Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

James Sunderland Excerpts
Wednesday 30th March 2022

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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If the hon. Lady is really saying that we should not have rolled out the furlough scheme at the speed that we did, I think everybody in this country understands that it was a heroic thing. I remember that, two years ago, the Opposition were yammering and clamouring for us to go faster—and we did; we produced a fantastic scheme. And yes, fraudsters will be hunted down: we have put another £100 million into tracking down fraud in this country. Some £23 billion a year was lost under Labour in fraud.

James Sunderland Portrait James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
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I was delighted to learn this week that 37 of the 39 state schools in the Bracknell constituency are now graded good or outstanding. Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking our fantastic teachers, staff, governors and pupils? Does he agree that the new education White Paper offers a blueprint for our schools that we can all be proud of?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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Yes, I do. I think it is a fantastic White Paper.