you, Madam Deputy Speaker, that I intend to spe

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6 Jul 2026Foreign Interference in UK Politics

I very much welcome the Minister’s statement today and the incorporation of the Rycroft review recommendations. I also welcome the changes to the “know your donor” rules, particularly in respect of location; political parties must be forced to include location in their considerations before accepting a donation. I was

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1 Jul 2026Engagements

Q3. Two of my constituents, Cody and Liam Townend, and another mum from Leeds, Zoe Ward, all lost babies in different tragic circumstances, but they all went to the same funeral director, who did not treat their babies’ bodies with the dignity, care or respect that they deserved. I will not repeat the shocking details

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30 Jun 2026Antisemitism: University Campuses

It has been an excellent debate, and I value everybody’s contributions today. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), who talked about his experience compared with that of Jewish people, how wildly different it was and how insane it is that we tolerate that in this day and age. I com

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30 Jun 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 211)

Good morning, everybody. Dr Callan, you have already touched on this in some of your answers, but what are the main systemic barriers—policies, funding, structures, wider systems—to giving every child the best possible start in life? What changes are needed to genuinely improve outcomes for disadvantaged children?

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30 Jun 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 211)

Just very briefly on the first point you made: parents are not failing if they go to those classes—those are incredibly helpful. But clearly, Sure Start had a tremendous impact. Did Sure Start have a better way of addressing those taboos than what we have currently?

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30 Jun 2026Antisemitism: University Campuses

I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. The purpose of the debate is to talk about antisemitism on campus, what drives it and how we can solve it. I want to be clear that a lot of what drives antisemitism on campus today relates to the denial of the equally legitimate right of the Jewish people to self-determine—

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30 Jun 2026Antisemitism: University Campuses

The hon. Member is absolutely right. Later in my speech, I will come on to what I think the Government should be doing, but as the hon. Member mentions colleges, I will say that the Government should adopt David Bell’s recommendations once he has completed his review into antisemitism in schools and colleges. We have t

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30 Jun 2026Antisemitism: University Campuses

I beg to move, That this House has considered antisemitism on university campuses. I want to begin by paying tribute to the Union of Jewish Students for its stellar work to represent Jewish students and fight antisemitism. I also thank Jewish communal bodies for all their work on this issue and more widely. This debate

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30 Jun 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 211)

Are there any specific changes you think Government should make around service level barriers?

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30 Jun 2026Antisemitism: University Campuses

Can the Minister give us a more specific timeline than “very soon”?

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30 Jun 2026Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 211)

I am getting from this that there needs to be more flexibility and it needs to be co-designed with parents.

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