Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Pawsey and John Bercow

Monday 7th October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The hon. Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey) can legitimately shoehorn his Question 19 into this exchange.

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

19. The Secretary of State has referred to the valuable role of citizens advice bureaux, and the Rugby CAB does fantastic work. It has told me about the challenges that clients face when they transition from employment and support allowance to universal credit. Will the Minister assure me that that transition is being sensitively and effectively managed?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Pawsey and John Bercow

Monday 10th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

Question 22.

[Mr Speaker]

You can come in on this one, man; vehicle crime is manifestly antisocial behaviour.

[Mark Pawsey]

22. Very well, Mr Speaker. I recently met two distressed constituents who had confronted a gang inside their home who were trying to steal the keys to their car. Prompt action by Warwickshire police prevented anything too serious from happening, but what steps are the Government taking to prevent crime of this nature?

Post-18 Education and Funding

Debate between Mark Pawsey and John Bercow

Tuesday 4th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

One way to reduce the cost burden of achieving a degree is to conclude the studies over two years rather than three. What does the Secretary of State have to say to those who argue for greater availability of two-year degrees?

[Mr Speaker]

Pioneered by the University of Buckingham, the only independent university in the country and housed in my constituency. [Interruption.]

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Pawsey and John Bercow

Monday 17th December 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Thank you; that is very much appreciated.

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

18. Brooke School in Rugby caters for children with autism, physical disabilities, medical needs and learning difficulties, and it has recently opened a shop in Rugby town centre where pupils learn to produce products from recycled materials and sell them to the public. Does the Minister agree that that is an excellent opportunity to learn workplace skills? Will he join me in commending the inspirational head teacher, Chris Pollitt, for this initiative?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Pawsey and John Bercow

Tuesday 10th July 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) should worry not, because I am very much hoping to get to her question. She is not in isolation—she is the leader of a group—so I am not going to muck up the group by calling her now, but I am beavering away to get to Question 17.

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

14. What assessment his Department has made of the contribution of sport to effective outcomes in the criminal justice system.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Pawsey and John Bercow

Thursday 29th March 2018 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade (Graham Stuart)]

Helping SMEs to export is a high priority for the Department, and we are working through our overseas network, through online services on great.gov.uk, which has had more than 3 million visitors, through our international trade advisers and through export finance. Last year, 79% of companies supported by UK Export Finance were SMEs. Mr Speaker, if, like Roger Federer, I can press on—albeit without the same grace—I would say that exports from the west midlands increased in value by more than 80% between 2010 and 2016.

[Mr Speaker]

The Minister knows which buttons to press.

[Mark Pawsey]

It is great news about the west midlands, but a constituent of mine who has a small business providing services around the world came to tell me about the challenges he faces in getting appropriate banking facilities and about the need to minimise losses on currency transfers. What steps is the Department taking to make sure that UK banks provide the facilities, support and advice that SMEs need in order to export?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Pawsey and John Bercow

Monday 29th January 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con)]

The Minister will know that only 1% of children who move from mainstream to alternative provision during their GCSE years achieve good GCSEs, including in English and maths. What more can be done to support this important group of students?

[Mr Speaker]

I do not want the House to get the wrong idea; we seem to have gone from Harrow to Rugby, but that does not mean that others cannot take part. We are focused predominantly on the state sector.