Speeches by Race.

“I am delighted that the Prime Minister has chosen to co-host the eighth replenishment of the Global Fund, alongside the Republic of South Africa. I put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Michael Payne) for working hard over the last year to corral myself and other colleagues to work with the …”

“I recently visited Pluss in Exeter, which supports people living with physical disabilities and mental health conditions back into employment. I met some of the fantastically committed mentors, who provide tailored training and support, helping hundreds of people who have been long-term unemployed into meaningful jobs,…”

“4. What steps he is taking to support people with health conditions into work.”

“Exeter has a fantastic tertiary college—Exeter college—which, thanks to this Government, will be a technical excellence college for construction. We also have an exceptional specialist maths school that provides excellent maths, physics and computing education, which are skills we really need in the south-west. How wil…”

“I welcome the Government and the Minister’s leadership on this issue in bringing the Bill to the House to enact the UN high seas treaty. I, too, am a member of the APPG for the ocean. I know that people in Exeter care very deeply about our natural environment, particularly the seas and oceans, and rightly so. The world…”

“I welcome the Minister to his place. Exeter has a very strong life sciences and R&D sector and just recently the University of Exeter was awarded £10.5 million from UK Research and Innovation to set up the metamaterials hub—that is real cutting-edge science—which also leveraged extra private sector investment of an…”

“The women’s rugby world cup is providing a fantastic sporting showcase, including the seven matches hosted by Sandy Park in Exeter to sell-out crowds. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating the organisers, including the staff at Exeter city council and the teams for an excellent tournament so far, and s…”

“In just one year, up to 2,970 more children will receive free school meals in Exeter. We have received capital investment for Newtown and St Gabriel’s primary schools. Three primary schools in my constituency—Whipton Barton junior and infants and St Sidwell’s—are in the roll-out of breakfast clubs. This week, we have a…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I, too, thank my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal) for securing time for this debate, and for her continued commitment to raising the humanitarian situation in Sudan through debates, questions in the House and briefing meetings for Member…”

“I completely agree, and of course Chad is home to many of the displaced Sudanese too. Poverty and suffering persist and provide fertile recruiting grounds for extremism. It is encouraging to see the UK continue to take a leadership role as the penholder on Sudan at the UN Security Council, and through convening the Lon…”

“12. What steps she is taking to improve the quality of the further education estate.”

“I know that the Minister will agree with me that in Exeter we have two of the country’s most outstanding FE institutions. Exeter college is rated outstanding by Ofsted and as “strong” in its approach to meeting the skills needs of our area—the first time a college has achieved both. Exeter maths school is also rated ou…”

“You just mentioned AUKUS, and I want to talk about some of the big programmes. AUKUS is pretty deep and broad in science and technology collaboration. We have GCAP on a smaller scale. What is your assessment of the importance and impact of these agreements in the global environment and particularly for our science dipl…”

“There has been some question in the US about AUKUS generally and pillar 2 specifically. What is the likelihood that the US at some point might pull out of AUKUS? It is unlikely to survive without the US, right?”

“Q4. From homelessness to child poverty, so many of the challenges I see people facing in Exeter can be traced back to early years, so I welcome the Government rebuilding on the legacy of Sure Start, which was so cruelly dismantled by the Conservative party. Will the Prime Minister set out what difference that will make…”

“You referred to NHSX and NHS Digital sitting outside, and being brought into NHS England. Obviously, NHS England is now going, merging with DH. That means that the technical aspects of the team will sit within the Department, essentially. Do you think that that is the best place for them? Some people have said to me th…”

“I want to talk about public sector capability and capacity. How would you assess the quality of digital technical leaders in the NHS, whatever level they are working at, from the centre and down to individual trusts? Where are the opportunities? Where have you found it quite easy, and what have been the challenges in w…”

“This is a question for Dr Diwakar and Mr Crossley. What feedback have you had from trusts on the federated data platform, and what is the feedback mechanism?”

“Does your platform communicate with the federated data platform?”

“Finally from me, where do you think the challenges are in attracting real talent from the tech sector into public service? What should the Government do to change things and get the best people into the service?”