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HANSARDEducationThe reason we are rolling out and expanding our devices package is that we realise how important it is for all children, especially those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.…20 Jan 2021HANSARDEducationI can absolutely confirm that vulnerable children’s access to school was issued in our initial guidance on school closures back in March last year. We have repeated that self-same…20 Jan 2021HANSARDEducationThe last thing any Education Secretary wants to do is announce that schools will close for some …I never wanted to be in a position where we had to close schools for some again.…20 Jan 2021HANSARDEducationThe last thing any Education Secretary wants to do is announce that schools will close…I never wanted to be in a position where we had to close schools again. [Official Report, 6…20 Jan 2021HANSARDSecondary Schools and Colleges: Covid TestingOn 15 December 2020 we announced that we would be deploying the latest rapid-result coronavirus tests using lateral flow devices to secondary schools and colleges from 4 January…19 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Remote EducationI know that my right hon. Friend speaks for many in the House who have particular concerns about children’s mental health, and about making sure that, as we work through this…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Remote EducationAs the hon. Lady is probably aware, we have opened up the national voucher scheme to all schools in England. We give those schools the option of providing food parcels or locally…18 Jan 2021HANSARDRemote Learning: Laptops and Other DevicesWe are investing over £400 million to support access to remote education, including by providing 1.3 million laptops and tablets to disadvantaged children. We are partnering with…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Remote EducationAt every stage, we work with many companies, including EE, Three and BT, to ensure that we maximise the amount of data that is available for those children who are most…18 Jan 2021HANSARDRemote Learning: Laptops and Other DevicesI point the hon. Gentleman to an answer I gave earlier. Over 2.9 million devices are already in circulation within the school system. That has been supplemented by an additional…18 Jan 2021HANSARDRemote Learning: Laptops and Other DevicesOf course, we will always want to work very closely with all the devolved Administrations, sharing good practice and good ideas across the board. I understand that the Welsh…18 Jan 2021HANSARDRemote Learning: Laptops and Other DevicesI would very much like to join my hon. Friend in thanking the staff at Wingate for all the work they do to support children, including in these incredibly difficult times. He is…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Remote EducationAt every stage, we on the Government Benches—and, I am sure, those on the Opposition Benches—want to deliver the very best for every single child, wherever they live and whatever…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much join my hon. Friend and neighbour in thanking all those teachers and support staff who have been doing a brilliant job in Stourbridge in keeping schools open for…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much wish to start by thanking all those who work in our schools, colleges, early years settings and universities for the work they have been doing over the past few weeks…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Lady would know if she had taken the time to read our guidance, those food parcels did not meet the expectations or the guidance that we set out. They are not…18 Jan 2021HANSARDFurther and Higher Education: End of Transition PeriodWe have worked with the sector on the steps it needed to take following the transition period. This included questions around participation in European Union programmes, migration…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are very much looking forward to the APPG being rechristened the Turing APPG, hopefully in the not-too-distant future. I can confirm that the Minister for Universities, my hon.…18 Jan 2021HANSARDRemote Learning: Laptops and Other DevicesI join my hon. Friend in thanking teachers and support staff on the Isle of Wight for their work over the last few months and for their continued work and efforts to ensure that…18 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsTime and again, we have recognised where there are real challenges in dealing with the global pandemic. That is why we have taken the action that we have. That is why we are…18 Jan 2021