"Does the Secretary of State support the chair of the Office for Students’ endorsement of Viktor Orbán, including his approach to academic freedom in higher education?..." Alex Cunningham - View Speech
"What assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing financial education to children at primary school level. ..." Alex Cunningham - View Speech
"In 2013, the Money and Pensions Service found that our money habits and attitudes towards finance are formed by the age of seven. However, eight years later the Government have still not made financial education compulsory within the primary school curriculum. Does the Minister agree that teaching our children positive …..." Alex Cunningham - View Speech
"Before the lockdown, children in the north had missed many more days than their counterparts in the south. Their schools have also suffered a financial crisis, as the pandemic has cost them eye-watering sums of money just to keep things safe. How will the Minister ensure that children in constituencies …..." Alex Cunningham - View Speech
"I always welcome additional finance for special needs, but schools in Stockton also know what they are going to get. They are going to get a £6.2 million reduction or shortfall by 2020, a loss of £210 a pupil. How is that fair?..." Alex Cunningham - View Speech
"May I add my congratulations to those who have made maiden speeches? I, too, have loved the geography lesson.
I was a proud local councillor for 17 years and held senior roles in education, children and young people, so I know the important role that local government plays in people’s …..." Alex Cunningham - View Speech
"I have just been reflecting on the fact that 44% of the flights at Teesside rely on Flybe, as do, as we heard earlier, 90% of those at Southampton and two thirds at another airport. It is absolutely critical for our country that that company survives, so intervention might be …..." Alex Cunningham - View Speech