Speeches by Hayes.

“14. What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that councils are financially stable.”

“T8. Across London, 90,000 children are living in temporary accommodation, denied the essentials of a stable home, which has terrible consequences for their physical and mental health and education. This is a scandalous inheritance from the previous Conservative Government. When does the Secretary of State believe that …”

“The statutory override to special educational needs and disabilities deficit comes to an end in just 10 months. Without a plan from the Government for the end of the statutory override, more than half of all local education authorities face effective bankruptcy. The need for a resolution to the issue is now long overdu…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Vickers. I congratulate the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) on securing this debate. It is heartening to hear about his love of maths as well as the enthusiasm of my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow (Chris Vince). I have …”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He mentioned that this problem is happening in every high street across the country, and that is certainly the case in my constituency, where we have seen the almost wholesale withdrawal of banks in West Norwood, Dulwich and Brixton—across the piece, they are closi…”

“I warmly welcome the expansion of the free school meals entitlement. It is an evidence-based approach for which many of us have campaigned for a long time. It will help to close the disadvantage gap in our schools, tackling child poverty, benefiting children’s health and supporting children to learn. I hope the Governm…”

“The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross has described the situation in Gaza today as worse than hell on earth, but the Minister has come to the House today with a message that is exactly the same as it was two weeks ago. He condemns the settlements, but settlement goods are still being sold in our…”

“I will move on, if that is okay. I ask witnesses and hon. Members to be cognisant of time, because we have a number of topics we want to ask about, and we will not get to all of them if we are not efficient in the answers we are giving.”

“I will move on, if that is okay. I ask witnesses and hon. Members to be cognisant of time, because we have a number of topics we want to ask about, and we will not get to all of them if we are not efficient in the answers we are giving.”

“My constituents have been comprehensively failed by Thames Water for many years. We saw the catastrophic flood in Herne Hill in 2013, when many local businesses had to close permanently. Vulnerable customers were let down during the “beast from the east” freeze-thaw event, being left without water for days and days at …”

“Teacher pay is absolutely vital for the status of the profession, for the quality of life of teachers and for recruitment and retention of the vital skilled and qualified staff who are the backbone of our education system. It is really important that the Government’s response this afternoon begins the work of restoring…”

“Professor O’Sullivan, I have read your book, and in it you write very powerfully about the teachers, who you have mentioned, who really saw you as a human individual and did their job in helping you and providing what you needed, and you write about some other professionals along the way who were transformative in the …”

“Professor O’Sullivan, I have read your book, and in it you write very powerfully about the teachers, who you have mentioned, who really saw you as a human individual and did their job in helping you and providing what you needed, and you write about some other professionals along the way who were transformative in the …”

“I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement today, the suspension of trade talks with Israel and further sanctions on Israeli settlers. However, in the horror of Gaza, it is clear that the Israeli Government are not listening to the exhortations of the international community and that they are very unlikely to listen t…”

“The review of the Mental Health Act 1983 is very welcome. It started its life close to my constituency with the work of Professor Sir Simon Wessely, who drew on the experience of many residents in south-east London, particularly with regard to his work on racial inequalities. As the Minister is talking about the implem…”

“I represent a constituency that is enriched and sustained every day by people who have come from overseas to make their home here, especially those who came as members of the Windrush generation. It is important that they hear from this place that they are not only valued and appreciated but part of us. Last week, the …”

“Israeli Government Minister Smotrich said today that Gaza is to be “entirely destroyed”, and its people are to “leave in great numbers to third countries”. That latest threat is on top of the deliberate blockage of aid into Gaza, on top of the ongoing displacement of the past 19 months, and on top of 50,000 deaths. The…”

“I have not got any other names, and that is an omission on my part. I think we have had a few other names that came in after we submitted the application, and I can provide clarity if that is needed.”

“I actually do not think it matters too much; if it could be there or thereabouts, that would be hugely appreciated.”

“I am here to present an application to you for a debate in the House of Commons Chamber on Windrush day, to take place as close as is practical to 22 June, which is Windrush day. Members will know that 22 June was designated as Windrush day, an official national day, by Theresa May in 2018, which coincided with the 70t…”