Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"2. What recent steps he has taken to (a) promote regional growth and (b) create a midlands engine...."James Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"One of the keys to growth in the black country part of the west midlands, which I represent, is greater collaboration between business and further education colleges. Halesowen College and Sandwell College both excellently serve my constituency. Will the Secretary of State agree to meet the principals of Halesowen and …..."James Morris - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 25th April 2016
Asked by:
James Morris (Conservative - Halesowen and Rowley Regis)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to support the most vulnerable children and families.
Answered by Edward Timpson
It is a fundamental priority for this Government to keep children safe from harm and improve their life chances. We are reforming children’s social care, putting practice excellence and achieving more for children at its heart. We have made significant progress, reducing bureaucracy and recently announced a further £200m to support innovative new ways of working that focus on the needs of children and families.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2016
Student Maintenance Grants
"Will the hon. Gentleman give way?..."James Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2016
Student Maintenance Grants
"The hon. Gentleman is deploying the same argument that was deployed against the introduction of tuition fees, which was carried out by the previous Labour Government and developed by the coalition, but we have actually seen an increase in the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university. His …..."James Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2016
Student Maintenance Grants
"I recently visited Ormiston Forge Academy, which is an improving school in my constituency, and took part in an aspiration day. What struck me when I talked to the year 8 pupils was that the barriers to their thinking about going on to higher education were only partly to do …..."James Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2016
Student Maintenance Grants
"My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. When I spoke to the students, it struck me that we needed to educate them about the realities of going into higher education, whether by providing better information about courses that they might be able to take or explaining what it means to …..."James Morris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2016
Student Maintenance Grants
"Yes, I agree with my hon. Friend. Among the core benefits of the reforms that were introduced in the last Parliament and that are being developed now is that they encourage universities to raise the quality of higher education courses, make students much more discriminating about what they want to …..."James Morris - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 30th November 2015
Asked by:
James Morris (Conservative - Halesowen and Rowley Regis)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote mental health education in schools.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
Children and young people’s mental health is a high priority for the department, and that is why my Rt Hon friend the Secretary of State appointed me as the first DfE minister with specific responsibility for this important area.
Over the last 9 months, we have funded guidance for schools on counselling and lesson plans to support age-appropriate teaching about mental health. Today the Government is launching a new campaign to tackle stigma and discrimination which aims to involve schools, children and young people.
We are also contributing £1.5m to a joint pilot for training single points of contact in schools and specialist mental health services; and providing funding worth £4.9m this year, through a dedicated mental health strand within our VCS programme, to support 17 projects delivering a wide range of support across the country to children and young people with mental health issues. These include projects to promote positive mental health in schools with organisations such as MIND and Place2Be, and new resources for parents on MindEd.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Many headteachers in my constituency are reporting an increased prevalence of mental health problems among young people in schools. Does the Secretary of State agree that we need better integration between schools and child and adolescent mental health services to deal with that growing problem?..."James Morris - View Speech
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