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HANSARDSchool BuildingsI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent question. We encourage schools to play a positive role in their community, and many choose to provide access to sports and other…16 Jan 2023HANSARDSchool BuildingsObviously some schools are disappointed that they did not have access to those funds. We have announced funding for 400 schools so far and a further 100 will be included in future…16 Jan 2023HANSARDInflationSchools, like families and businesses across the world, are facing global inflationary pressures. The Prime Minister has pledged to halve inflation, and school funding will…16 Jan 2023HANSARDSchool BuildingsLast year the Government published updated guidance on identifying and managing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. In March 2022, all schools were asked to complete a…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeMy mission is to make sure that every child in this country gets a fantastic education and every opportunity to make the most of their abilities. My expectation of excellence is…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, showing her economic literacy in full. I will get on to explaining some of the figures.11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeAbsolutely. We will always focus on the people we can help. The more people we can help through a diverse school system, the better. The independent school sector also has an…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI am very happy to give way to the hon. Gentleman.11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI am happy to intervene. The hon. Lady may have heard me say that, when I was at school, 92% failed to get the minimum of four or five GCSEs. I look at those schools very…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI agree with my hon. Friend that there is lots that is misleading about the way the policy has been presented, and that the benefit of education is the reason it receives tax…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI will not give way; I think I understand my school better than most. That is why I am hugely honoured to be in this role to support all children in any education setting to get…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeThere is the huge education benefit, but I think the hon. Member may have his maths a little wrong—I do not think the average is £37,000. We are improving state-funded education,…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI would like to clarify that the figures that I used—160,000 pupils times £6,970—are our figures, so £1.1 billion is our calculation. The Baines Cutler report was commissioned by…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards CommitteeI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. We have 460,000 teachers, which is more than we have ever had in our school system—in fact, 24,000 more. I am glad to introduce some facts to…11 Jan 2023HANSARDEducationI can confirm that we have a world-class education system and we will attract the brightest students from around the world. That is good for our universities and delivers growth…19 Dec 2022HANSARDEducationI can confirm that we have a world-class education system and we will attract the brightest students from around the world. That is good for our universities and delivers growth…19 Dec 2022HANSARDCapital Funding for Buildings and Facilities: Energy EfficiencyToday, I am confirming £500 million of additional capital funding for schools, sixth form colleges and Further Education colleges to help improve energy efficiency this financial…06 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree that the most important thing is to ensure that we focus on every child who goes to a state school getting a brilliant education. That is about 90% of all children in this…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think we have already discussed this to some degree, but we have extended free school meal availability. Now, more than one third of children in school settings have access to a…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend. I thoroughly enjoyed working with her on many things vocational and technical education when I was last in the Department. We very…28 Nov 2022