Monday, 12 October 2020
Virtual participation in proceedings commenced (Order, 4 June). [NB: [V] denotes a Member participating virtually.]
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps his Department is taking to help ensure improvement in educational attainment in each region of the UK.
What steps his Department is taking to help support parents’ access to childcare.
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the availability of public transport for young people in further education during the covid-19 outbreak.
What estimate he has made of the number of school children that did not have access to (a) a laptop or (b) another device to facilitate home learning when schools were closed during the covid-19...
What steps his Department is taking to help ensure children who are self-isolating during the covid-19 outbreak receive high-quality online education.
What steps he is taking to help ensure university students have access to digital and online learning during the covid-19 outbreak.
What steps he is taking to support children with special educational needs and disabilities returning to school during the covid-19 outbreak.
What steps he is taking to help ensure that access to education for all children is maintained during local covid-19 lockdowns.
What steps he is taking to help ensure fairness in A-level exams in the 2020-21 academic year following the disruption of the covid-19 outbreak.
What recent steps he has taken to help ensure that universities can deliver safe (a) teaching and (b) student services during the covid-19 outbreak.
What steps his Department is taking to support special schools during the covid-19 outbreak.
What steps the Government are taking to support schools that have incurred additional costs during the covid-19 outbreak.
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of funding arrangements for SEND education.
What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships.
What steps his Department is taking to encourage more people to take up STEM subjects at university.
What steps he is taking to ensure maintained schools comply with requirements to teach religious education.
What steps his Department has taken to plan and prepare for arrangements for year 11 exams at the end of the 2020-21 academic year.
What steps he is taking to (a) improve the wellbeing of disadvantaged children and (b) close the educational attainment gap.
What estimate he has made of the resources required by universities to support teaching and learning for students during the covid-19 outbreak.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on our continuing fight against coronavirus and how we intend to fulfil our simultaneous objectives of saving lives and protecting the NHS...
We now have a business statement on which I will call only the shadow Leader of the House and the SNP spokesman to ask questions.
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Is there any reason why you have just announced that Back Benchers were not allowed to ask a question during the business statement? It was only announced...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Agriculture Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 3 February...
Consideration of Lords amendments
I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.
Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 11.—(Victoria Prentis.)
Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 16.—(Victoria Prentis.)
Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 17.—(Victoria Prentis.)
With the leave of the House, we shall take motions 3 and 4 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Electricity (Risk-Preparedness) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 17 September, be approved.
That the draft European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (EFTA States) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 17 September, be...
That the draft Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 9 September, be...
That the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2020, dated 9 September 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10 September, be...
Ordered,
That Mr Shailesh Vara be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Cherilyn Mackrory be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.) Ordered,
That Steve Double be discharged from the Petitions Committee and Jonathan Gullis be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Maria Caulfield.)
The following is the list of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy: Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab)...
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