Speeches by Sewards.

“I have a couple of questions for Amanda. Time is short, so I will try to be as brief as possible. This Committee in a previous inquiry heard concerns about weak accountability within local authorities regarding SEND provision. You have already addressed part of that in a previous answer, when you talked about the lack …”

“I am very conscious of time. Many of you have answered this question in detail already, so I am only looking for additional items, if that is okay. It is the same question I asked the previous panel. To what extent do you think the SEND reforms will strengthen accountability across the system, including within the NHS?…”

“I have one follow-up question, if that is okay, for Kate. Again, if you need to write to us afterwards, that is absolutely fine. Let us say we have an ISP in place, and the process just completely breaks down and a dispute arises. What mechanisms do you think should be in place to resolve that? Do you have a view on th…”

“You did offer to write to us, so we will take that offer up.”

“Finally, what is your assessment of the proposal to reduce the powers of the SEND tribunal, including removing its ability to name a setting? What impact will that have?”

“Thank you for your answers so far. We are going to stick with ISPs. To what extent are you confident that placing the responsibility for the delivery of ISPs on schools will lead to better identification and support of pupils’ needs in mainstream schools? Some of you have answered this in part already. I am happy to st…”

“I have a couple of questions for Amanda. Time is short, so I will try to be as brief as possible. This Committee in a previous inquiry heard concerns about weak accountability within local authorities regarding SEND provision. You have already addressed part of that in a previous answer, when you talked about the lack …”

“My constituents have been let down by poor bus services in Leeds South West and Morley for too long, so I am delighted that all buses in Leeds will be brought back under public control next year. Will the Leader of the House join me in encouraging my residents to complete my better buses survey, so that we can make sur…”

“The Secretary of State’s announcement of a cap on donations from overseas electors and a moratorium on cryptocurrency donations from today is extremely welcome. What criminal penalties will be incurred for breaking these rules? After all, we need an effective deterrent to dissuade those who might seek to circumvent the…”

“My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech on the contribution that community centres make to our communities. Will he join me in commending Farnley Community Centre, which is putting on an Easter parade and giving out not only chocolate eggs to local residents, but applications for the neighbourhood board to spend our…”

“Of course, yes. Does anyone wish to make any further points?”

“That is good. With that exception in mind, are there any others you want to flag? No. That is incredibly helpful; thank you very much. Q32 Caroline Voaden: My question is for Thomas first, and then anybody else if they have anything to add. The Government are using relative low income after housing costs and a new meas…”

“That is good. With that exception in mind, are there any others you want to flag? No. That is incredibly helpful; thank you very much. Q32 Caroline Voaden: My question is for Thomas first, and then anybody else if they have anything to add. The Government are using relative low income after housing costs and a new meas…”

“Of course, yes. Does anyone wish to make any further points?”

“I commend my hon. Friend on his incredibly powerful argument. I also commend Monica and other women here today. Women in my constituency have told me that the pain they experienced was described as “normal and expected” by health professionals. I welcome the Department of Health and Social Care’s commitment to renew th…”

“T9. Small firms are being hounded by unregulated third-party energy brokers. I welcome the Department’s commitment to appoint Ofgem as the statutory regulator for third-party intermediaries. When will the Minister introduce that legislation, and how will the Department work with Ofgem to end cold calling and misreprese…”

“I recently visited the Nexus innovation hub at the University of Leeds, which does the things that my hon. Friend was just describing, with innovative spin-outs and companies genuinely innovating in really challenging areas. However, they struggle to access Government procurement because they do not have things like Cy…”

“Residents in Ardsley, Robin Hood, Lofthouse, parts of Tingley and Morley are complaining that they have been waiting up to three weeks for their postal service. It is obviously not the posties’ fault—it is a question of leadership and management. Following the Minister’s meeting with Ofcom, will he meet me to see the e…”

“I welcome the Secretary of State’s decision to ban this weekend’s al-Quds march. Al-Quds was founded by the ayatollah 40 years ago. It has repeatedly featured support for the Iranian regime and terrorist groups, and often promotes dangerous antisemitism too. Given the growing threat to Jewish communities across the UK,…”

“The hon. Member is making a very powerful speech about the power of rugby in our communities. As a proud northerner, I am here to speak about league. The Rugby League Foundation and the Leeds Rhinos Foundation both do excellent work with local community clubs. Every £1 that they invest in community clubs generates a £7…”