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HANSARDEducationThere has been and continues to be a great deal of debate about the transparency of the child protection system in England, but there is a presumption that all serious case review…23 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom) on securing this important debate on a Tuesday—pretty remarkable. I guess it is a…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for her excellent question, and I congratulate MGTS on its contract. She rightly raises the ever faster moving nature of the economy and its…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for her question. I spent a year as David Cameron’s apprenticeship champion, looking at the introduction of the levy and making sure that we…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his rather opportunist question. I shall make sure that my right hon. Friend the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, who has…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question. I visit FE colleges because of my portfolio—they do brilliant work on supported internships for students with special educational…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. Of course, the JLR announcement was equally welcome in Stratford-on-Avon, because many of my constituents work at the head…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I am grateful for his comments about not throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The consultation and the eventual infrastructure, if…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. He is right to focus his concern on the non-levy paying business community. We dropped the contribution from 10% to 5% to make…08 Jul 2019HANSARDChildren's Health and Wellbeing in SchoolsToday, the Department for Education has published details for its new healthy schools rating scheme. This is one of our key commitments under the Government’s childhood obesity…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the consultation on higher technical education in England at levels 4 and 5, which we have launched today. Over…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. He asked a number of questions. I will attempt to address most of them, and if I do not I will happily write to him after this…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI take on board my hon. Friend’s comments and advice that we make sure that this is not a tick-box exercise. I will certainly look at the words of Graham Hasting-Evans on the…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I know that he has been a passionate advocate for technical qualifications for many years, since before my time in this place. I…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s comments. He is right to warn the House that we do not want to lose excellent qualifications that are clearly recognised. I hope that my…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Higher Technical Education ReformThe hon. Lady raises an important point—we must never forget what an important export and potential employer the creative arts are, and our position in the world in that sector.…08 Jul 2019HANSARDEducationLast year, more than 1 million disadvantaged children were eligible for and claimed a free school meal, and that important provision has recently been expanded in three…02 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years EducationToday, I am announcing the allocation of just over £22 million for 66 School Nurseries Capital Fund (SNCF) projects across the country. This investment is part of our commitment…02 Jul 2019HANSARDEducationLast year, more than 1 million disadvantaged children were eligible for and claimed a free school meal, and that important provision has recently been expanded in three…02 Jul 2019HANSARD Children’s Future Food ReportI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that point. I intend to address that matter later in my remarks. Finally, my letter highlighted the range of resources and guidance…27 Jun 2019