Speeches by Sewards.

“I associate myself with the comments made by the Minister, the shadow Foreign Secretary and many others from across the House in expressing condolences. My thoughts have been with the families, friends and the people who have lost loved ones in the Air India crash. I represent a lot of people in Leeds South West and Mo…”

“We could probably extract an answer on this from your previous answers but I want to ask you directly in the short time that we have left, and I will start with Dr Castro-Kemp. How would you evaluate multi-agency working? What changes, if any, would you make to improve and promote collaboration across education, health…”

“To wrap up because we are short on time, the Government are proposing to make changes to SEND in 2026, next year. Would you like to add anything to the answers you have already given that you think the Government should focus on to make sure that education is inclusive for children with disabilities and special educati…”

“We could probably extract an answer on this from your previous answers but I want to ask you directly in the short time that we have left, and I will start with Dr Castro-Kemp. How would you evaluate multi-agency working? What changes, if any, would you make to improve and promote collaboration across education, health…”

“To wrap up because we are short on time, the Government are proposing to make changes to SEND in 2026, next year. Would you like to add anything to the answers you have already given that you think the Government should focus on to make sure that education is inclusive for children with disabilities and special educati…”

“I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, having visited both Israel and Palestine just a few weeks ago. I welcome the Minister’s statement today, as sanctioning these two extremist individuals is exactly the right thing to do; they are enemies of peace, and no two-state solution will…”

“The Opposition spokespeople, the hon. Members for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) and for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) tempted me to make interventions, but I resisted then and I will resist now. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered Government support for mass transit …”

“I appreciate that time is short. We are making good progress on getting the paused White Rose train station, based on Churwell Hill, restarted. I have been working very closely with the combined authority to ensure that that station is built, and I am pleased to say it will be soon.”

“I thank the hon. Member for his incredibly timely contribution—I could not agree more. One reason that some residents of Leeds were sceptical last week was the repeated failures of previous Governments of different colours to deliver the transport improvements that we know we deserve. I am here to say that this time it…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for mass transit in West Yorkshire. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. Last week, I was delighted to have secured this debate, and the confirmation of its date came through just an hour before the news that the Government will ind…”

“I appreciate that the Minister cannot comment on individual planning applications from the Dispatch Box, but when I speak to Hongkongers in my constituency, they are seriously concerned about the risks that come with transnational repression and that might come along with the creation and construction of this embassy. …”

“I am going to drill down into devolution of skills policy now. The Government have set out their intentions in the English Devolution White Paper. They want to deepen and widen devolution, which means giving more areas greater responsibility around skills provision, as I am sure you are aware. I am happy for anyone to …”

“The Committee has a number of questions on SEND and further education specialists. I am going to start with a fairly general question specifically to Clare Howard: what are the main challenges facing students with SEND in further education, and how does this affect their learning, their progression and their overall ex…”

“I know, there are quite a few. My colleagues will question you in more detail on some of the things you have just referenced. I have one question. Natspec has called for specialist further education to be given its own ministerial brief to stop it falling through the cracks of ministerial responsibility. How would cons…”

“I am going to drill down into devolution of skills policy now. The Government have set out their intentions in the English Devolution White Paper. They want to deepen and widen devolution, which means giving more areas greater responsibility around skills provision, as I am sure you are aware. I am happy for anyone to …”

“The Committee has a number of questions on SEND and further education specialists. I am going to start with a fairly general question specifically to Clare Howard: what are the main challenges facing students with SEND in further education, and how does this affect their learning, their progression and their overall ex…”

“I know, there are quite a few. My colleagues will question you in more detail on some of the things you have just referenced. I have one question. Natspec has called for specialist further education to be given its own ministerial brief to stop it falling through the cracks of ministerial responsibility. How would cons…”

“My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. One of my constituents has a grandma who waited a staggering 18 months for a dementia diagnosis. The family did not have the £3,000 required to get a private diagnosis. My hon. Friend mentioned the need to increase the resources available to the NHS and how committed this Gov…”

“I reiterate what the Chair of the Select Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes), said: teaching assistants are the glue that keep our classrooms together and they should be paid adequately. I am pleased to hear the Minister state that retention is up, with 2,000 more teachers in…”

“As I am sure you know, Madam Deputy Speaker, it is time for trams in West Yorkshire. I want to thank all the colleagues across this House and the other place who have supported Tracy Brabin and I as we lead the charge to secure mass transit in West Yorkshire. The benefits are obvious: we know it will create jobs, growt…”