Speeches by Perteghella.

“Many of these breaches occurred several years ago—2016, 2017, 2019—so is the delay in Ofqual issuing fines because of this backlog?”

“Can an exam board or an awarding body that is making the same mistakes year after year be disqualified?”

“I want to talk a little about exam boards. Ofqual has issued a number of significant fines to awarding bodies this year for breaching regulations regarding exams. Why do these problems occur, and what more can be done to prevent future breaches?”

“Lastly, it was reported in the summer that you were scrutinising Pearson's approach to A-level maths, following concerns about this year's replacement papers. What updates can you give us about the results of this scrutiny?”

“How has the backlog formed?”

“That takes me to my last question to you, which is about funding. To what extent do local authorities currently have the powers, skills and sustained funding to deliver behaviour change at the scale that CB7 assumes?”

“My next question is for Ms Cook and Mr Park. Ms Cook has already mentioned consistency at national level. Many of the levels that shape everyday behaviour, such as electricity pricing, fuel duty, building standards and regulations and rail fares sit at national level rather than local level. How do areas of misalignmen…”

“My hon. Friend is making a very powerful case. Does she agree that jury trials are not responsible for the backlog in Crown court cases piling up to nearly 80,000, and that the real causes are staff shortages, a broken estate, and 10 years of Conservative complacency that hollowed out the justice system and left victim…”

“Thank you, panel. My first question is for Professor Whitmarsh and Ms Cook. In your experience, how does the degree of ownership of policy and delivery at local level influence sustainable behaviour change? In your response, Ms Cook, could you address the role of public engagement, which you mentioned, in the ability o…”

“I welcome the revised threshold change; it is a first step in the right direction. I thank the local farming community in South Warwickshire and the National Farmer’s Union in Warwickshire for their tireless campaigning. However, farmers across my constituency tell me that the changes to agricultural property relief ha…”

“In my constituency, car thefts and related burglaries continue to rise. Nationally, almost four in five car thefts go unsolved. This is not low-level rural crime; it is organised, highly profitable, and deeply disruptive and upsetting for families and businesses reliant on vehicles. Will the Minister set out what steps…”

“I want to put on the record that I am a member of the APPG on woods and trees. My question is about best practice elsewhere. Can the UK learn from other countries about protecting, restoring, and managing peatlands and ancient woodlands? Do you have any examples that you can share with us today?”

“Will you be monitoring the impact of any reduction in bursaries? For example, biology was reduced by 80%.”

“Languages have gone down as well. From your experience, are these financial incentives delivering sustained improvements in attracting new teachers into the profession but also keeping experienced teachers, so retaining that expertise?”

“What can be done to improve these incentives and maximise their impact? One thing is to tackle pay erosion for experienced teachers. Is there anything else that we can look at?”

“To what extent have schools taken up the early career entitlement, which is obviously a comprehensive training programme, and what potential does it hold for strengthening teacher development, including the skills to adapt to teach and support the needs of all pupils, but also mentoring, support, and ultimately retenti…”

“My question is for Jack. How effective are financial incentives—such as bursaries, scholarships and retention payments—in improving teacher recruitment and retention? We know that some bursaries have been reduced quite a lot in certain subjects, so that might be an issue for concern.”

“In Stratford-on-Avon, previous changes to national planning policy wiped out the council’s five-year housing land supply almost overnight. Despite years of over-delivery, we did the right thing, and this has opened the door to a developer free-for-all. Will the Minister look again at the impact of these changes, and co…”

“I should just put it on the record that I was a school governor of a rural school for many years. Following on from Darren’s questions, the National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee raised concerns earlier this year about the lack of detail surrounding the 6,500 teacher target/pledge. Do you share these conce…”

“As a result of the Bill, in places like Stratford-on-Avon, pubs on high streets and in villages face bill increases many times higher than those faced by the larger distribution warehouses linked to online retail. Does my hon. Friend agree that this raises serious questions about whether the tax system is really suppor…”