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HANSARDTutoring ProvisionI will just finish my point. As I was saying, it is assumed that schools will need to use their main budgets to fund tuition support, absorbing the costs into what is already a…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTutoring ProvisionIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I thank the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for bringing forward this debate on tutoring provision, and all hon.…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTutoring ProvisionI appreciate the sincerity of the hon. Member’s wish to talk about the challenge in recruitment and retention. Clearly, it is related to this debate today, in the sense that if we…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTutoring ProvisionAs I said, I am really interested to hear what the Government’s vision is. Given that they have committed to ensuring that tutoring is embedded within the national school system,…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTutoring ProvisionThe question that I am putting to the Government is how they envisage the future of the national tutoring programme. I would be grateful if the Government set out their vision. I…19 Mar 2024HANSARDRelationships Education: LGBT ContentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for bringing this debate forward on behalf of…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSEND ProvisionI thank the Chair of the Education Committee, the hon. Member for Worcester (Mr Walker), for securing this important debate and commend him for the work he does as the Select…14 Mar 2024HANSARDSEND ProvisionAt the risk of focusing on an issue that is a distraction, let me emphasise that we need to invest in special educational needs provision in mainstream schools, for all the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDMaintained Schools FundingLast year the National Audit Office reported that 700,000 children were being taught in schools needing major rebuilding works. On top of the problems caused by reinforced…11 Mar 2024HANSARD World Book DayIt is a real pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken) for securing this World Book Day debate,…06 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysThe Labour party will present our offer for Government when the general election comes, which we are all waiting for at the moment, and we will put our fully costed plans in our…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysI will respond to the previous intervention first. We will pay for that by ending the loopholes that non-doms enjoy in this country. We will fund mental health support, as well as…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysI would not suggest that the right hon. Gentleman has not been listening to my speech, but I have set out a whole range of measures that Labour would put in place to raise the…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysAs I said earlier, Labour believes that education should be a priority, and should be at the centre of national life for this country. That requires the necessary funding to…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. Indeed, we will have a debate here tomorrow about World Book Day and how important reading and literacy is for children. We recognise…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysIt is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Mr Paisley. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) on securing this debate, which seeks to dig deeper…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEducational Attainment of BoysIt is interesting that hon. Members are here today to discuss an education system that they are highlighting is currently letting children down, which we in Labour agree is…05 Mar 2024HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentMay I take the opportunity to reiterate how proud we are of our armed forces personnel, who have worked around the clock to train and support Ukrainian recruits as part of the…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Mindfulness in SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Mr Gray. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) on bringing this important debate to…07 Feb 2024HANSARDSchool Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) BillI congratulate the right hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford). I agree with her that the current poor attendance rates constitute a crisis that must be addressed as a matter of…02 Feb 2024