Monday, 16 January 2023
Ordered, That Richard Thomson be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Peter Grant be added.—(Mr Marcus Jones.)
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers.
What steps she is taking to improve support for (a) children with special educational needs and disabilities and (b) their families.
What steps she plans to take to improve the (a) accessibility, (b) affordability and (c) quality of childcare.
Whether her Department plans to increase revenue funding for further education.
What steps her Department is taking to help improve outcomes in alternative provision settings.
What progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
What steps she is taking to support maintained nursery schools.
What steps her Department is taking to improve school buildings.
What steps her Department is taking to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day in schools.
What steps her Department is taking to help improve the quality of apprenticeships.
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of political impartiality guidance for schools.
What assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for free school meals.
What recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of inflation on (a) school budgets and (b) the costs to parents associated with the school day.
If she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of school rebuilding programme funding allocated to schools in Northumberland.
What steps she is taking to help support students with the cost of living.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
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Second Reading
King’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels)...
King’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Strikes (Minimum Service...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 19 October 2022, be approved.—(Scott Mann..) Question agreed to.
That Richard Thomson be discharged from the European Statutory Instruments Committee and Peter Grant be added.
That Bambos Charalambous be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Tonia Antoniazzi be added.
That Richard Thomson be discharged from the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments and Peter Grant be added.
That Alison Thewliss be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Douglas Chapman be added.—(Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Scott Mann.)
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