Speeches by Sewards.

“Is that the incentive you are thinking of?”

“Turning now to governance of institutions and providers, there has been some criticism of governance. We have had reports into Dundee University, and the Secretary of State in May of this year wrote to the Committee of University Chairs saying that there needs to be an improvement in providers’ governance. I know that …”

“I do not want to hammer this point home too much, because I take your point that this is a predominantly a DSIT responsibility. But thinking about some of those trade-offs and what you set out in terms of aligning with the economic growth mission and with our desire to be world leaders in science and technology, where …”

“Turning now to university research, there are a few questions on this, but not just from me. We know that grants from research councils are supposed to cover about 80% of the cost of research. However, that might have been true or close to being true 10 years ago when it was about 75%, but last year, 2023-24, it stood …”

“I am delighted to hear the Home Secretary announce that we will keep our promise to British national overseas visa holders from Hong Kong. That is something that I have worked with my constituents to lobby the Government on over the past few months, and I am delighted that the Government have listened. As well as trans…”

“Like my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West and Leigh (David Burton-Sampson), who is no longer in his place, my inbox is full to the brim with emails about fireworks. When they are enjoyed as part of professional displays on national holidays, they can be magnificent, but my constituents are concerned that they ar…”

“My hon. Friend is making an excellent argument for more support for children and families in this position. A family in my constituency wrote to me about their granddaughter who has Huntington’s disease. She is 10, and she desperately needs an education, health and care plan so that she can get to the right special edu…”

“The hon. Member is making an incredibly powerful speech. One of my constituents, an NHS nurse, suffers with ME. He cannot play with his children, walk his dog or undertake basic activities. When he went to the NHS, he got a referral, but was told that it would be nine months before he got an appointment, which forced h…”

“Will the “Giving every child the best start in life” strategy address the needs of the groups that are persistently falling behind? I want to focus on those who are eligible for free school meals and children from Gypsy and Roma and Irish Traveller heritage families. We will come to SEND in a moment, but we will leave …”

“I very much appreciate that we do not want to fall into that narrative.”

“That is absolutely right.”

“The Government published their “Giving every child the best start in life” strategy back in July. It referred to a survey by Kindred Squared, which said that one of the top three reasons why children are not ready for school is that their parents are spending too much time on electronic devices and less with their chil…”

“Good morning, everybody. I will start with Dr Campbell and then come to the witnesses in the room. Could you please say, in as few words as possible, what you consider the most important reasons why children are not ready for school?”

“I am also a member of Unison.”

“Do you think the Government strategy addresses these things?”

“Thank you for those answers. As somebody with a one-year-old and a four-year-old, I wouldn’t mind a bit of the predictability that you referred to, Professor Lloyd. On SEND, the Institute for Government has stated that 10% of children with autism were school-ready last year, and 0.6% of children with severe disabilitie…”

“Brilliant stuff.”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) on opening the debate so aptly. When I was elected last July, I did not imagine that one of my contributions in Westminster Hall would be on the subject of video games. It was no…”

“When the boundary review took place a few years ago, I was very disappointed that Rockstar Leeds was not drawn into my constituency, so I am very jealous of that. However, I do have constituents who work there and I agree entirely with my hon. Friend’s point—it is as though he has read on a few pages in my speech. Peop…”

“I could not agree more. That goes back to my earlier point: the fix in this area could be as simple as there being more transparency. When a consumer purchases a game, it should be crystal clear that the publisher could deactivate it at any point. However, I want to go further—we need to retain something and ensure tha…”