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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe feasibility and project costs for those projects are currently being reviewed, and the relevant approvals will then be sought. I will ensure that my hon. Friend is kept up to…10 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to improving mental health support, and access to specialist mental health professionals in every school, to help young people to achieve and thrive.…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Building ProgrammesEnsuring that schools and colleges have the resources and buildings that they need is key to our mission to break down barriers to opportunity. I will take no lectures from the…10 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government have increased capital funding to improve the condition of school buildings to £2.1 billion for the next financial year. This will include funding for Dudley local…10 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member raises a number of important points. Enriching opportunities for children and young people are a key part of our breaking down the barriers to opportunity. I am…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchooling CostsOur Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will introduce free breakfast clubs in all state-funded primary schools in England, and measures to help with the cost of school…10 Mar 2025HANSARDSchool Building ProgrammesAlong with my hon. Friend, I am delighted that so many schools in his constituency are receiving significant investment through the school rebuilding programme. Ensuring that…10 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I thank the shadow Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for York Central for their contributions. First, I reiterate the importance of the statutory instrument in putting our…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEarly Education and ChildcareThis Government are committed to giving children the best start in life, breaking the link between background and opportunity. We are ensuring that families in every community…24 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve…24 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My hon. Friend is being kind to me, as she knows I am not the Government spokesperson on higher education, but I will ensure that my colleague who does lead on it takes that point…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEducationWith regard to the consent for home education, if someone is subject to certain safeguarding concerns , we believe that this is a proportionate response that focuses on the most…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEducationWith regard to the consent for home education, if someone has ever been subject to a safeguarding concern, we believe that this is a proportionate response that focuses on the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 25 would introduce a requirement for the Government to publish a report within two years of passing of the Bill on the impact of removing VAT exemption on private…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the right hon. Member for his interventions, and I ask him to be a bit more patient in the light of what I am going on to say. The Government’s impact assessment shows…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Betts. Before we adjourned, I was about to turn to new clause 24. I appreciate the concern of hon. Members in this matter and their…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)New clauses 21 and 22 seek to place new duties on local authorities and schools with regard to school attendance. Absence from school is one of the biggest barriers to success for…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am very happy to take the hon. Lady’s intervention; she will know that the Bill delivers a range of measures that will support children’s wellbeing. The Government are obviously…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Yes.11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The new clause, tabled by the hon. Member for Twickenham, seeks to create a duty for local authorities to make provision for children who are eligible to be included on the…11 Feb 2025