Speeches by Sewards.
Every Hansard contribution by Mark Sewards this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 261–280 of 690 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2025 | Sudan: Protection of Civilians “Three days ago, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that “Member States with influence must act urgently to prevent large-scale atrocities” by the RSF and allied fighters. But atrocities have happened: 460 people have died in a maternity hospital. What has the UK done since that statement was made, in conj…” defencesocial-careculture-community | 99 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Business of the House “My knees nearly gave way when I ran the Morley 10 km last month, which is possibly the hilliest race in the UK.” local-governmenteconomy-jobseducation | 23 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Business of the House “It’s partly the bobbing, too. I persevered, and I did so because Morley running club has raised £20,000 for good causes over the past four years. Will the Leader of the House join me in paying tribute to Morley running club, to the firefighters who were raising money for their charity—firefighters in full kit were outp…” local-governmenteconomy-jobseducation | 84 |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Infected Blood Compensation Scheme “I am very grateful to the Minister for his update. I am pleased to report that one of my constituents, the one whom I have been most in contact with the Minister about, has finally been fully compensated, which is a huge relief to him and his family. I spoke with him this morning, and he is watching now. Although he we…” healthfiscal-policy | 142 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “Is it effective?” | 3 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “For their estates management, specifically.” | 5 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “Those were incredibly helpful answers, thank you all.” | 8 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “For their estates management, specifically.” | 5 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “Understood. Just sticking with Andy, Rob and Bryony, moving on from data to the actual skills required, to what extent do schools and responsible bodies have the skills and capacity to manage their school estates effectively? What is the condition?” | 40 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “Understood. I am conscious of time, so I am going to briefly ask you one final question. Are schools and responsible bodies actually held accountable for their estate management? That one is really for Andy. And then, for Bryony and Rob, how effective are the frameworks and standards provided by the DFE? I do not know …” | 65 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “Those were incredibly helpful answers, thank you all.” | 8 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “Is it effective?” | 3 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “You have already answered the question I was going to ask you first, so I will try to develop on it. Chris, you mentioned in your previous answer that the DFE’s Condition Data Collection 2 survey, which completes next year, is not sufficient to identify structural problems because it is not invasive, it does not look a…” | 123 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “If there are no further answers on that one, I just want to delve into this a little more deeply. Bryony, you were talking about the data that schools or responsible bodies already hold. How good is that data? Andy and Rob might want to follow up on that question, too.” | 51 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “Understood. I am conscious of time, so I am going to briefly ask you one final question. Are schools and responsible bodies actually held accountable for their estate management? That one is really for Andy. And then, for Bryony and Rob, how effective are the frameworks and standards provided by the DFE? I do not know …” | 65 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “If there are no further answers on that one, I just want to delve into this a little more deeply. Bryony, you were talking about the data that schools or responsible bodies already hold. How good is that data? Andy and Rob might want to follow up on that question, too.” | 51 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “The NAO has said that it is not confident that all local authorities keep the same level of consistent data. Some do inspections really well and some do not do inspections at all. It might not necessarily even know where that need is now.” | 44 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “The NAO has said that it is not confident that all local authorities keep the same level of consistent data. Some do inspections really well and some do not do inspections at all. It might not necessarily even know where that need is now.” | 44 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “Understood. Just sticking with Andy, Rob and Bryony, moving on from data to the actual skills required, to what extent do schools and responsible bodies have the skills and capacity to manage their school estates effectively? What is the condition?” | 40 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Education Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1399) “You have already answered the question I was going to ask you first, so I will try to develop on it. Chris, you mentioned in your previous answer that the DFE’s Condition Data Collection 2 survey, which completes next year, is not sufficient to identify structural problems because it is not invasive, it does not look a…” | 123 |