Speeches by Josan.

“I understand that you are saying that, from your perspective, this is helping the public understand accurately what your current situation is. Is there a risk around if you have lots of different descriptors that some of the parliamentary documents could be less accessible or understandable?”

“A supplementary on the Short money one. Iqbal, on your answer about equalising it, if that was to happen do you think there is a potential for confusion among the electorate, because on the one hand you are standing as an independent and then forming a technical group after the fact? You are then looking to be equalise…”

“In that sense, how important is it to you, if you knew that you were not going to be able to participate in that, but you still put forward for the role?”

“That is interesting because my follow-up question was: if you were aware—which you were—would you still have stood as an independent knowing that?”

“You have expressed your dissatisfaction of not being able to participate in Select Committees. To understand how important that is to you, were you aware when you stood for election as an independent that you would not be able to take part in Select Committees, for example, if you were elected as an independent?”

“For my entire working life I have been self-employed in the family business which was established by my dad and my uncle in 1975. Does the Minister agree with my experience that family businesses do not operate in isolation? Lots of things matter to family businesses. If someone is ill in the morning, they cannot join …”

“Will the shadow Minister give way?”

“You have expressed your dissatisfaction of not being able to participate in Select Committees. To understand how important that is to you, were you aware when you stood for election as an independent that you would not be able to take part in Select Committees, for example, if you were elected as an independent?”

“In that sense, how important is it to you, if you knew that you were not going to be able to participate in that, but you still put forward for the role?”

“I am pleased to speak on Second Reading of this Bill, which I welcome for its focus on overhauling the skills system in England, particularly in relation to apprenticeships and technical education. The creation of the Institute for Apprenticeships in 2017, with the subsequent addition of oversight for technical educati…”

“As an officer of the all-party parliamentary group on semiconductors, it was a pleasure to join colleagues in welcoming academics, industrialists, researchers and manufacturers to a reception in the Palace this week to celebrate semiconductors. The UK has very real strength in this area. Our research base is the best i…”

“I welcome the Prime Minister’s recent comments about supporting and enabling the expansion of nuclear power stations in the UK through small modular reactors. The science and technology is well proven but other aspects must be developed alongside, including the provision of appropriate grade nuclear fuel and a permanen…”

“Does the Minister agree that the new school report cards will need to balance the important additional information needed by parents with the requirement for school improvements and protecting staff wellbeing? Will she listen to parents and the whole education sector—”

“I welcome the Minister’s statement and refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I have had various roles in voluntary governance, including as chair of a multi-academy trust, as well as in maintained schools, pupil referral units, a faith school and a free school—the list is quite co…”

“Mr Speaker, I wish you and everybody across the estate a very merry Christmas and a happy new year, particularly those who will be working over the holiday period. I recently had the privilege of attending a conference organised by Sikh Women’s Aid, at which it launched its report on its comprehensive survey, which loo…”

“With that list, would the Modernisation Committee look at what issues are more of a priority than others?”

“Thank you, Chair. You have already touched on the first one, regarding the call for views. The question was about what the early themes were, and you have already touched on the certainty aspect going forward. That is something that we have picked up on and reflected in our work programme, but are there any other theme…”

“To move on to another aspect of the Modernisation Committee, you spoke earlier about engaging with the smaller parties and said that you have had three sessions with them. How are you going to facilitate that engagement? There is an intention for it to be non-partisan and to reach consensus, so how will you find a bala…”

“Can the Minister reassure the House about the importance of religion and belief in Bangladesh and all nations across the world, particularly for minorities? She will appreciate the long-standing, deep ties between the Hindu community in the UK and Hindus in Bangladesh. Can she please detail what engagement she has had …”

“Will the Prime Minister join me in sending condolences to the family of Jahziah Coke, a 13-year-old boy who was stabbed and tragically killed in my constituency? Does he share my concern about the prevalence of young people carrying knives? What more can be done to end this scourge that is destroying families and commu…”