Speeches by Harding.

“In Surrey, for example, 1,800 children with special educational needs are missing education because there is no provision. They are sliding into poor mental health as a result, and that needs to stop. Does my hon. Friend agree?”

“I thank my fellow Surrey MP for his thoughts. Last year, nearly half of Surrey’s high needs block of £122 million was spent supporting SEND places at non-maintained independent schools. Placing those children in state-maintained school is often half the cost. Does the hon. Gentleman not agree that we need to put more m…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that we do not fix a financial problem by giving away a right? For many parents and families battling the system, an EHCP is the only protection that a child gets to a right to education.”

“I thank the hon. Member for all her advocacy on the issue. She makes an important point, which was made previously: rare cancers are not rare for the victims and their families. That is why we need to bring such treatments into the NHS so that they are available for all, not just for those who set up GoFundMe pages tha…”

“I once more thank the hon. Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur) for all he has done to bring the Bill forward. We, along with thousands of families throughout the UK, all owe him a huge debt. I am proud to have supported the Bill from the very beginning. I also pay tribute to the ongoing work of the hon. Member …”

“I was taken by what you said about geopolitics interrupting economics. The value of UK exports to markets such as Kyrgyzstan, which is believed to be an entry point for sanctioned goods into Russia, has increased by around 300%. Are UK sanctions really a threat to our adversaries, or are they just a mild annoyance?”

“Mr Alexander, how satisfied are you with the UK’s overall approach to enforcing its economic security regime?”

“My question is: how does that stack up with what you are saying about the human rights chapter and how it is implicit in everything you do, if it is not within the GCC deal?”

“I am—excuse me. Coming back to the human rights chapter, can I draw your attention to the war in Sudan? That is the biggest humanitarian crisis since aid began, with 30 million people in food insecurity. I understand that the gold trade and weapons are both out of scope of the GCC trade agreement. About 90% of the illi…”

“The Iranian regime is utterly committed to destabilising the middle east and exporting terrorism globally, and under the auspices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is focused on threatening our own citizens in the UK. The Minister mentioned the introduction of the new power of proscription to cover state threats…”

“May I invite the Secretary of State to congratulate Burhill primary school in Hersham, which I visited this morning? It has been re-awarded for excellence in wellbeing for the second year in a row for providing great mental health provision. My constituency is a large contributor to the Exchequer, but it is also one of…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes) for securing this important debate. For the almost six decades that the west bank has been occupied by Israel, the UN Security Council has been calling for Israel to withdraw, but instead it has expanded…”

“Palestinian children have a right to education and to the chance of a decent future, as all children do. A total of 84 west bank schools are under threat from pending demolition orders. Will the Minister update us on steps being taken to support UNRWA and ensure education provision in the west bank? Israel’s actions in…”

“I thank the hon. Member for Southampton Itchen (Darren Paffey) for securing this important debate today. As we have heard, every year in the UK, more than 200 lives are lost to accidental drowning. In fact, it claims more lives each year in the UK than house fires or cycling accidents. That must be a wake-up call. We h…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for bringing attention to vehicles going into the water. In my constituency, the Thames provides our border with London, so it stretches along the entire constituency, and of course cars could go into the river. In areas like ours where rivers and open water are a daily part of life, it is essent…”

“I had meant to speak to my amendment 120 today, but that intention was superseded by the Government’s movement on this, which I really welcome. It will close a loophole so that it will now be an offence to abuse an emergency worker on the grounds of race, religion or sexual orientation in somebody’s private dwelling. I…”

“Thank you, those are really illuminating examples. How does this compare with the situation before the merger, when it was DFID?”

“Finally, how does the UK compare to other major donor countries in terms of MEL?”

“Do you think that the new cut will have any impact on MEL?”

“That is interesting.”