Speeches by Sewards.
Every Hansard contribution by Mark Sewards this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 141–160 of 819 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
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| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “You got to the nub of the matter with the description of the curriculum differences between primary and secondary; I appreciate your answers on that. Do you have any general comments on what schools can do better?” | 37 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “We have seven minutes for seven questions, so I will combine some and not do all seven. How effectively do schools currently work with authors, booksellers and publishers such as yourselves to encourage reading for pleasure, and what more should they do? That is the general question. I will start with Frank, because I …” | 69 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Got you. Of course, time pressures exist in primary schools as well, yet the relationship there is described as very strong.” | 21 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “That is good to hear. Any further thoughts?” | 8 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Got you. Of course, time pressures exist in primary schools as well, yet the relationship there is described as very strong.” | 21 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “That is good to hear. Any further thoughts?” | 8 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Thank you all.” | 3 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “I have a brief supplementary question for Rebecca. You mentioned BookTok, which is part of TikTok. How confident are you that that is actually inspiring people to read, and people are not just buying books to, say, generate content?” | 39 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “We have seven minutes for seven questions, so I will combine some and not do all seven. How effectively do schools currently work with authors, booksellers and publishers such as yourselves to encourage reading for pleasure, and what more should they do? That is the general question. I will start with Frank, because I …” | 69 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “I will first ask a general question to all of you: how do libraries work with schools, early years settings and other partners to support reading for pleasure and how could that be improved? My supplementary question is for Isobel, and I will dive straight in with that: research by Libraries Connected has indicated tha…” | 92 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Understood; thank you. What is the impact of school visits? What can change? What can help?” | 16 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Understood; thank you. What is the impact of school visits? What can change? What can help?” | 16 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Very good. That is three down; here are the next two questions from me. We are talking about the National Year of Reading as well, which we know aims to address the long-term decline in reading and enjoyment of it, as I am sure you have heard. What is your view of its effectiveness so far and what needs to be done to m…” | 125 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “That is helpful; thank you. Any further thoughts on how schools are working with the organisations I listed before?” | 19 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Buying them in bulk from a wholesaler.” | 7 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “The Booksellers Association, in its evidence to us, has said that schools should buy books from local bookshops. What is your assessment of the cost of that possibility?” | 28 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Do you measure them in any way?” | 7 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “Do you sense any resistance from secondary schools to public libraries?” | 11 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “You got to the nub of the matter with the description of the curriculum differences between primary and secondary; I appreciate your answers on that. Do you have any general comments on what schools can do better?” | 37 |
| 19 May 2026 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 150) “We have heard evidence that some library services are automatically using auto-enrolment and data sharing with schools to improve collaboration. Should that be adopted across the country? I suspect the answer will be yes—tell me if it is not—but what are the obstacles? Why is that not happening? What needs to change to…” | 56 |