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HANSARDEducationSince 2017 we have seen a rise of 10% in the child and family social worker workforce, which I hope she will agree is to be commended.16 Dec 2021HANSARDEducationI thank the hon. Lady for her 15 years of service as a social worker. She is absolutely right. In the first quarter of next year, there will be a reduction in that bureaucracy;…16 Dec 2021HANSARDEducationSince 2017 we have seen an uplift of 10% in the social care workforce, which I hope she will agree is to be commended. [Official Report, 6 December 2021, Vol. 705, c. 44.] Letter…16 Dec 2021HANSARDEducationNot that long ago, only about 37% of local authorities had a good Ofsted inspection. The one thing I would correct her on is that it is not so binary as pass and fail, because,…16 Dec 2021HANSARDEducationNot that long ago, only about 37% of local authorities had a good Ofsted inspection. The one thing I would correct her on is that it is not so binary as pass and fail, because,…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Arthur Labinjo-HughesI will certainly take a good look at that pilot. In my time as the Minister for Children and Families, I saw similar projects that did tremendous work in schools with the most…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s kind words. We will do everything to make sure that we continue to vaccinate 12 to 15-year-olds. Of course, those who had their vaccine early on…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Arthur Labinjo-HughesI thank the hon. Lady for her 15 years of service as a social worker. She is absolutely right. In the first quarter of next year, there will be a reduction in that bureaucracy;…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe whole nation is appalled by the story of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. No child should ever be subject to a campaign of such appalling cruelty, and I will make a statement to the…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Arthur Labinjo-HughesI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question and suggestion. I would certainly like to take that away, and to work on a cross-party basis to make it culturally unacceptable for…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a former Minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, I can tell the hon. Lady that it is about ensuring that we deliver affordable transport that…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the great work of our schools. I would be happy to meet him and the headteacher of the high school, Ms Hubert, to discuss plans for how we…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Arthur Labinjo-HughesMy hon. Friend raises a fundamental issue, which is that the system needs to have the confidence and ability to safeguard, protect and build on relationships that a child may have…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Arthur Labinjo-HughesI am grateful to the hon. Member, and I thank all colleagues for the input and the tone of these important exchanges. The MacAlister review is looking at exactly those issues—how…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsInstead of focusing on an arms race of increasing inputs of billions of pounds, we are focusing on outcomes. Those students with least time left in education—the 16 to…06 Dec 2021HANSARDYoung People: High-quality JobsI am grateful to the Chairman of the Education Committee, who has been a champion for skills for most of his career. Computer science is very much part of the EBacc. Our overhaul…06 Dec 2021HANSARDYoung People: High-quality JobsWe are supporting young people to ensure that they have the skills for high-quality, secure and fulfilling employment through the plan for jobs package, which is £500 million of…06 Dec 2021HANSARDYoung People: High-quality JobsI am grateful to the shadow Minister. Obviously, he was not listening to the Budget, because apprenticeship investment is going up to £2.7 billion a year by 2024. I remind him…06 Dec 2021HANSARDEBacc: Social Mobility and JusticeI am grateful for the hon. Member’s question. I hope that he backs the record investment in education—£86 billion—that the Chancellor provided in the Budget. The Sutton Trust—I…06 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Safely Opening Schools After Christmas HolidaysI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. Reducing transmission in schools is of the utmost importance to me, and I will do everything in my power to keep schools…06 Dec 2021