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2 Mar 2026School SEND Provision

Families in Leigh and Atherton are exhausted from constantly fighting for the SEND support their children need, so I welcome the White Paper’s proposals, including individual support plans and more inclusion bases in schools, because inclusive education benefits everyone. These reforms must come with real oversight and

educationsocial-care
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2 Mar 2026School SEND Provision

22. What steps she is taking to improve SEND provision in schools.

educationsocial-care
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29 Jan 2026Hospitality Sector

A lot of the hospitality small and medium-sized enterprises in my constituency start out as market traders. As we know, our markets are a vital part of our identity and central to our local ecosystem, giving businesses the space to start, test and grow. Does the Minister agree that markets and hospitality are key to re

economy-jobscost-of-livinglocal-government
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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

Is it just muscle memory?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

How do you stop events from clashing with each other?

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20 Jan 2026 ADHD Diagnosis

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I rise to speak as chair of the APPG on ADHD. As someone from a neurodiverse—or, as we call it, neuro-spicy—household, I understand the difference that support can make and the consequences when it is missing. I want to address an elephant in the room, because the

healthsocial-careeducation
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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

Adrian, this is to you. Claire McColgan from the first panel told us how they collaborate closely with other city regions in planning their events. How could festivals better support one another and share information that is needed?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

Is it just muscle memory?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

How do you stop events from clashing with each other?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

When I put Leigh forward for town of culture, I will be taking those points back. Thank you.

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

And that should be driven by the Government, to make that point. We have evidence that suggests that smaller organisations and event organisers are not able to fund the evaluation.

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

What role could the Government play more in supporting legacy benefits?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

And that should be driven by the Government, to make that point. We have evidence that suggests that smaller organisations and event organisers are not able to fund the evaluation.

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

You have spoken a little about legacy building for communities. As a small outlying town in Greater Manchester, we hosted the UEFA women’s championships in 2022. I cannot tell you the impact that that event had on our little town. Not least, participation in women’s football and all our grassroots community clubs’ memb

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

What role could the Government play more in supporting legacy benefits?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

Adrian, this is to you. Claire McColgan from the first panel told us how they collaborate closely with other city regions in planning their events. How could festivals better support one another and share information that is needed?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

You have spoken a little about legacy building for communities. As a small outlying town in Greater Manchester, we hosted the UEFA women’s championships in 2022. I cannot tell you the impact that that event had on our little town. Not least, participation in women’s football and all our grassroots community clubs’ memb

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

Who do you think should lead on it to co-ordinate?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

Who do you think should lead on it to co-ordinate?

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20 Jan 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1339)

When I put Leigh forward for town of culture, I will be taking those points back. Thank you.

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MethodEach row is one contribution (intervention or speech). Word count from the official text.