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HANSARDEducationI met the Children’s Commissioner last week, and discussed this issue among many others. We welcome her report. However, I remind the hon. Gentleman that the Government are…25 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Higher Needs: Stoke-on-TrentWe are aware of the issues that have arisen in Stoke-on-Trent. The commissioner is due to submit a report to the Department today, and officials will review it and submit…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Higher Needs: Stoke-on-TrentI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising this case in her constituency. Yes, that is something that we should be able to do for her.09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. There are 50,000 more pupils eligible for free school meals at the moment. There is much that this Government are doing, and we will…09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMembers on both sides of the House care very much about this area. The Government continue to support families with their childcare costs, and we are now spending more than £3.6…09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are spending £3.6 billion on early educational entitlement, and the Government have provided free childcare for children aged three to four years. I am not sure that I heard…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesAn Ofsted inspection of the Aspire Academy in June 2019 rated the academy as inadequate and requiring special measures. The regional schools commissioner for east of England and…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question, which gives me another opportunity to let everyone know that the Government have announced an additional £14 billion for…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesWe are going to be looking at that as part of a review into special educational needs and disabilities, and I refer the hon. Gentleman to the written ministerial statement that we…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Higher Needs: Stoke-on-TrentWe are aware that local authorities are facing significant pressures. That is why we are making an additional investment of more than £700 million, which will help them to manage…09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for that question. We do not collect that information, but the Department has other schemes that are seeking to address the issue, including our holiday…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Higher Needs: Stoke-on-TrentI met the Children’s Commissioner last week, and discussed this issue among many others. We welcome her report. However, I remind the hon. Gentleman that the Government are…09 Sept 2019HANSARDChildren with Higher Needs: Stoke-on-TrentNext year local authorities, including Stoke-on-Trent City Council, will share in an increase of more than £700 million in higher-needs funding. We will hold separate discussions…09 Sept 2019HANSARDBritish SteelI was pleased to hear from the Secretary of State that he has been working tirelessly with British Steel and the official receiver to find a new buyer for the company. Can he tell…24 Jul 2019HANSARDManufacturing OutputMetalMin is a manufacturing business in my constituency and part of the British Steel supply chain. Will the Secretary of State meet the directors of the company to discuss what…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeMany of my constituents, especially schoolchildren, will be delighted by this announcement, but others are rightly sceptical about the costs. What steps will the Minister take to…24 Jun 2019HANSARDSchool FundingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) and others on securing this debate. Let me first acknowledge the efforts that preceding Conservative-led…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingMy hon. Friend makes a very good point; I agree with him completely. Just over 13,000 new school places have been added in Essex, alongside seven new free schools and a further…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeWill the hon. Lady give way?04 Apr 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for that. You talked about the flaws of the system. There were bits that you had an input in designing or were extensively consulted on, so something in there must be…14 Feb 2019