"Professor Francis was clear that the EBacc grouping should be kept in the progress 8 measure under the heading “Academic Breadth”. The Government have overruled the review, which is quite a big thing to do. The Secretary of State herself used to be a student of modern languages. Have they …..." Damian Hinds - View Speech
"21. What discussions she has had with the chair of the curriculum and assessment review on her proposals to change the progress 8 measure...." Damian Hinds - View Speech
"There is nowhere in the DFE budget from which £6 billion could possibly come other than the core schools budget, so either SEN funding is being cut, the core schools budget is being cut—that implies 5% per head—or the Secretary of State has an explicit agreement with the Chancellor for …..." Damian Hinds - View Speech
"It is a great pleasure to see you presiding, Ms Barker. This has been a good debate, and very good points have been made by hon. Members on all sides, including the hon. Member for Beckenham and Penge (Liam Conlon), who has just spoken. This is a rare and important …..." Damian Hinds - View Speech
"I am so pleased that the hon. Gentleman asked me about that, because it is one of the great slogans of his party. One of my favourite statistics, however—people can look it up; it is available in an official publication—is that there were more children’s centres open in this country …..." Damian Hinds - View Speech
"I am coming very close to the end of my speech, and I think Ms Barker would want me to continue to allow for more speakers...." Damian Hinds - View Speech
"The Minister says that the limit is three items, but actually, the limit is three in primary school, while I believe it is four in secondary school—she will correct me if I am wrong—so long as the fourth is a tie. Can she tell me for what reason a fourth …..." Damian Hinds - View Speech
"As a simple, comparative piece of maths, if the Minister is saying that breakfast clubs will save families £450 a year, how much money is the Department for Education providing to the school to provide that breakfast?..." Damian Hinds - View Speech