Speeches by Brackenridge.

“I extend my sincere gratitude and congratulations; 75 years working in a pharmacy is incredible. At the other end of the scale from Sadie, my very first Saturday job was in pharmacies in Wednesfield and Willenhall in my constituency. I also extend my thanks to the pharmacies, dispensers, frontline shop staff and delive…”

“I agree. The absence of a community pharmacy leaves a vacuum on the high street that is felt by residents. I am sure that Members across this Chamber will appreciate that factor as well. Some 1.6 million people walk through a pharmacy door in England every day; they are embedded in our communities. That is why I welcom…”

“I agree. The absence of a community pharmacy leaves a vacuum on the high street that is felt by residents. I am sure that Members across this Chamber will appreciate that factor as well. Some 1.6 million people walk through a pharmacy door in England every day; they are embedded in our communities. That is why I welcom…”

“I extend my sincere gratitude and congratulations; 75 years working in a pharmacy is incredible. At the other end of the scale from Sadie, my very first Saturday job was in pharmacies in Wednesfield and Willenhall in my constituency. I also extend my thanks to the pharmacies, dispensers, frontline shop staff and delive…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) for securing this important debate on the future of community pharmacies. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the importance of community pharmacies across the country, especially i…”

“We are almost halfway through the National Year of Reading. What has been its impact so far, and what metrics have you used to measure its impact?”

“I really welcome your comments on ensuring that there is a lasting legacy to this National Year of Reading, and that engagement does not drop off. I hear what you have said about working with partners, looking at the school curriculum and supporting families as well, so thank you.”

“I will ask a few questions around school curriculum and assessment. There may be a little bit of a pushback with some of the statements that you made earlier, but I just want to check: Minister, you made the point that you thought that reading for pleasure was well embedded, but we have heard evidence from teachers tha…”

“Teachers are not raising concerns about being instructed, in terms of pedagogy and how to teach. That is not their concern; their concern is about the volume and how busy the curriculum is, which means that they do not have the capacity, never mind the resources. It is similar lower down, at key stage 3 and in primary …”

“I will move on to the new year 8 reading tests. I would like to hear your response to concerns from staff who work in schools who say that this would be an additional strain and burden and that it would have the unintended consequence of taking schools away from the direction of resources to build reading for pleasure.”

“Will any additional guidance be given to schools on the next steps? Identifying an issue is incredibly important—I know that lots of schools are already doing that, which is great practice—but will there be guidance on what comes next and how to support weak readers?”

“Why year 8? There have been calls for year 7, so it must have been driven by evidence.”

“Finally from me, will you confirm that the year 8 reading test will not be used as an accountability measure?”

“My question is about public libraries. I must declare that I am a real champion for my local libraries in Wolverhampton and Willenhall. They have really dedicated and skilled staff, which is vital. How is the Department for Education working with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and other relevant Department…”

“In the new strategy on public libraries, which is due to be published later this year, will there be a specific focus on reading for pleasure?”

“I would ask that you follow that up with them.”

“Thank you, Jenny. Good luck.”

“Given the lack of time remaining in this debate, I will focus my remarks on the long-overdue move to a much-welcomed single patient record. Many Members will have had constituents get in touch with casework, raising blunders and delays that stem from fragmented patient records. When they have been in severe pain or at …”

“Will the Leader of the House join me in recognising the remarkable work of the Susan Vickers Foundation? Its care-experienced team is changing the lives of care-experienced families, including by providing free rail travel and cinema access, thanks to partnership with London Northwestern Railway, West Midlands Railway …”

“I represent a constituency built around steel and manufacturing that is now home to Tata Steel’s processing and distribution centre, the largest in the UK. In Wolverhampton and Willenhall, steel is our history and our identity. With the actions taken by this Government, I sincerely believe it will continue to be our fu…”