Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to support the further and higher education sectors during the covid-19 outbreak. ..."Gavin Newlands - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"I am sure the whole House will want to join me in paying tribute to Fiona, Alexander and Philip, the three young children who died in a tragic house fire in my constituency on Friday. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family and friends.
Many students who normally work …..."Gavin Newlands - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities...."Gavin Newlands - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"This year’s Times Higher Education rankings show UK universities falling down the league tables. Does the Secretary of State agree that that makes it even more vital that the UK relaxes any restrictions on EU academic and research staff post Brexit, to ensure that our universities do not become isolated …..."Gavin Newlands - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 28th March 2018
Asked by:
Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase availability opportunities for physical activities for children and young people in Pupil Referral Units.
Answered by Nick Gibb
On 16 March, the Government announced its vision for reforming alternative provision (AP) in ‘Creating opportunity for all: Our vision for alternative provision’ (available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-opportunity-for-all-our-vision-for-alternative-provision). This sets out how the Government will reform AP to raise standards and improve outcomes for all children in AP, including Pupil Referral Units.
Physical Education (PE) is compulsory at all four Key Stages in the National Curriculum. While this does not apply directly to AP, the Department’s statutory guidance advises that AP should enable pupils to ‘achieve good educational attainment on par with their mainstream peers’ and to study ‘appropriate accreditation and qualifications’.
Through the primary PE and sport premium, the Government has provided over £600 million to primary schools, including primary pupil referral units, to be spent on the improvement of PE and sport. From September 2017 the Government doubled funding for the premium to £320 million a year. In 2018-19 the Department is providing schools with £100 million Healthy Pupils Capital Fund to support them to improve access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing and medical conditions. Local authorities and large multi academy trusts can determine how to allocate this funding to best meet the needs of all pupils, including those pupils educated in pupil referral units they are directly responsible for.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Feb 2018
Statutory PHSE Education
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Robertson. I congratulate the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Teresa Pearce) on securing this debate and setting it out in the manner in which she did.
It would be remiss of me not to mention that this …..."Gavin Newlands - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 23 Nov 2017
Anti-bullying Week
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered Anti-bullying Week.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Ms Buck. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this important debate. Although parliamentary business meant that this debate could not take place last week, …..."Gavin Newlands - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 23 Nov 2017
Anti-bullying Week
"I thank all the contributors to today’s debate. We have heard some extremely powerful testimony—none more so than from the hon. Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore), who spoke of his harrowing experience. I think I speak for all of us when I say that he is a credit to himself …..."Gavin Newlands - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 14th July 2017
Asked by:
Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to HCWS232, published on 1 November 2016, when she expects to publish the joint Home Office and Department for Education Unaccompanied Children Safeguarding Strategy.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The safeguarding strategy on unaccompanied and refugee children will be published this autumn.
I am placing a copy of the previous update in the House Library and any future updates will also be placed in the library.
Written Question
Friday 14th July 2017
Asked by:
Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to HCWS232, published on 1 November 2016, if she will place in the Library copies of the quarterly updates the Government provides to the Children's Commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the safeguarding of unaccompanied children.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The safeguarding strategy on unaccompanied and refugee children will be published this autumn.
I am placing a copy of the previous update in the House Library and any future updates will also be placed in the library.