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Desmond Swayne MP: speeches

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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6 published records · newest first.

Speeches

  • 4 Sept 2026 · Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · Hansard source
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    The Government removed the requirement to ringfence the funding for Sure Start, and because local authorities were not required to spend that money in that way, they made their choices accordingly. I accept that it was the wrong priority, and I hope the whole House is the better for knowing that.

  • 4 Sept 2026 · Infants, Parents and Carers Bill · Hansard source
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    I remember with respect to my own children the importance of a visit by the midwife, even after birth, and that is essentially the point that my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings was making about the importance of district nurses. I entirely agree with the hon. Lady. Clause 1 lays a duty on the Secretary of State to make regulations to define these services, and the functions that the Secretary of State will carry out. Their primary duty is to work out what those services actually contain.

  • 2 Sept 2026 · Strengthening the Union · Hansard source
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    4. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen Wales’s place in the Union.

  • 2 Sept 2026 · Strengthening the Union · Hansard source
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    A strength of the Union is unity in diversity. Notwithstanding much progress since 2010, the last two years have seen a diminution in the number of Welsh speakers in Wales, particularly among young people. Does the Minister have a plan to nip that in the bud and stop it becoming a trend?

  • 8 Jul 2026 · Troubles Legacy: Legislation · Hansard source
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    We were promised a substantial package of amendments and that the Bill would return to the House early in the Session. Is the delay occasioned by a pause for thought following the personal statement of the hon. Member for Birmingham Selly Oak (Al Carns) to the House? I certainly hope so.

  • 8 Jul 2026 · Troubles Legacy: Legislation · Hansard source
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    2. What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.

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View as listCommunities and local government: 1Communities and local government1Culture, media and sport: 3Culture, media and sport3Defence and foreign affairs: 2Defence and foreign affairs2Democracy and constitution: 3Democracy and constitution3Economy and business: 3Economy and business3Education and skills: 1Education and skills1Environment and energy: 1Environment and energy1Health and care: 1Health and care1Housing and planning: 3Housing and planning3Social security and pensions: 1Social security and pensions1Transport: 1Transport1Unclassified: 6Unclassified6
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Communities and local government1
Culture, media and sport3
Defence and foreign affairs2
Democracy and constitution3
Economy and business3
Education and skills1
Environment and energy1
Health and care1
Housing and planning3
Social security and pensions1
Transport1
Unclassified6

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