Monday, 28 April 2025
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps she is taking to help support SEND children not in full-time education.
What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authority funding for SEND.
What steps she is taking to ensure that non-levy paying employers receive apprenticeship funding.
What steps her Department is taking to support the mental health and wellbeing of school students.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased school costs on the adequacy of school funding for 2025-26.
What steps she is taking to help increase the number of teachers trained in the provision of SEND education.
What steps she is taking to increase the number of construction skills training opportunities.
What steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with SEND.
What steps she is taking to protect freedom of speech at universities.
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of funding for pupil referral units.
What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of higher education funding.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Ordered, That Charlie Maynard and Joy Morrissey be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Paul Holmes and Tom Morrison be added.—(Chris Elmore.)
Before I call the hon. Member for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel) to ask his urgent question, I must advise the House that although the matter is not yet sub judice, for the purpose of...
(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement on the child rape gangs scandal.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wish to raise a point of order, about which I have given Mr Speaker prior notice. All of us in this House know that Mr Speaker has a deep personal...
Second Reading
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Football Governance Bill [Lords]:
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 26 June 2025. (3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit...
(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are...
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed. —(Keir Mather.) Question agreed to.
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 Football Governance Bill, it is...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Football Governance Bill, it is expedient to authorise: (1) the...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2025, which were laid before this House on 3 March, be approved.—(Keir Mather.) Question agreed to.
Ordered, That Joe Morris be discharged from the Administration Committee and Kirsteen Sullivan be added.—(Jessica Morden, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Keir Mather.)
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