James Sunderland welcomes the £16 million safety valve programme and other SEN initiatives provided to Bracknell Forest by the Department for Education and calls on the Secretary of State to visit Bracknell to see all the good and outstanding schools and the focus on apprenticeships and T-levels at Bracknell and Wokingham College.
James Sunderland welcomes the Government commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP and calls for the money to be used on the capability gaps and to improve the operability of existing equipment so that our forces can maintain and enhance their world-leading global posture.
James Sunderland welcomes the long-awaited Football Governance Bill which will put fans back at the heart of the game. He calls for regulation to be balanced to protect clubs and fans from unscrupulous owners, whilst maintaining the sport’s appeal to owners, investors, media and fans. The regulator must have the power to prohibit rogue directors, not only in football, but from directorships elsewhere and the scope should be expanded beyond the top five leagues.
Following the statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, James Sunderland seeks confirmation from the Government that everything possible is being done with the Israelis to ensure that non-combatants in Gaza are being supported and are not being inadvertently targeted or hit.
James Sunderland urges the Government to release additional funding for Bracknell Forest Council to support the special education needs and disability (SEND) units at Sandhurst and Edgbarrow schools and to commit to fully funding the new SEND school in Crowthorne.
Following the Government statement on the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s investigation into the way that changes to the state pension age were communicated to women born in the 1950s, James Sunderland seeks a personal message from the Secretary of State to campaigners (WASPI women).
