Speeches by Sewards.

“It is clear through his actions over the last few days—and, indeed, from the questions asked across the House today —that the Prime Minister has restored Britain’s place on the world stage. As a patriot, I thank him for that. It is also clear just how hard he is working to ensure that there is sustainable and lasting p…”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. We know that mass transit systems have enormous benefits for local economies. In Nottingham, a tram line was able to generate £100 million in investment for local businesses. That is why I am so pleased that the Government have indicated their support for a mass transit system in West Y…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman not accept that the Government have said that they will bring the full details of the deal to the House for discussion and consideration, and that that will include the cost? Does he also not accept that the deal is with President Trump’s team, and that it is right that our US allies consider th…”

“Very briefly to the same three people, do you accept the premise that some organisations are driving excessive profits, taking excessive profits out of the situation?”

“My hon. Friend is making a powerful case to underscore his claim to be called Mr Doncaster Airport. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, I support any move that leads to greater growth across our entire region. Does he agree that we need to not just seize opportunities …”

“The Prime Minister is absolutely right to say that NATO is the bedrock on which we found our alliance. He is absolutely right to say that we can only achieve peace through strength, and he is absolutely right to cut the foreign development budget to pay for a £13.4 billion increase in defence spending. It is a difficul…”

“No.”

“Essentially going above and beyond what they need to deliver education to children.”

“Yes, I understand. So you would want to see a clear definition. You mentioned shareholders there, though. Would that fall outside of the definition? If somebody is paying dividends to shareholders is that automatically excessive profitmaking?”

“Apologies, sorry, Chair.”

“Okay. I promise I will leave it there, unless there are any final comments.”

“This is a very brief question and you do not have to say anything that you have not already said. Are there any final suggestions or changes that you would recommend we make to the way that SEND is funded to improve the system?”

“Thank you for your answers so far. I absolutely accept that there are many private schools that are not in it for excessive profitmaking. They are in it to help children and to teach them properly but it still does not get away from the fact that the cost of a private school place, specialist provision, is over £60,000…”

“Hostile states are using unknowing security officials here in the UK to undermine our national security and conceal their activities, and the director general of MI5 has said that Russia and Iran are increasingly using this tactic. I welcome the Home Office guidance that allows security organisations to carry out effec…”

“16. What steps her Department is taking to counter hostile state threats.”

“I welcome the introduction of free breakfast clubs for all primary schools, including Robin Hood primary school in Leeds South West and Morley. Such clubs provide £450 of savings to parents and extra childcare, and we know that children should not have to start the day hungry. What can the Secretary of State tell the p…”

“I start by commending the people of Ukraine for resisting the murderous dictator Vladimir Putin for as long as they have. They are heroes. Almost every Member of this House knows that, if we fold in our support of Ukraine now and give Russia what it wants, Vladimir Putin will only come back for more. Our national secur…”

“I welcome the statement that any negotiations about Ukraine must involve Ukraine. In that spirit, has the Minister or any of her colleagues had conversations with their counterparts in Ukraine following the recent developments to find out how they are feeling? If not, do they plan to soon?”

“A couple of weeks ago at my surgery in Wortley, I met a resident who had been waiting 26 weeks for a hip operation. Sadly, he had just found out that he had at least another 40 weeks to wait. During our meeting, it was clear that he was in pain. He was on strong medication, but his eyes watered every time he made any s…”

“Just before we move on from kinship care to care leavers, I want to ask Sam one more question. Sam, your answers have been good today, very extensive, you have covered a lot of territory. You might want to touch on something you have already said but there might be something new you want to add to this one. On kinship …”