Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Mike Amesbury Excerpts
Monday 23rd October 2023

(1 year, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robert Halfon Portrait Robert Halfon
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I mentioned previously that unfortunately, we have some of Hamas’s useful idiots across our campuses, and we will not stand for it—they represent a fifth column supporting terrorism. We are doing everything possible. The Prevent duty requires higher education providers to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism, and we will work with the universities to ensure that they take any extremist activity very seriously.

Mike Amesbury Portrait Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab)
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James, a 14-year-old lad from my constituency, has been passed from pillar to post by schools that simply cannot deal with his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism. Will the Minister meet me on that specific case?

David Johnston Portrait David Johnston
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I would be delighted to meet with the hon. Gentleman.