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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 11 Jul 2025
Rare Cancers Bill

"I rise to support the Bill, which will make a real difference by improving the detection and treatment of rare cancers. We heard really moving contributions on Second Reading, particularly from my hon. Friends the Members for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh) and for Calder Valley (Josh Fenton-Glynn).

With …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Educational Attainment of Boys

"Absolutely—that is a point well made, and I hope that we will have more contributions of that nature during the debate.

Boys are not the problem: it is the system that is failing them. Of course we need to help boys to develop empathy, respect for those who are different, …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Educational Attainment of Boys

"I will keep this brief, because I am conscious that the next debate is also of great importance. I thank everybody who has attended and contributed to the debate; they were excellent contributions. I am grateful for the cross-party support on this issue. I look forward to reading the Government’s …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Educational Attainment of Boys

"I do share that concern. We should have a debate about the way in which we address that issue, as well as about the issues facing young care leavers. The hon. Lady makes an excellent point about what the prison population looks like.

The issue is not just about adolescents, …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Educational Attainment of Boys

"What a great example. I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that.

I will speed through the rest of my speech, because I am conscious of time and the contributions of other people. We want young boys to go to university too. I declare an interest: I used to tutor …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Educational Attainment of Boys

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I hope he will continue to contribute to the debate.

Boys feel undervalued, distrusted and anxious that they will not live up to society’s expectations. Sam Fender, an icon of the north-east, recently put it:

“We are very good at …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Educational Attainment of Boys

"One hundred per cent. That is another good example of why we need to create those pathways.

Let me say that I am not calling for us to stop encouraging young men to go to university. I am a working-class lad, and I was much better suited to going the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Educational Attainment of Boys

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the attainment and engagement of boys in education.

I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting the debate, and I thank colleagues from across the House for their interest in what I believe is one of the most overlooked and consequential …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Jul 2025
NHS 10-Year Plan

"I thank the Secretary of State for this wonderful statement, delivering on a commitment that we made together at the Richardson community hospital in Barnard Castle two years ago to move services back into the community. I want to ask him about the use of bank staff in the NHS: …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2025
Road Safety Powers: Parish and Town Councils

"That is a fair point. Again, I pay tribute to all the people who serve at that level of government, particularly people who give their time freely to serve in residents’ associations just to make life better for their neighbours and the people who live around them.

I will mention …..."

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