Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 May 2022
Making Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow Old
"It is a pleasure to speak in this Queen’s Speech debate on making Britain the best place to grow up and grow old, and to follow the hon. Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood). With 38 Bills in the Queen’s Speech, covering a wide range of topics from crime and …..."James Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Dec 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"10. What steps his Department is taking to widen access to opportunities to study abroad. ..."James Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Dec 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"The arrival of the Turing scheme is good news for young people in my constituency, including those at Coleg Llandrillo Rhyl who are planning a trip to France in the new year. Can the Minister give me an update on how the scheme is benefiting those in Wales more widely?..."James Davies - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 1st July 2020
Asked by:
James Davies (Conservative - Vale of Clwyd)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with teaching representatives on extending the £1 billion Covid-19 catch up fund to include nurseries.
Answered by Vicky Ford
We know that young children have missed out on early education at a crucial period of cognitive and behavioural development. This is especially significant for vulnerable and disadvantaged children, which may widen the early development gap.
The most effective intervention government can take to address this is to get children back into early education. Children in early years were the first priority for the reopening of education settings.
Since 1 June, early years settings have been able to welcome back children of all ages. We want to ensure councils and early years providers can get children back into settings as quickly as possible, where they can be fully supported during this crucial period for their development.
Fifteen hours of high quality free early education is provided for all three- and four-year olds and disadvantaged two-year olds. An additional fifteen hours (30 hours) is provided for eligible working parents for three- and four-year olds.
We will work with the sector to explore how best to continue to support children’s early development, including through the department’s Hungry Little Minds campaign which we will use to continue to provide support for parents to develop their children’s early language and literacy.
Information on the Hungry Little Minds campaign can be found at:
https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"12. What steps her Department is taking to improve schools in parts of the country where there has been persistent underperformance...."James Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for his reply. Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector of schools, has called on the Welsh Assembly Government to introduce academies in Wales, saying that they improve performance. Does the Minister agree with me that raising standards is vital to helping the economy, and that it …..."James Davies - View Speech
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