Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families

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

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The Secretary of State was asked-

  • All-through Schools (10 speeches)

    What plans his Department has for the development of schools for three to 18-year-olds.

  • Haywood Engineering Specialist College (4 speeches)

    What recent representations in respect of equal pay for staff he has received from Haywood engineering specialist college.

  • Free School Meals (13 speeches)

    What his most recent assessment is of the educational achievement of pupils eligible to receive free school meals.

  • Sure Start Centres (6 speeches, 1 annotation)

    What methods he uses to assess the effectiveness of individual Sure Start centres.

  • Children's Centres (Ealing, Southall) (4 speeches)

    How many children's centres there are in the Ealing, Southall constituency.

  • ContactPoint Database (6 speeches)

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

  • Cyberbullying (8 speeches)

    What steps he has considered to assist teachers and parents to reduce the incidence of cyberbullying of children; and if he will make a statement.

  • National Curriculum (11 speeches)

    What plans he has for the future of national curriculum testing; and if he will make a statement.

  • Educational Psychologists (8 speeches)

    What is his Department's policy on the use of educational psychologists in schools.

  • School Playing Fields (4 speeches)

    How many school playing fields have been sold for development in the last five years.

  • Safeguarding Children (Ofsted Inspections) (4 speeches)

    What recent representations he has received on the effects on schools of Ofsted's role in inspecting the safeguarding of children.

  • Muslim Girls Boarding Schools (4 speeches)

    How many Muslim girls boarding schools there are with more than 4,000 pupils in England.

  • Academic Standards (Primary Schools) (6 speeches)

    What steps he plans to take to raise academic standards in primary schools.

  • Military History (4 speeches)

    If he will encourage the teaching of Britain's military history in schools.

  • School Refurbishment (Plymouth) (4 speeches)

    What plans his Department has for the rebuilding and refurbishment of secondary schools in Plymouth.

  • Head Teachers (Retirement) (4 speeches)

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

  • Discipline (4 speeches)

    What steps he is taking to improve standards of discipline in schools; and if he will make a statement.

  • Topical Questions (38 speeches, 3 annotations)

    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

  • Afghanistan and Pakistan (74 speeches, 1 annotation)

    With permission, let me begin this statement on Afghanistan by once more paying tribute to our armed forces. Since 2001, our forces have been fighting in Afghanistan one of the longest military...

  • Hospital Trusts (Essex) (48 speeches)

    With permission, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a statement on patient safety in the NHS. Last week, the two regulatory bodies took action in respect of two NHS foundation trusts, Basildon...

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