Debates between Damian Hinds and Gareth Thomas during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Damian Hinds and Gareth Thomas
Tuesday 22nd November 2022

(1 year, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Hinds Portrait The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Damian Hinds)
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My hon. Friend is dead right: literacy is fundamental, including, of course, to access those other parts of education. I welcome the work of organisations such as the Shannon Trust and I welcome the recent Ofsted report. We are sharpening our focus, creating a literacy innovation fund.

Gareth Thomas Portrait Gareth Thomas (Harrow West) (Lab/Co-op)
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T4. Two weeks ago, an inquest into the death of my constituent’s brother, Liridon Saliuka, found that significant and multiple failings at Belmarsh had contributed to his death while on remand there. I recognise that Ministers will not immediately know the details of what happened, but I believe my constituent is entitled to understand how her brother could have been so comprehensively let down. Will the Secretary of State find out what went wrong and, in the first instance, write to me?