Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Richard Burden Excerpts
Thursday 10th July 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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My hon. Friend will continue to lobby effectively on behalf of his constituents. In the same fashion as I described to my right hon. Friend the Member for Banbury (Sir Tony Baldry), the Minister will be happy to meet my hon. Friend to hear his case.

Richard Burden Portrait Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab)
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Will the Leader of the House ask the Secretary of State for Health to make a statement to the House before the summer recess on the impact he believes his changes to the education support grant will have from this September, bearing in mind the letter I wrote to the Prime Minister on 2 July about the SWEET project in my constituency, which provides vital social work education and training? The project is having its grant cut from £28 to £20, and it is not the only organisation in that situation.

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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The hon. Gentleman will note that, if he is in his place on Tuesday when the Secretary of State for Health answers questions, he might, with his usual ingenuity, be able to ensure that he asks that question. He has effectively given notice of it.