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“Do you see that as something that you are asking for in addition, because of the White Paper, or would you be asking for it even if we were not seeing a White Paper on special educational needs and disabilities?”

“Are you suggesting that it should list raw numbers for how many of each specialist or therapy group is needed?”

“What specific commitments would you like to see in the 10-year workforce plan to enable us to successfully deliver the new White Paper proposals?”

“That is helpful. Would the RCSLT agree?”

“Anna, recruitment and retention?”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker—and I apologise for not being able to give you notice of it. The ministerial code clearly states that Ministers must provide accurate information to this House. Under the duty of truthfulness, it states that Ministers are required to “be as open as possible with Parliament” and…”

“Two weeks ago, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister gave me two pithy answers, so I ask him to do the same this week. First, did Peter Mandelson receive top-secret so-called STRAP security clearance? Secondly—we will try this question once again—did Peter Mandelson submit a declaration of interests? I want a yes o…”

“There are plenty of questions from that, but we have run out of time, so I will hand back to the Chair.”

“I suppose the question is, what actions are the Department or, indeed, NHS England taking to get to those points, whether it is 85% or 92%? I accept that stuff has to be done in the acute sector, but I am really interested in what demonstrable difference is being made in the primary and community area to ensure that we…”

“It does, to a degree. To follow up, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine says that 85% bed occupancy is the optimum level of occupancy to deal with fluctuations. Do you agree with that figure, and If you do, how are you changing primary care and community care to get to that level? I know you have set a target for s…”

“It comes back to a point that I have made in previous sessions on different subjects. Worryingly, change in the NHS often comes down to effective individuals, and you cannot necessarily have stellar individuals in every single trust, in every single department, at every single level of management. There needs to be a t…”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During Cabinet Office questions on 5 March, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister informed me that the appointment of the new director general of the propriety and ethics team was made on an interim basis and in line with the rules. However, I have now received a copy of t…”

“Before I get to my questions, I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as I used to work for the Getting It Right First Time programme. Ms McGovern, putting leadership aside—there are some questions about what action on sanction the NHS leadership is taking with trusts whose leaders …”

“I suppose that brings me on to my next question about how sustainable your changes are. To paraphrase Mike Tyson, everyone has a plan until you’re punched in the face. If some other crisis was to come along, how sustainable do you think the changes you’ve made are to deal with that crisis?”

“I think I made the point very clearly to the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft), but I will repeat it now. My concern is not about museums representing accurately what happened in the past—that is obvious. What I am against is museums using taxpayers’ money to push a current political cause. Extinction Rebellion is n…”

“I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. It is rare that we agree on anything, so she will be slightly disappointed now. There is a distinct difference between looking back at movements and discourse that happened in the past and what that museum was doing: promoting a political cause of the moment. I want to ask th…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. What an inspiring tour we have had of museums up and down the nation. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for securing the debate and inspiring speeches about so many opportunities. She mentioned everything from Zeppelins to Gurkhas. I …”

“A few moments ago, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster indicated to me that the appointment of the head of the propriety and ethics team was done by an external recruitment process. Will he tell me how many other people were interviewed?”

“Can the Minister confirm whether the head of the Government’s propriety and ethics team was appointed without an external recruitment process or written ministerial sign-off, in an apparent breach of its own rules? If so, is this further proof of a lack of transparency and accountability, and of a failure to uphold the…”

“19. What recent progress he has made on implementing the humble Address of 4 February 2026.”