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HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is good to have this point of clarification. The clause uses the rather quaint phrase “mobile telephones” to capture everything, because the distinction between these devices…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am glad to hear the Minister endorse the principle of a floor, not a ceiling, for school support staff. We will withdraw the new clause but press it elsewhere, so that we can…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The Minister just talked about the principle of having a floor, not a ceiling. Through our debates, we have now established…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Will my right hon. Friend give way?11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 25 Report on the impact of charging VAT on private school fees “(1) The Secretary of State must,…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The new clause is based on calls by victims for a national inquiry; I was about to come to that point. Having a proper national inquiry does not stop us from getting on and…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The arguments around this issue are reasonably well known, so I will be brief. This discussion started when Oldham asked for…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is nice to hear the Minister praising the resources that are there for school-led improvement, so we hope that Ministers will look again at the recent decision to cut or…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. As Ministers look at new clause 63, they may think it seems strangely familiar, and I must confess that it is a piece of…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)While our concerns remain, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause , by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 58 Right to review school curriculum material “Where requested by…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Will the hon. Lady give way?11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The hon. Lady makes a thoughtful point. There is a fantastic meta-analysis published by the London School of Economics and the 5Rights Foundation of all the different studies that…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The Government are obviously reviewing the national curriculum at the moment. During our earlier debates in Committee, my…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I absolutely agree with the Minister’s sentiment—of course she wants only the right thing for pupils and teachers. However, I will push the new clause to a vote, because we want…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Could the hon. Lady say how many different places it looked at?11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The people who read the transcript of this debate or perhaps have been listening to it at home can judge for themselves whether what I said was a fair summary of the arguments put…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The hon. Member is in danger of literally saying it is too expensive to get to the truth. He just said that the cost of a national inquiry was the obstacle to having one. I really…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The proposed new clauses press the Government to restore some schemes they have cut, namely the academy conversion support grant and the trust capacity fund. The latter spent…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I wonder whether the Minister agreed with the hon. Member for Southampton Itchen, who said that the grooming gangs had been “fully investigated”. Does she agree with that? I am…11 Feb 2025