"9. If he will make it his policy to better use procurement by his Department to increase apprenticeship opportunities...." Michael McCann - View Speech
"I do not thank the Minister for his answer, because he did not answer the question. When he is considering whether to boost apprenticeships through the use of procurement, what is a higher priority for him: cheaper contracts, or the supply of apprenticeship opportunities to our people?..." Michael McCann - View Speech
"T7. A major hotel chain in my constituency employs a conveyor belt of young people. They are all on zero-hours contracts, tips are pooled and loosely accounted for and if workers have the audacity to question anything they are rewarded —punished—with fewer shifts. When will the Secretary of State stop …..." Michael McCann - View Speech
"7. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of education for children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement...." Michael McCann - View Speech
"I am grateful for the Minister’s response. The 17 October debate in this Chamber on funding support for deaf children and young people highlighted areas of excellence in deaf education across the country, but sadly that is not the case everywhere. What steps will the Minister be taking to support …..." Michael McCann - View Speech
"Does the right hon. Gentleman think that the reason the Government do not want to examine these issues is that the poor standard of teachers for the deaf would be exposed and there would rightly be a public scandal?..." Michael McCann - View Speech
"I have quite a lot to say, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I will try to bear in mind the time constraints.
I congratulate the right hon. Member for Gordon (Sir Malcolm Bruce) on bringing this debate to the Chamber. I declare a personal interest, because my three siblings—my younger brother, …..." Michael McCann - View Speech
"I agree. Choice is important and I will discuss it later. If parents want their child to attend a hearing school, they must be supported in that choice. Moreover, if parents want their child to attend a specialist school, they should not just be lumped in a classroom with a …..." Michael McCann - View Speech
"The concept of BSL as a second language is indeed a noble idea, but does the hon. Gentleman concede that we might as well ask for cars to run on water, given that deaf children—and profoundly deaf children in particular—are not being given the proper education in the classroom that …..." Michael McCann - View Speech
"The right hon. Gentleman said that, when on the Opposition Benches, he urged the Government to take action against the banks. What were his friends in the Conservative party asking for back then?..." Michael McCann - View Speech