Speeches by Swallow.

“We know that Russia orchestrated not only an arson attack on the Prime Minister’s family, but then the spreading on social media of misinformation about the attack, so I welcome the Rycroft review’s recommendations on strengthening enforcement. Does the Minister agree that this has to target not only foreign actors who…”

“T7. Bracknell residents are concerned that two vital local post offices, in Crown Wood and in Bracknell town centre, are at risk of closure because of the travails of their host stores, Morrisons Daily and TGJones. That follows the recent closure of a post office in Easthampstead. Will the Minister please set out what …”

“In moments like this, I feel the privilege of serving on both the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Education Committee. The Prime Minister is right to say that it should not have taken two Select Committee reports to get us here today. More important, it should not have taken the victim survivors of this terribl…”

“Jonny, I will ask you this question, and I am sure others will have views as well. As a fellow Berkshire resident, one of the things that I find when I talk to people in government about tackling poverty is this perception sometimes that the data shows that for an area like Newbury or Bracknell, or other parts of the c…”

“Another one of the very offensive stereotypes about families who struggle is that they lack aspiration for their children, which I know is not true of anyone in this room, certainly. Tayyaba, could you share with us what your hopes and aspirations are for your children and what support you would like to see to support …”

“To state the blooming obvious, when you have to take time out of work to look after your child who is struggling, that again exacerbates your ability to earn.”

“Without wanting to stray into another Education Select Committee inquiry, you both mentioned their mental health. Could I ask whether your sons or the children of anyone else around the table enjoy school? Do they enjoy their educational journey? How do the struggles that you guys are facing reflect on their ability to…”

“My hon. Friend will know that Bracknell welcomed Afghans who supported our armed forces in transitional accommodation under the Afghan resettlement programme, but under the system introduced by the Conservatives that is not taken into account when considering a local area’s ability also to deliver asylum accommodation.…”

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“Last week we had a powerful reminder of how important trusted news broadcasting is when the BBC reported that arson attacks targeting the Prime Minister and his family were orchestrated by Russia. Not stopping there, Russian-backed bots then spread homophobic misinformation about those attacks. We know how the Conserva…”

“It absolutely will be about jobs—I thank the right hon. Lady for giving way. The CBI—not the Government, but the CBI—has found that the net zero economy is worth £100 billion of investment in this country every year and supports 1.1 million jobs.”

“My hon. Friend is making an important point. I have been contacted by many constituents who have engaged with the “People’s Emergency Briefing” campaign. One of its key asks is greater public awareness of the effects of climate change. Does he agree that the Government should do more to make sure that people are aware …”

“Sir Martyn, we have already talked a little about supporting young people with SEND and how the new framework is working on that. Is there anything you wanted to add that you have not yet touched on in terms of the challenges Ofsted has encountered since the implementation of the new inclusion criteria?”

“During our SEND inquiry, we received lots of evidence supporting an inclusion clause and it is great to see it as part of the new framework. There is also concern that schools would be judged for factors beyond their control such as struggling to access external specialists. You touched on the interplay between schools…”

“A slight tangent but very brief answer if you may because I do not want to take up too much time. On those area SEND inspections, transparently my local area has not done too well recently and requires improvement so should be inspected again within 12 months. I understand that there have been a lot of delays in terms …”

“Just to really clarify that, when you are coming into a school in Bracknell Forest—or wherever it happens to be—are inspectors expected to know what the most recent area SEND inspection has said and see what the school is able to offer and is delivering through that lens?”

“I am grateful for you committing to writing to the Committee with more information on this: just to be really direct and clear, do you have any data or evidence to share with us in terms of when inspectors are raising welfare issues?”

“Also children of Armed Forces families. I am from a community that has a significant number of those.”

“You mention there in your answer training staff. Did the lead inspector of Caversham Primary School inspect any further schools? Does he still inspect schools and, if so, what training has he had since?”

“I totally understand. We have heard from Professor Julia Waters, Ruth Perry’s sister, that at least 10 headteachers have reported to her feeling suicidal following inspections from Ofsted conducted under the new framework. You paused inspections in 2024 while training on mental health was delivered to inspectors. What …”