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“Great. Lastly, what mechanisms will you use to co-ordinate cross-departmental working, and do you think they will give you the leverage that you need to operate effectively cross-government?”

“I want to come back to something that you touched on earlier, Mr Smith, about the pathway that children take through the education system and whether they aim for university or look at other careers. I wondered whether you felt that the whole education system in this country has moved too much in one direction. The goa…”

“It involves the whole education system as well as children and parents choosing that route. There has to be a route for them to go down and it has to be properly funded.”

“We have touched on this a little bit in your answers to the previous question. The Government have talked about introducing shorter apprenticeships and new foundation apprenticeships. Is there anything you would like to add on what measures you think Skills England and the Government need to take to ensure the success …”

“My question is for Sarah and Tessa. Can I just say how great it is to see two women job-sharing a chief executive role? I am very pleased to see that. As joint chief executives of Skills England, you will both have a crucial role in delivering the agency’s mission to drive growth and bring key stakeholders together, in…”

“Great. Lastly, what mechanisms will you use to co-ordinate cross-departmental working, and do you think they will give you the leverage that you need to operate effectively cross-government?”

“Will you be encouraging the Government to periodically review the seniority of this position?”

“My question is for Sarah and Tessa. Can I just say how great it is to see two women job-sharing a chief executive role? I am very pleased to see that. As joint chief executives of Skills England, you will both have a crucial role in delivering the agency’s mission to drive growth and bring key stakeholders together, in…”

“We have touched on this a little bit in your answers to the previous question. The Government have talked about introducing shorter apprenticeships and new foundation apprenticeships. Is there anything you would like to add on what measures you think Skills England and the Government need to take to ensure the success …”

“It involves the whole education system as well as children and parents choosing that route. There has to be a route for them to go down and it has to be properly funded.”

“I want to come back to something that you touched on earlier, Mr Smith, about the pathway that children take through the education system and whether they aim for university or look at other careers. I wondered whether you felt that the whole education system in this country has moved too much in one direction. The goa…”

“In South Devon last year, we had an astonishing 49,904 hours of sewage leaks, or 5.69 years-worth of sewage pouring into the glorious Dart and Avon and into the sea around South Devon. Meanwhile, my constituents write to me about bills that have gone up by as much as 50%. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is an outrage…”

“I am going to change the tone of the debate a little bit from the hon. Member for Watford (Matt Turmaine) and welcome the Minister’s comments about a strategy for hospital building that is based in reality and not on a fantasy programme that had no funding behind it. It is also good to hear that capital funding will be…”

“I represent that neighbouring constituency, and those in the largely rural area of South Devon will be severely threatened by the closure of out-of-hours coronary care in Torbay because somebody decided it would be a good idea to merge it with coronary care in Exeter, meaning a potential increase of up to 45 minutes in…”

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“It might not be about Staffordshire, but we also have young people in Devon. We have a case in my constituency of a young offender who has been arrested multiple times and put under a court order, but the presumption is against incarceration because of his age. Local residents tell me that there is a disaster waiting t…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered residential estate management companies. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for listing this debate. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. It is good to see so many MPs back straight after the Easter break, ready to get stuck into the gritty is…”

“Yes, I absolutely agree. I will come on to that a little later. To get back to the core issue of estate management companies, every type of resident—leaseholders and freeholders—is affected by rogue practices. Perversely, the situation is often more difficult for freeholders, who do not have the same statutory rights a…”

“I absolutely agree and will come on to that as well. As a new MP coming into this place, I realised that some issues would be pertinent only to my constituency and others would reflect similar casework elsewhere, but when I reached out to colleagues to see who else was dealing with casework about estate management and …”

“I agree that it is an absolute disgrace. We must have some kind of legislation to bring these companies to book. In the UK, we have a rather strange situation whereby a new housing estate is built, but the council may not adopt the new area, so the builder has responsibility for roads, green spaces and communal areas a…”