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Written Question
Schools: Standards
Friday 8th December 2017

Asked by: Alan Mak (Conservative - Havant)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools in England (a) are rated good or outstanding and (b) were so rated in 2010.

Answered by Nick Gibb

This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to you and a copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Sep 2017
Higher Education (England) Regulations

"I join other Members on both sides of the House in congratulating the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill) on her election and her excellent maiden speech. I think that her election—along with that of the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), who is no longer in the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Sep 2017
Higher Education (England) Regulations

"I will not, because of the shortage of time. I want to make some more progress.

Writing off student debt would also add at least £3,500 to the household budget of every family in the country. I will now give way to the hon. Gentleman...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Sep 2017
Higher Education (England) Regulations

"If the hon. Gentleman does not want to intervene, I will continue.

As I was saying, the policies articulated at the time of the election were not only unrealistic but unaffordable. They would have added to the national debt and burdened future generations with their own debts, but they would …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"18. High-quality further education, linked to STEM—science, technology, engineering and maths—skills and the needs of employers will help Britain to lead the fourth industrial revolution. Will the Minister join me in welcoming T-levels, which will help our young people to secure the jobs of the future as the workplace evolves?..."
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Written Question
Schools: Standards
Tuesday 5th July 2016

Asked by: Alan Mak (Conservative - Havant)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that school standards in England match those of the best international competitors.

Answered by Nick Gibb

In 2014 we introduced a new, ambitious national curriculum to match the best education systems in the world. We are also reforming GCSEs, A Levels and primary school assessment to represent a new gold standard which enables students to compete with their peers in the world’s best school systems. From summer 2017 the standard of a GCSE “good pass” will be in line with the average performance in high-performing countries.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"Ensuring that students have access to the latest technology is key to raising standards in schools. Will the Minister join me in congratulating Havant College on its pioneering partnership with Google, which ensures that every student has access to a tablet computer?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"Standards in schools can be raised by encouraging more schools to start breakfast clubs, such as the one at Purbrook Junior School in my constituency. Will the Secretary of State join me in encouraging more schools to start breakfast clubs and homework clubs?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"Havant is a national centre for aerospace and engineering excellence. Will the Minister join me in congratulating everyone involved in the ExoMars space programme?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. Archie Hayward, a 15-year-old student from Warblington school in Havant, is the first British teenager to secure work experience at the CERN science laboratory in Switzerland. Will the Minister join me in congratulating Archie and confirm that the Government will continue to support careers in science and technology?..."
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