Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Feb 2022
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]
"I rise to speak in support of new clauses 14, 15 and 11, which at their core support a just transition for North sea oil and gas workers by removing the barriers they face in transitioning into renewable energy, and ensuring that they can access the support and training needed. …..."Clive Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Feb 2022
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]
"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I agree entirely. We can already see, before the ink is dry on the COP26 agreement, that the Government are back-tracking. We only have to look at history. Many Conservative Members will look at what happened in the 1980s with the …..."Clive Lewis - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 3rd February 2022
Asked by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has had discussions with Girls' Day School Trust on planned industrial action by members of the NASUWT and NEU over the Trust's plan to withdraw from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
Answered by Robin Walker
The department has not had discussions with the Girls' Day School Trust about its proposal to withdraw from the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS).
Independent schools participate in the TPS voluntarily and are therefore free to leave the scheme, following appropriate consultation with their staff and provision of alternative pension arrangements, if they wish to do so.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Nov 2021
Budget Resolutions
"One of my favourite quotes of all time is from Henry Kissinger to, I think, the US press corps. He said:
“Does anyone have any questions for my answers?”
That has always tickled me. I looked at the Budget headings, and I wondered, “Do the Government have a Budget debate …..."Clive Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Oct 2021
Sustainability and Climate Change (National Curriculum)
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich East—I mean for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome)—on securing this debate. Sorry, that was a Freudian slip: everywhere is Norwich to me. The hon. Gentleman is making a good speech, but does he agree …..."Clive Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Apr 2021
Special Educational Needs
"I thank you, Sir Edward, for chairing, and my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) for leading this important debate. One does not have to be a parent to want to live in the kind of society where every adult and child is treated with dignity and respect, …..."Clive Lewis - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 15th April 2021
Asked by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date all university students will be able to return to campus and resume in-person teaching.
Answered by Michelle Donelan
Following the review into when the remaining higher education students can return to in-person teaching and learning, the government has announced that the remaining students should return to in-person teaching no earlier than 17 May 2021, alongside Step 3 of the roadmap. Students and institutions will be given at least a week’s notice of any further return in accordance with the timing of Step 3 of the roadmap.
The government roadmap is designed to maintain a cautious approach to the easing of restrictions to reduce public health risks and ensure that we can maintain progress towards full reopening. However, the government recognises the difficulties and disruption that this may cause for many students and their families and that is why the government is making a further £15 million of additional student hardship funding available for this academic year 2020/21. In total we have made an additional £85 million of funding available for student hardship.
We are supporting universities to provide regular twice weekly asymptomatic testing for all students and staff on-site and, from May, at home. This will help break chains of transmission of the virus.
Written Question
Tuesday 2nd February 2021
Asked by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2021 to Question 137247, whether the use of £256 million of existing funds by providers is ringfenced for hardship support; and how much new funding is ringfenced for student hardship support in relation to the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Michelle Donelan
On the 2 February 2021 we announced that we are making available a further £50 million of hardship funding for this financial year, for higher education providers to use to support students in greatest need.
This funding can be distributed to a wide population of students, including international students impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.
This funding is in addition to the £20 million of hardship funding made available in December 2020 and to the £256 million of Student Premium funding which higher education providers are also able draw on this academic year towards student hardship funds.
We shall continue to monitor the situation going forward to look at what impact this funding is having.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of staff at (a) early years settings, (b) special schools and (c) alternative provision during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021. ..."Clive Lewis - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has contradicted the Government by saying that it has not authorised the use of 30-minute lateral flow tests to allow students to remain in classrooms instead of sending whole groups or bubbles home. Will the Minister confirm that no tests are being done …..."Clive Lewis - View Speech
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