Speeches by Perteghella.

“I fully agree with my hon. Friend. I too have heard of women who have had to keep working despite ill health, and who have had to use up all their life savings but still face poverty now. The Liberal Democrats have long stood with WASPI women. We made a manifesto commitment to fight for fair compensation and we will no…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for securing and opening this debate, the hundreds of thousands of people who signed this important petition, and the formidable campaigners. An estimated 6,500 women in my constituency of Stratf…”

“We have heard calls for putting SEN support on a statutory footing. In your view, would this help improve provision in mainstream education settings, and what should this look like in practice?”

“My question is for Annamarie and Margaret. What measures can the Department or individual education settings implement to upskill teaching assistants and other support staff to improve the support for children and young people with SEND?”

“We have heard calls for putting SEN support on a statutory footing. In your view, would this help improve provision in mainstream education settings, and what should this look like in practice?”

“My question is for Annamarie and Margaret. What measures can the Department or individual education settings implement to upskill teaching assistants and other support staff to improve the support for children and young people with SEND?”

“It was about how providers can diversify away from over-reliance on international student fees.”

“I need to declare that I worked as a university lecturer for the past 20 years, although I do not any more. Professor Peck, higher education providers face an existential challenge on funding, and we have seen some of the impact in the large volume of redundancies announced by several universities. What will the Office…”

“You have described an impressive turnaround of the finances of Nottingham Trent University under your vice-chancellorship. What lessons can you derive from your experience for the sector’s finances? That is my first question. My second is: how can providers diversify away from over-reliance on international student fee…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) for securing this timely and urgent debate. A healthy natural environment is essential for both public health and our economy, yet our rivers and bathing waters are being polluted at an a…”

“My question is about data. Data driven decision making can be used for forward planning. The first question is to Councillor Foale, Luke and Phil. What adjustments are needed for local education authorities to efficiently plan and provide for new SEND schools and SEND places?”

“Anyone else?”

“The panel has already discussed the importance of early intervention in supporting children and young people with SEND. Should the high needs block prioritise this to improve the consistency and availability of early years SEND provision, and are there additional areas where high needs funding should be directed?”

“Rob, the National Association of Head Teachers previously called for the Government to publish data on SEND provision against SEND need. Why is the data needed in current and future capacity planning for the SEND system?”

“Claire, the National Audit Office warned that relying on independent specialist schools for specialist provision “may lead to poor value for money.” What is your response to this and what role do you think independent specialist schools should play in SEND provision?”

“To Claire again, what are the barriers to an effective collaboration between local authorities and independent school provision? What steps are needed to overcome these barriers?”

“Yes.”

“Rural communities such as mine rely on bus services as a vital lifeline, but too often these services are limited and infrequent. Private operators dominate the market in my area, yet there is no minimum service requirement to ensure that people can get to work, school or medical appointments. Will the Government guara…”

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about a cap on political donations; to make provision for a review to recommend the level at which such a cap should be set and to consider the impact of such a cap; to make provision about political donations made by foreign nationals through comp…”

“We will keep with the cap and the test of when the Secretary of State applies the cap. The Bill sets out that the profit cap would only be applied if the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is necessary with regard to the public interest of placements representing value for money. Is this test the right one?”