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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis month we published a consultation on proposals for a register of children not in school, including a legal responsibility to register children and for authorities to provide…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation set out earlier the arrangements that are in place to allow people to convert, and to ensure that…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusions: Timpson ReviewI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. He is right that permanent exclusion should be a last resort, and in my experience of headteachers, it is: it is a decision that they come…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusions: Timpson ReviewTo continue the theme of simple links that should not be drawn, it would be wrong to associate that figure of 55,000 with any one category. There are many reasons why children may…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusions: Timpson ReviewI commend the hon. Lady for the work that she and her colleagues do on the all-party parliamentary group on knife crime, which is a terrible scourge for us all to grapple with. I…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusions: Timpson ReviewI know that there was a good debate on related matters recently in the House. We support headteachers and schools in making decisions on proportionate use of behaviour management.…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool Exclusions: Timpson ReviewI am very grateful to Edward Timpson for the thorough work he has been leading on exclusions. The review has gathered substantial evidence and will report shortly, and I will then…29 Apr 2019HANSARDFree SchoolsSome alternative provision free schools are already open, and there will be more over time, and my right hon. Friend is right that today’s announcement contained two more. Like…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry; we struggled a tiny bit to hear the full question. We have several programmes on the subject of FE staff and ensuring that posts are sufficiently attractive. However,…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are proud of our record in reducing the attainment gap in England, but I recognise that one always needs to go further. That starts, of course, in the early years. We are…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe do recognise the additional demands relating to young people’s mental health. That is why our programme ensures a designated mental health lead in every school, a further…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman and I have had a chance on previous occasions to discuss and correspond on the Thomas Hepburn school, and of course I will meet him, as he suggests.11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady will know, we instituted the Timpson review into exclusions, which will report back soon. She will probably also have heard me say that we have to look at the…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsCome the spending review, we will of course be looking at funding for education alongside other Departments. Funding for education is vital for our society and the productivity in…11 Mar 2019HANSARDSchool StandardsOf course it is a matter of concern that some groups are more likely to be excluded than others, particularly when it comes to children with special educational needs, who deserve…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAll employers with a payroll in excess of £3 million pay the levy, but many apprenticeships are available that can work for schools, including apprenticeships for school business…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said earlier, we recognise the particular place that maintained nurseries have in our system. They often provide additional, high-quality services, which we value. Work is…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to confirm that we are providing £24 million of supplementary funding to local authorities to enable them fully to fund maintained nursery schools for 2019-20. Last…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTeaching and Support Staff: Recruitment and RetentionOn the first point, we are spending more than any other G7 nation bar the United States in per capita funding for state primary and secondary education, but there are particular…11 Mar 2019HANSARDTeaching and Support Staff: Recruitment and RetentionOf course we recognise the additional cost in high-cost areas, in particular in London. It is true that there are 200 more teachers in the Ealing local authority area than there…11 Mar 2019