"Given that the Welsh Labour Government took identical steps in Wales, does the hon. Lady share the same opinion about their Administration?..." Alun Cairns - View Speech
"I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend and to Education Ministers around the UK, who have faced extremely difficult decisions throughout a very difficult and genuinely unprecedented time. Does the fact that all the Ministers came to the same conclusions at roughly the same time and changed policy at …..." Alun Cairns - View Speech
"I recognise the focus of the Secretary of State and the ministerial teams on supporting pupils, parents and teachers throughout what has been one of the most difficult periods in policy development. I also recognise that these challenges have been equal in all parts of the United Kingdom. My constituents …..." Alun Cairns - View Speech
"23. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that schools receive equitable levels of funding under the national funding formula. ..." Alun Cairns - View Speech
"I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the way he is levelling up spending in schools across England, but teaching unions have identified a significant difference between the funding for schools in England and Wales. My constituency is near the bottom of the league table for schools funding in Wales. …..." Alun Cairns - View Speech
"Extremism in schools has, sadly, been going on for more than a decade. Will the Secretary of State reassure the House that Peter Clarke will have unfettered access to all paperwork going back over that period?..." Alun Cairns - View Speech
"How many new places have been created by the free schools policy, and how does the demand compare with that for local authority schools?..." Alun Cairns - View Speech
"Does the Secretary of State agree that the outcomes in Wales are nothing short of a scandal and that they are the ultimate demonstration of Labour’s education policy in action? There are parents across Wales, and even some in this House, who are genuinely worried about the future of their …..." Alun Cairns - View Speech
"The failing of any school is regrettable, be it a free school or non-free school, but does the Minister accept that we need to see it in the context of the success of the policy? Can he reassure me that strong action will be taken and that the model that …..." Alun Cairns - View Speech