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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not know where the right hon. Lady has been, but she certainly has not been paying attention. We have been clear that we will make sure that we have 6,500 more teachers in…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight this important area. As she will know, our manifesto committed us to expanding work experience and careers guidance so that we can support…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week’s spending review was about investing in Britain’s renewal and investing in excellence for every child, so that background will not determine what they can go on to…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND Support: Children without an EHCPParents right across the country know that the Tories left behind a SEND system that was, in the words of the last Tory Education Secretary, “lose, lose, lose”. Labour will…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSchool-based NurseriesI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the workforce at Swallow Dell for everything they are doing to make sure our children get a brilliant start in life. I am sorry that…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSchool-based NurseriesSchool-based nurseries are a key part of delivering on our plan for change by making high-quality early years education more accessible and affordable, so that every child gets…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesI can give that confirmation to my hon. Friend. I join him in paying tribute to the Holocaust Educational Trust for its work to shine a light on antisemitism at the moment in our…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSchool-based NurseriesI am delighted that so many academies are taking part in our school nursery programme. Academies drive innovation across our system and are an important part of the system we…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that incredibly important issue that we, as a Government, take extremely seriously, because no student should be subject to…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAntisemitism on University CampusesI thank the hon. Gentleman for highlighting the report by StandWithUs UK. Antisemitism has no place in our lecture halls, campuses and universities, and no place in our society.…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI join the right hon. Lady in paying tribute to her teacher who joins us today. We all know that a brilliant teacher and the contribution that they make can always stay with us. I…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn wider reform later this year through the schools White Paper—including to the SEND system—we will look at every way in which we can improve outcomes for children, including…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is only through delivering a Labour Government in Scotland next year that we will get the change that the hon. Gentleman is seeking. I agree that Scottish education used to be…16 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure the hon. Gentleman that we will ensure that we have the right numbers of specialist placements in the parts of the country where they are needed. Our capital budget in…16 Jun 2025HANSARDApprenticeships and Skills TrainingWe have announced radical reforms to the skills system to support 120,000 new training opportunities this Parliament. We are continuing to invest in programmes designed to boost…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTeacher WorkforceI am today providing an update on the steps we are taking to drive high standards for every child and deliver our promise to recruit an additional 6,500 expert teachers across…22 May 2025HANSARDGovernment Mission on Opportunity: EqualityI agree with my hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee, and I pay tribute to her for all her campaigning work in the important area of women’s health. The Government…07 May 2025HANSARDGovernment Mission on Opportunity: EqualityI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that important issue, which I know will be of concern to Members across the House. The Government know that all too often, children…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are taking decisive action to deliver our plan to make work pay, putting more money back into people’s pockets. The Office for Equality and Opportunity recently…07 May 2025HANSARDGovernment Mission on Opportunity: EqualityThis Government are clear that equality and opportunity are at the heart of our programme of national renewal and economic growth. The opportunity mission is all about creating a…07 May 2025