Former MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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The business of information technology begins in primary schools. I have visited a number of primary schools in my constituency and have seen young children learning to operate computers, not for games but for learning languages and doing arithmetic. There are not enough computers in schools. Teachers complain that they have to get several children around one computer to familiarise them with...
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 5 February.
Will the Prime Minister take into account the views of the massive lobby yesterday against Sizewell B? Will she take note of the fact that the Layfield report. which is two years out of date, did not consider the massive disaster at Chernobyl?
Former MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Entered the House of Commons on 3 May 1979 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 18 May 1987 — General election
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