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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the additional revenue funding for schools in Staffordshire. Will the Secretary of State outline the plans for capital funding, of which there is an urgent need in Staffordshire and in many other schools across the country?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Jul 2019
Higher Technical Education Reform

"This morning, I was at General Electric’s transformer factory in Stafford. It is the only manufacturer of large-scale transformers in the UK, and clearly higher technical education and apprenticeships are vital for GE. Will my hon. Friend update the House on the situation for companies do not pay the apprenticeship …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 May 2019
Timpson Review of School Exclusion

"Staff at PRUs do a vital job under often extremely difficult circumstances. I do not know about other constituencies, but the PRU in Stafford has for many years been housed in a completely inadequate building that is located in totally the wrong place. What can we do to ensure that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"15. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that schools provide a broad curriculum. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the Minister for that answer. Across the House this afternoon, colleagues have mentioned the importance to a broad-based curriculum of music, drama, sport, public speaking, outdoor pursuits and many other things. I am delighted to hear that Ofsted will need to look at this, but does he agree …..."
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Written Question
Arts: English Baccalaureate
Thursday 25th April 2019

Asked by: Jeremy Lefroy (Conservative - Stafford)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the English Baccalaureate on access to creative subjects.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The Government is clear that the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) should be studied as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. It is limited in size in order to allow pupils to continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including arts subjects. The proportion of pupils taking at least one Arts GCSE has fluctuated but remained broadly stable since the EBacc was introduced in 2010

Arts subjects are not limited to the classroom, and according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Taking Part Survey, in 2017-18, 96% of children aged 5-15 had engaged with the arts in the past 12 months[1]. The government is providing almost £500 million of funding between 2016-20 for arts and cultural education programmes.

[1] The arts cover music activities, theatre/drama, reading/writing, arts crafts and design, film, video, media, and radio activities, dance activities, street arts, circus, carnival, and festival activities.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Apr 2019
Children’s Social Care Services: Stoke-on-Trent

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing this very important debate to the House; it is vital that this issue gets debated. I understand that Stoke-on-Trent City Council is in quite close contact—particularly through the multi-agency safeguarding hub—with Staffordshire County Council and other excellent councils, such as Leeds. Has he …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 03 Apr 2019
Children’s Social Care Services: Stoke-on-Trent

"The hon. Gentleman and I have joint concern for the city, which is important to the whole of Staffordshire, not just its residents. I understand that an improvement board has been set up to deal with the situation. What is his understanding of its work and its effectiveness so far?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 02 Apr 2019
Further Education Funding

"Does my hon. Friend agree that colleges play a vital role in the community, not just through education but through a far wider range of activities, as mine in Stafford—a member of the Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group—does?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Feb 2019
Instrumental Music Tuition

"I am grateful to the Minister for giving way, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) on securing this debate. Do the hubs also cover paths to composition? I was struck this morning upon hearing the brilliant composer Sir James MacMillan, who I believe is …..."
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