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HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapiesI welcomed the opportunity to discuss this issue with my hon. Friend last week, and I am grateful for his work on the Health and Social Care Committee on the subject. We agreed…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND: Specialist SchoolsThe last Government approved a huge number of things that were not funded, which is why this Government were left with a black hole that we are sorting out. I have travelled…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSpeech and Language TherapiesThe Department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to improve access to community health services, including speech and language…01 Dec 2025HANSARDAttainment in SchoolsColleges can continue to fund the international baccalaureate. We are focused on raising standards for all students, and we are already seeing the difference that that is making…01 Dec 2025HANSARDAttainment in SchoolsI know how hard the leaders, teachers and support staff in Crewe will be working, and we want to get behind them to deliver outcomes for students. We will support schools to use…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Evacuation Chairs: Schools and CollegesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I am really pleased to have the opportunity to discuss fire safety and the provision of evacuation chairs in our…01 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYoung people always tell me how important it is for them to get a financial education. It is something we recognised in our response to the curriculum review, and that we are…01 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will look into the points that the hon. Gentleman has raised. It would be very helpful if he could write to me on those issues.01 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am really grateful for the work of that school. I set out today the further investment we are putting into schools, including into special educational needs. We are focusing our…01 Dec 2025HANSARDSEND: FundingWe are committed to investing in improving the SEND system, and, as I said a moment ago, we have invested an extra £1 billion in the high needs block and £740 million in…01 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Curriculum ReformI am surprised that the Conservatives are continuing to attack this curriculum review when it has been broadly welcomed by businesses, by schools and by education leaders. Our…01 Dec 2025HANSARDNational Curriculum ReformWe have strict rules about political impartiality within our education system and we are clear about those rules. All schools should apply them.01 Dec 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: KentIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I congratulate my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on securing this important…12 Nov 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: KentAs an action from today, I commit to write to MPs setting out more detail about that continuing scrutiny so that they can share it with their constituents. Wider questions were…12 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I am sure you will cough at the appropriate time if I am going on. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsI do agree. Teaching assistants play a vital role in supporting children with special educational needs, which can include reading, and there is good evidence that that support is…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsI could not agree more. As the daughter of a publisher, that was very much the mantra that I was brought up on. Reading gives us access to so many different worlds and brings so…11 Nov 2025HANSARDHolidays During School Term TimeIt is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for his thoughtful and nuanced introduction to the…27 Oct 2025HANSARDHolidays During School Term TimeI am very concerned by that. I welcome the fact that so many more young people are being diagnosed and getting their needs met. In previous generations, they might never have…27 Oct 2025HANSARDHolidays During School Term TimeI thank my hon. Friend for making that point and all hon. Members who have done copious research on the various travel companies and prices at different times. I hope that those…27 Oct 2025