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HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeWe will be considering all of our options for how to force this issue, but this is a choice for Conservative Members. There is a clear and straightforward way that we could look…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI beg to move, That the following Standing Order shall have effect until 31 December 2023: Fair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards Committee (1) There shall be a select…11 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the new Secretary of State to her position and, I am sure she will agree, to the best job in Government. Parents in key worker jobs—care workers and teaching…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn schools, Labour is committed to ending the tax breaks that private schools enjoy and to investing in driving up standards for every child. Why should we continue to provide…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a result of the Conservatives crashing our economy, school leaders are now warning that they will be forced to cut back on equipment, sport and the very staff who enable all…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI begin by welcoming the fourth Education Secretary in the last four months to his place. For the time being, he has the best job in Government. In May, internal Department…24 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, the Secretary of State’s flagship Schools Bill was left in tatters as he pulled 18 out of 69 clauses. Will he explain whether that was because he was bamboozled by his…04 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat really is quite hard to believe. Parents will know that the cost of care is skyrocketing, yet even the Children’s Minister himself—the Under-Secretary of State for Education,…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsMy hon. Friend is completely right. We have seen year-on-year, real-terms funding cuts per pupil over the last 12 years. I find it incredible that Ministers expect some degree of…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsI have a great deal of respect for the hon. Gentleman and I appreciate the expertise that he brings to these issues. He raises an important point about how we plan for the future…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsI beg to move, That this House notes it is a year since the resignation of the Education Recovery Commissioner Sir Kevan Collins; condemns the Government’s continued failure in…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. It is incredibly important that all our children receive healthy nutritious meals while at school, but also through the holidays. We know…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsI must pick up the hon. Gentleman on his first point, which, I am afraid, is simply not right. It is just not accurate, but we know that the Government have a habit of this kind…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsMy hon. Friend has consistently campaigned on issues around childcare over many years and I am grateful to her. She is exactly right to raise those concerns, as well as the work…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight that, as with all these things, it is a question of political priorities. A Labour Government would have prioritised our children’s recovery…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsMy hon. Friend raises an important point, not least because, throughout the pandemic, we saw vast quantities—billions of pounds—of Government waste, with personal protective…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsMy hon. Friend is exactly right. The last Labour Government transformed early years—we put it first and made it an absolute priority—and I assure her that the next Labour…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Children’s Education Recovery and Childcare CostsThat is very generous of the hon. Gentleman—very generous indeed. I am sure we will all be waiting eagerly to hear his contribution. Let us not forget how important education…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Schools Bill gives the Secretary of State sweeping powers over the operation of our schools. Does that mean that he recognises that the Government’s approach to school…23 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsHeadteachers are telling us they are having to cut back on staffing, school trips, and even pens and paper. As costs soar and the national insurance rise comes into effect, the…23 May 2022