Monday, 19 January 2015
The Secretary of State was asked—
How the new careers and enterprise company for schools will ensure that more young people are ready for working life.
What steps her Department is taking to support grandparents and other kinship carers.
What recent representations she has received on the financial management of academies; and if she will make a statement.
How many apprentices aged 16 to 18 are paid the apprentice minimum wage.
Whether her Department monitors local education authorities’ adherence to its statutory guidance on school organisation.
What guidance her Department issues to schools, colleges and other educational institutions on identifying young carers.
What response her Department has received to its advertisement for intervention experts to work with underperforming children’s services departments.
What assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes in child care costs on the affordability of nursery care for families on low and medium incomes.
What steps she is taking to ease teachers’ work loads and increase the proportion of the time they spend teaching.
What recent assessment she has made of the role of faith schools; and if she will make a statement.
What steps her Department is taking to promote the development of character in schools.
What progress her Department is making on delivering a fair and transparent funding formula for schools and supporting areas that have been historically underfunded.
What steps she is taking to improve the status of vocational education.
What assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of regional schools commissioners.
What progress her Department has made on tackling bullying.
What steps she is taking to promote the teaching of emergency life-saving skills in schools.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57) Sir Alan Duncan, supported by Mr Jack Straw, Mr Kenneth Clarke, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Keith Vaz, Sir Peter Tapsell, Dr Liam Fox, Ms Gisela...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Will you correct me if I have got this wrong? During last Thursday’s business statement, I did not hear the Leader of the House refer to a “Lords...
I beg to move, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill– Timetable 1.- (1) Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on...
SecondReading
Considered in Committee (Order, this day)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(John Penrose.)
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