Speeches by Swallow.

“I apologise for interrupting the hon. Lady just as she is getting on to a point that, as she knows, I care deeply about, but I wanted to tease out a point about ethical investment. What I am struggling with is that her Front-Bench spokesperson, the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling), has spoken against mandation, b…”

“Can I say at the outset how much I have enjoyed the debate? I particularly want to highlight the contributions of my hon. Friend the Member for Llanelli (Dame Nia Griffith), who powerfully raised some of the issues that I will go on to address, and—purely because I enjoyed the fiscal geekery—the contribution from the h…”

“That brings us back to the co-creation point, which I was going to ask you about, but I think we have covered it.”

“I start by declaring an interest, as the chair of the APPG for schools, learning and assessment, the secretariat for which is the NEU. That is relevant because we have launched an inquiry into votes at 16, which is what I want to ask you about, Secretary of State. It was a Labour manifesto commitment to introduce votes…”

“Secretary of State, you touched on inclusion, which is an important new part of the framework. The Ofsted reforms have come in before the Government have set out their proposed changes to the wider SEND system. How are the two things aligned? How do you see the Ofsted’s new work on inclusion fitting into the wider SEND…”

“I can certainly think of schools in my constituency that do fantastic work on inclusion. I am very excited that that will be recognised.”

“On that point, can I ask about the existing debt that local authorities are holding?”

“It is fantastic to see the consultation out today around those five areas of reform. In particular, I want to focus on the fifth area, which is about shared working. As you know, the Committee’s report “Solving the SEND Crisis” identified an inadequate relationship between Departments, including DHSC and MHCLG, and sta…”

“The right hon. Lady has repeatedly suggested that energy bills are going up—[Interruption.] If she does not believe me, perhaps she will believe Martin Lewis, the money-saving expert, who tweeted earlier today: “I’ve just got the new predictions for the April Price Cap, which is a cut in cost of 4.2%. Without the Budge…”

“Before the hon. Gentleman gets to the part of his speech that I do not think I will like as much as what he has said already, does he welcome the freezing of rail fares for the first time in 30 years, which means almost 300 quid off a season ticket into London for commuters in Bracknell?”

“On 3 September, the shadow Chancellor stood at the Opposition Dispatch Box and claimed that the hole in the public finances could be as much as £40 billion. As it happens, that was not the case, not least because of the Chancellor’s steadfast commitment to stabilising our economy. Does the Minister not agree that it is…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that it is exactly that mechanism that bots rely on to operate and manipulate the system, which is exactly why the Government have announced closing it? They are doing so to stop the bots.”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton), who is my constituency neighbour, for securing the debate and opening the discussion so comprehensively. Colleagues may remember that I led a debate on this very subject in this very Chamber just over a y…”

“Absolutely. I say gently that my hon. Friend’s contribution is slightly more up to date than some of those we heard from the Liberal Democrats earlier, because the Government have already taken action on banning bots. I will come to that in a moment. I know that the Government take this issue seriously, and we are alre…”

“Bracknell is a life sciences superpower, with Eli Lilly, Sandoz and Boehringer Ingelheim all having a footprint in our town. What can we do to speed up clinical trial set-up to help to deliver the next generation of treatments for our NHS?”

“I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I thank the Prime Minister for the leadership he has shown on Ukraine. Year 6 students from St Margaret Clitherow Catholic primary school in Bracknell have written to me to express their deep concern about the ongoing crisis in Sudan, so I…”

“And also on the changes to asylum, with that new route for students?”

“You will not be in any doubt why I am asking, because some of these changes, for better or for worse, obviously have an impact on the overall strategy. It is just about making sure that the Home Office is brought into that conversation and is part of it.”

“There is an ongoing review of the international education strategy, and I know that that has had buy-in mostly from DfE and also from FCDO and the Business Department. What involvement has the Home Office had in that review?”

“You have talked about the carrot there of the clearer incentive. Are you anticipating using any stick to persuade the sector to provide some more of that certainty for their staff?”