Contributions
1,058 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsWe absolutely support children to have the ability to play, and that is really important in school as well. We understand that some schools require additional support. We are…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsI absolutely recognise the challenges Prudhoe community high school is facing, in particular those due to sit their GCSE and A-level exams. I wish good luck to them and to all…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSEND TeachersI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and congratulate him on being on his feet after running the London marathon. We are absolutely committed to improving attendance rates…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSchool Costs and Employer’s National Insurance ContributionsSchools funding is increasing by over £3.2 billion compared with 2024-25, meaning that core school budgets will total over £64.8 billion this year. The last Government sat on the…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Sport: PE in SchoolsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Leigh Ingham), who represents Stafford, Eccleshall and the villages, on securing the debate; I will henceforth refer to her…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Relationship Education in SchoolsIt is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) on securing this debate on relationship education in…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Relationship Education in SchoolsWe will publish our RSHE guidance as soon as possible, and it will be focused on keeping children’s wellbeing at its heart. Education can support young people to develop positive…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Supported Internship ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Turner. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Nuneaton (Jodie Gosling) on securing this debate on an incredibly…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind words and his assumption of my honesty. The fact is that one in three children starting school is not school ready. More than a third…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI have given way to the right hon. Member. I will do so again later. It is essential that every child and family has certainty that they can access a good local school—a school…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillTry as the Opposition might to make their straw man argument, this Labour Government will demand high and rising standards for all our children. Recent polls of the profession…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillParents who are doing the right thing—home-educating their children and providing a suitable education in a safe environment—have nothing to be concerned about in relation to…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hon. Gentleman is incredibly committed to that cause—understandably so, as he comes from a part of the country that boasts incredible outdoor scenery, and activities that many…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Billindicated dissent .18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI will always share in the celebration of schools that are doing well, and the right hon. Lady is absolutely right to celebrate the schools in her area. I do question, however,…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank my hon. Friend for her diligence both in her role as Chair of the Select Committee and on this issue in particular. We want children to receive the entitlements that will…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank all hon. Members for their contributions, some of which have been well considered and delivered powerfully—others less so. This Government’s mission is to break down…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI start by thanking hon. Members in all parts of the House for their valuable contribution to the debate so far. The Bill is for children—the clue is in the name. It is for their…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe amendments that I am addressing relate particularly to information sharing, which clearly the right hon. Gentleman has concerns about. Members on both sides of the House will…18 Mar 2025