Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families

– in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 12 October 2009.

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The Secretary of State was asked-

  • Child Care (14 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the sustainability of provision in the child care sector; and if he will make a statement.

  • ContactPoint (6 speeches)

    What recent progress has been made on the roll-out of the ContactPoint database; and if he will make a statement.

  • Academies (22 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the progress of the academy programme; and if he will make a statement.

  • Land Sales (Schools) (6 speeches)

    What estimate he has made of the amount of land sold by schools for non-educational purposes in the latest period for which figures are available.

  • Statementing (6 speeches)

    What plans the Government have for the future of statementing for children with special educational needs.

  • Home Schooling (8 speeches)

    When he expects to issue recommendations for home schooling in Gloucestershire arising from the report of the Badman review; and if he will make a statement.

  • Standards (Primary Schools) (10 speeches)

    What steps he is taking to raise educational standards in primary schools.

  • Independent Safeguarding Authority (8 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of arrangements for implementation of the Independent Safeguarding Authority's vetting and barring scheme; and if he will make a statement.

  • School Buildings (4 speeches)

    What research his Department has undertaken into the effects on educational standards of the quality of school buildings.

  • Head Teachers (Retirement) (6 speeches)

    What proportion of head teachers he expects to retire from their posts in the next five years.

  • Class Sizes (Chelmsford) (4 speeches)

    In how many primary schools in Chelmsford there were over 30 pupils in a class on the latest date for which figures are available.

  • Topical Questions (35 speeches, 1 annotation)

    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

  • Sale of Government Assets (34 speeches, 1 annotation)

    (Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the proposed sale of Government assets announced today.

  • Libya (37 speeches)

    Mr. Speaker, with your permission, I will make a statement on the circumstances surrounding the decision of the Scottish Justice Minister on 20 August to release on compassionate grounds the man...