School Transport

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker.

I congratulate my hon. ...

Is my hon. Friend somewhat suspicious, as I am, of such consultations? Lancashire, too, had a con...

My hon. Friend makes a fair point about consultations. I will, however, be making representations...

I apologise for being late to this excellent debate. The Select Committee on Education has not ye...

It is encouraging to hear that the Select Committee will consider the subject.

I will sum u...

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Walker. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ribble Va...

I am a former school governor and I was on West Glamorgan County Council. In many cases, schools ...

I am also a former school governor. I acknowledge that there are other pressures in schools. I wa...

The Minister has a lot to get his teeth into, and the debate is due to end at 4.30 pm. Actually, ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I will try to squeeze my remarks in...

In case the Minister misunderstood me, I point out that I am not disputing whether the Government...

But of course the planning is easier if we do not have to catch up on a huge deficit in school pl...

I am interested in what the Minister is describing. Am I right in thinking that local authorities...

We believe in local discretion. My hon. Friend the Member for Ribble Valley argued that we should...

I thank the Minister for the generosity of spirit with which he has treated this debate. The way ...