"I am particularly grateful to you, Ms Dorries, for fitting me in, almost beyond the last minute. As I often am, I was inspired to speak by my parliamentary neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch). Keighley often looks for inspiration to Halifax—I say that as someone …..." John Grogan - View Speech
"That is an inspiration; that example is not from Halifax, but we can take inspiration from all round the country. Second chances are very important in learning.
I have little else to add, other than to say that we are grateful in Bradford and Keighley for the money that has …..." John Grogan - View Speech
"T8. Do Ministers accept figures from the Local Government Association that suggest there will be a shortage of 134,000 secondary school places in five years’ time? Should well-performing local authorities not be able to open new schools?..." John Grogan - View Speech
"I will make just two brief points. On the national situation, I will add one point to the sparkling speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin), who mentioned the underspending on 16 to 19-year-olds. The latest figure he cited was from 2015-16, but according to a …..." John Grogan - View Speech