Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Kim Johnson Excerpts
Thursday 22nd September 2022

(2 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for being the second Member to raise those issues. I will certainly take that up with the new Foreign Secretary.

Kim Johnson Portrait Kim Johnson (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab)
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Today, the National Education Union and the Daily Mirror have relaunched their “No child left behind” campaign, which calls for urgent action on child poverty. Will the Leader of the House call on the Secretary of State for Education to roll out free universal school meals to at least all children in primary schools, to prevent children from going hungry?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I will certainly raise what the hon. Lady says with the new Secretary of State. I also encourage her to put those questions directly to him at the next round of questions.