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HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryWe had announced the additional £78 million of funding just before the Christmas period to assist in the roll-out of a mass testing regime in all secondary schools. We announced…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI often agree with my hon. Friend, and I do not disagree with him on this occasion. Obviously, we have to prioritise decisions on vaccinations, taking into account a whole raft of…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryThe right hon. Gentleman raises an important point about how vital it is to work with local directors of public health and local authorities. We believe that this will be of…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryMy hon. Friend is right to ask that question, and there will be a review after the two-week period. The hope and desire is that areas in the contingency framework will be moving…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI certainly join my hon. Friend in thanking the teachers and support staff in Hazel Grove for all the work that they do. We all recognise that we are placing great burdens on so…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI certainly hope that it does give people confidence to know that primary schools in my right hon. Friend’s constituency of Romsey will be opening on Monday, that exam year groups…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI will certainly ensure that advice on where schools can get that information is passed on to the right hon. Lady. It was published and made available to colleges and schools…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryWe always listen to what the teaching profession says and act taking its advice and guidance into account. That is how we crafted our response, including the creation of the covid…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryThe hon. Lady is right to talk passionately about the brilliant schools in her constituency. We have seen a transformation in schools in London as a result of reforms that were…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI certainly join my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour in thanking all those working in education settings in Derbyshire and right across the country. Many children in my…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryThe hon. Gentleman is right to point out that the best place for children to learn is in school, which is why we have at every stage driven as hard as possible to ensure that…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryWhat we have seen consistently since the start of June is that millions of children have safely returned to school thanks to the amazing efforts of so many teaching and support…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI can absolutely confirm to my hon. Friend that testing will be available both to students and to staff members in secondary school settings. Importantly, that means that we will…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI thank my hon. Friend for raising the wonderful work that educators, teachers and support staff have done in providing the Rolls-Royce education that we want all children to…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryIf my right hon. Friend is a new boy back in school, I think the Chief Whip is the headmaster, so he will probably be keeping a close eye on my right hon. Friend. However, it is…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryWe will be publishing details of those local authorities within contingency framework areas later today on the gov.uk website. We would want to see schools entering the…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI thank the hon. Lady for her comments and for recognising that we are in a rapidly changing situation. We sometimes have to adapt our responses as a result of the changing…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryIt is always lovely to hear from the hon. Lady, and with such a festive backdrop behind her. Frankly, whatever we do, she will probably always be a little bit miserable about…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI will certainly happily provide the latest information on the distribution of laptops in the hon. Member’s constituency. The reason we announced the uplift to the distribution of…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the issue of those children taking BTEC qualifications, and we have made the decision about the importance of those youngsters being able…30 Dec 2020