David Burrowes
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(12 years, 3 months ago)
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Mr Lansley
I am sure that the right hon. Gentleman will have seen that the Education Committee is pursuing precisely those issues, and it is right that it should. The Secretary of State for Education was absolutely right to say that Ofqual is an independent regulator. He did not interfere with its decisions, and, frankly, the Welsh Education Minister is wrong in seeking to substitute his own judgment.
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con)
May we have a debate on bigotry, which will enable the many hon. Members who hold a traditional view of marriage not to declare an interest?
Mr Lansley
I am in favour of marriage and I do not think we need to debate bigotry because in the House we seek to engage with all our affairs in a way that respects good language. If my hon. Friend is referring to the draft of a speech for the Deputy Prime Minister, I reassure him that the Deputy Prime Minister did not make the remarks and nor did he intend to.