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HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillWhat a pleasure it has been to take part in this debate. We have had some medieval history from me, some family history from my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) BillI was not seeking to intervene, but I am glad to take the opportunity. Ofsted would obviously hold the school accountable for procuring poor careers advice. I very much appreciate…14 Jan 2022HANSARDEducationIt has been this Government, during the pandemic, who have paid employers up to £3,000 when they take on an apprentice .13 Jan 2022HANSARDEducationIt has been this Government, during the pandemic, who have paid employers and providers £1,000 when they take on apprenticeships for young people aged 16 to 18. [Official Report,…13 Jan 2022HANSARDScience, Technology, Engineering and MathsWe are always doing whatever we can to encourage more women and girls to study STEM. I am delighted to say that the number of women on full-time STEM undergraduate courses has…12 Jan 2022HANSARDScience, Technology, Engineering and MathsIt looks like I shall be going to Wrexham as well. I am delighted to say that, under this Government, women and girls are driving the STEM revolution that is powering the new…12 Jan 2022HANSARDScience, Technology, Engineering and MathsBetween 2010 and 2020, under this Conservative Government, the number of women accepted on to full-time STEM undergraduate courses in the UK has increased by 49%. [Official…12 Jan 2022HANSARDScience, Technology, Engineering and MathsI thank my hon. Friend for her question and I look forward to visiting the west midlands to see that with my own eyes, because apprenticeships are exactly the sort of first step…12 Jan 2022HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022In answer to my hon. Friend’s second question, I think it is clear that they are off on their holidays. In answer to his first question, we absolutely want and expect education…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022As the hon. Lady will have heard me say already, we take ventilation and the quality of air extremely seriously. That is why we have achieved our public commitment of delivering…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022My hon. Friend raises an extremely important point. Like her, I have been extremely impressed by how calm a head those in the education settings I have visited and spoken to have…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022I can reassure the hon. Gentleman that, at official level, we are in constant dialogue with our friends and partners in Northern Ireland. There is a great deal that we can learn…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022I am very happy to echo my hon. Friend’s remarks about Great Grimsby. I look forward to telling education leaders myself when I visit in the new year. Absolutely, the message goes…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022I have always considered my hon. Friend to be a spreader of good cheer, and I now have a wonderful image of him traipsing around his constituency with a large sack upon his back.…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022I fully hear what my hon. Friend says. As of this morning, all our guidance is up to date. We maintain a very good conversation with school leaders in what is obviously a very…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022Absolutely. We have been very keen to make sure that we invest in the mental health of children and young people, following what has been an extremely difficult 18 months. I am…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022My hon. Friend is a very powerful advocate for the cause that she raises. Those are shocking statistics. We kept education settings open throughout the pandemic for the most…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022We encourage everybody to test regularly. To do our very best to ensure the next term starts well, we will be encouraging all secondary school pupils to be tested right at the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022I know my hon. Friend understands these issues extremely well. We very much want to keep schools open. We think schools are the best place for children in the midst of a pandemic,…15 Dec 2021HANSARDSchool Openings: January 2022It is always a pleasure to answer questions from my hon. Friend, who is an extraordinarily passionate advocate for children and education. He will have heard what I said. We want…15 Dec 2021