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HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsLike my hon. Friend, I saw the difference that a Labour Government made in transforming life chances through the fabric of our buildings with the transformation of the schools…23 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsMy hon. Friend makes a powerful case for the impact we can all see in our communities when we bring together services to support children and families. We, all of us, know the…23 May 2023HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsI beg to move, That an humble address be presented to His Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions that there will be laid before this House by 5 June 2023 a…23 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is why, as we have said, Labour believes that safeguarding reviews should take place annually. Reducing schools’ performance to a one-word headline means high stakes for…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs this is the first session of Education questions since the tragic death of Ruth Perry was made public, may I take the opportunity to extend my condolences and those of the…17 Apr 2023HANSARD SEND and Alternative ProvisionI am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of her statement. “Every family in the country with anyone with special educational needs will have felt at times like they’re…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I begin by joining the right hon. Lady the Secretary of State in recognising the tremendous contribution of everyone right across education in welcoming Ukrainian refugees to…27 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State explain to parents why after 13 years of Conservative Governments, her Department escalated the risk of a school building collapsing to “critical—very…27 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Department for Education has raised the risk rating of school buildings collapsing to “critical/very likely”. In December, the schools Minister undertook to publish the data…16 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. There was no answer there, even though the schools Minister said we would see this data last year. Conservative Members have described their childcare…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We all see and recognise the value that our teaching assistants, learning support assistants and school support staff bring to our schools. Our…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeThe Secretary of State referenced the Baines Cutler report. Can she clarify who were the commissioners of that report and who tends to cite its findings?11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI will just make a little more progress, if my hon. Friend will allow. Our motion will also task the committee to consider how the money raised by ending tax breaks could deliver…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeMy hon. Friend makes an important point. It is incredibly important that we tackle the stigma that exists. That should be on a genuine cross-party basis. It is in all our interest…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeHere in England we see growing and widening attainment gaps in many areas, but I point out to Ministers that we saw that starting to happen even before the pandemic hit. We all…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI have heard enough from the hon. Gentleman, thanks. On funding, we could do so much to drive up standards in schools for all our children. The new committee would look at the…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI will come in more detail to the record of private schools on the means-tested support that they make available, and on falling partnerships, but I have to tell the hon.…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I will set out in more detail exactly what difference that money could make to delivering a brilliant education for all our children. On money,…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI join the hon. Lady in paying tribute to our amazing armed forces and the contribution that they make to keeping our country safe. It is right that they are properly supported…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI cannot speak on behalf of other hon. Members, but I will happily address the point about the substance of the Select Committee in a moment. Our children are at the heart of…11 Jan 2023