Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"The problem with the way in which the Secretary of State and the Minister of State describe the so-called fair funding formula is that they imply that they it provides an amount of money per pupil. In places such as Peterborough and Slough, however, where pupil numbers are increasing fast, …..."Fiona Mactaggart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Mar 2017
International Women’s Day
"I have spent much of my time in this place encouraging and celebrating women. At the turn of the century I made a study of how much difference the 101 Labour women who were elected in 1997 made, and it was clear that it was because of women in this …..."Fiona Mactaggart - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 22 Feb 2017
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and public authorities) regulations 2017
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Nuttall. I believe and welcome what the Minister has said but, frankly, taking eight years after the Equality Act 2010 does not seem a very convincing commitment to equal pay.
When we look at what these regulations do not include, …..."Fiona Mactaggart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"Does the help in funding for rural schools not represent the opposite of addressing the need that I raised in a recent debate—disappointingly, the Minister did not even mention it when summing up the debate—for areas that have a high influx of additional pupils during the school year? I estimate …..."Fiona Mactaggart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
School Funding
"No, it is not...."Fiona Mactaggart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
School Funding
"I am sure that, in her characterisation of different education authorities, the Secretary of State would say that Slough is unfairly generously funded, but I want to speak about the hundreds of pupils in Slough who get no funding at all for their education. You might think, “How can that …..."Fiona Mactaggart - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jan 2017
School Funding
"Indeed. There is a hint in the new funding formula that they might do something about this, but no clarity about what. This is absolutely urgent, because the per-pupil comparisons between different authorities are not accurate. Places like Slough and London that have historically been quite well funded and are …..."Fiona Mactaggart - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 21st December 2016
Asked by:
Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how long, on average, students wait for a decision on funding if they require the Home Office to confirm to Student Finance England that their immigration status makes them eligible to apply for that funding.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The Home Office works to an agreement to confirm decisions on eligibility for student funding within 10 working days. Regulatory changes that created a new long residency category of customers made earlier in 2016 have resulted in an increase in numbers of customers being referred for checks with the Home Office. This has led to an increase in processing times for such checks. Extra resource has now been provided to increase the volume completed by 25% per day.
It is the responsibility of individual students to provide the necessary evidence in support of their application. My officials are working with the Home Office to explore what additional support or alternative solutions can be provided to increase the speed of immigration status checks.
Written Question
Wednesday 21st December 2016
Asked by:
Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the quota of 20 immigration status checks per day allocated to Student Finance England.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The Home Office works to an agreement to confirm decisions on eligibility for student funding within 10 working days. Regulatory changes that created a new long residency category of customers made earlier in 2016 have resulted in an increase in numbers of customers being referred for checks with the Home Office. This has led to an increase in processing times for such checks. Extra resource has now been provided to increase the volume completed by 25% per day.
It is the responsibility of individual students to provide the necessary evidence in support of their application. My officials are working with the Home Office to explore what additional support or alternative solutions can be provided to increase the speed of immigration status checks.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Dec 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Headteachers in Slough schools were very grateful to the Minister for School Standards when he met them to discuss teacher shortages. Unfortunately—I am sorry to bring this to the Chamber—I have reminded him twice since then that they have not received the letter that he promised them at that meeting. …..."Fiona Mactaggart - View Speech
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