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HANSARDSupporting Children with SENDAccountability is a key part of our reforms, which is why Ofsted is now focused on inclusion. We have also brought in Ofsted inspections for multi-academy trusts. I very much…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeMy next sentence was going to be about the National Year of Reading. I have been travelling around the country visiting schools and it has been wonderful to see how they are…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeWe want to look at the evidence, including any impact on speech and language. We are seeing a far greater need for speech and language support, which is why we are investing in…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeAbsolutely. We are really committed to supporting assistive technology. We have introduced new lending libraries, as the hon. Member is aware, and we recently announced a £200…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeAbsolutely. Evidence is so important because this is a struggle. It is not about judging parents, but about giving them the best evidence and the tools that they need to make…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Young Children’s Screen TimeIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Outer (Mr Charters) for his really powerful and heartfelt speech. So much…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI thank the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Pippa Heylings) for securing this debate on this important matter. I really appreciate her taking the time to meet me and lay out…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionThe stories the hon. Member has collected are unimaginably awful, and I commend him for listening to families and engaging with the Education Committee. We are taking its report…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionWe had to move quickly to bring extra funding into the system. Hon. Members will know that we have put an extra £1 billion into the high needs block, and we used the funding…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionWe have put £3 billion into specialist places to ensure that there is high-quality provision across the system. Independent specialist schools play an important part in the…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI can absolutely assure the hon. Member that we are doing that work. We need to look at this issue at every level. We heard about the importance of early intervention. It is also…28 Jan 2026HANSARDSchool and College Assessments: IntegrityI know how hard students around the country work for their exams, and how important it is to ensure consistency and fairness. Ofqual, the qualifications regulator, secures the…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSchool and College Assessments: IntegrityI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue; I am really sorry to hear about the uncertainty that it has caused students at West Notts college. He will understand that I cannot…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSchool and College Assessments: IntegrityI cannot believe that you were not at university when social media existed—you look young enough to have been around—and I am amazed that you are able to concentrate in this…19 Jan 2026HANSARDSchool and College Assessments: IntegrityYou look young enough to use social media, Mr Speaker!19 Jan 2026HANSARDUkrainian GCSEDecisions about which GCSEs to offer are taken by independent awarding organisations, rather than central Government. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has written to…19 Jan 2026HANSARDUkrainian GCSEI am so grateful for all the brilliant educators who have worked so hard to welcome Ukrainian children to the UK, including the team at St Mary’s school. I was really pleased to…19 Jan 2026HANSARDUkrainian GCSEI absolutely agree that all children should get to choose their GCSEs. I also agree about the importance of pushing forward with qualifications that support Ukrainian children,…19 Jan 2026HANSARDUkrainian GCSEWe absolutely support the development of a British Sign Language GCSE. As I have said, we also support the development of a Ukrainian GCSE. We are taking this up with exam boards,…19 Jan 2026HANSARDStatutory SEND Duties: Intervention PowersWhere a council does not meet its special educational needs and disabilities duties, the Department will take action to prioritise children’s needs and support rapid improvement.…19 Jan 2026