"The Minister is talking as if there is not a problem. If everything in the garden is so rosy, why is the headteacher of Sedgefield Community College saying that the Government protecting the budget is an utter myth?..." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech
"Will the Minister join me in congratulating the leadership of Wellfield community school in my constituency, under head teacher Linda Rodham, on improving the school’s Ofsted rating from poor to good in four terms, and on the improvements we are seeing in qualifications year on year? Does that not prove …..." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to be under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, to debate a subject that is important for many of our constituents, and to remember the tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people who worked in dangerous industries during the war to keep our defences going …..." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech
"Last week, the Secretary of State said of the schools in east Durham:
“When you go into those schools, you can smell the sense of defeatism.”
Will he tell the House which of those schools in east Durham he has actually visited since he became Secretary of State, and will …..." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on gaining the debate. My constituency takes in part of the borough of Darlington as well as part of south-east Durham. The issue is important not just for the town of Darlington but for local and surrounding areas. I receive letters and e-mails from people …..." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech
"If, when Mo Farah had run the 10,000 metre final in the Olympics, he had been told he had to run a further 10,000 metres before he could claim that he had won the gold medal, he would say that that was wrong, so why is it right to change …..." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech
"3. What recent assessment he has made of the level of science funding over the comprehensive spending review period...." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech
"Although I welcome the investment in the technology and innovation centres, one of which is in my constituency, will the Minister explain to the House why the Government have continued to cut the science budget by 12% overall when Germany, one of our main competitors, has increased its budget by …..." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech
"What assessment has the Minister made of the effects of removing the requirement from Sure Start children’s centres to provide child care?..." Lord Wilson of Sedgefield - View Speech