Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 12 Sep 2014
Primary School Places (Bromley)
"As ever, I am indebted to the Speaker for allowing me this opportunity to raise an issue the like of which, in all my years as a Member and in the 20 years before that when I was a member of Lewisham borough council, I have never come across before. …..."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 12 Sep 2014
Primary School Places (Bromley)
"I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I was going to come to that. The issue has been resolved in the short term, but its impact persists and it has exposed a severe flaw in the system by which the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency, …..."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 1st September 2014
Asked by:
Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much financial and in-kind support, including staff time, has been provided to each of the events entitled the Academies Show held in London and Birmingham since May 2010; and what the cost was of (a) venue hire, (b) catering, (c) promotion and advertising, (d) presentations, (e) work performed by officials in his Department in preparing, promoting and visiting these events and (f) other costs in respect of those events.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The Department for Education does not make any financial contribution to the Academies Show. The cost of venue hire, catering, promotion and advertising is covered by GovNet Communications, a private sector publisher and events organisation.
A Minister and a director from the Department make keynote speeches to open each Academies Show, and between five and ten other senior staff give up to three one hour presentations each, during the day.
One member of staff from the Department works with GovNet Communications, for approximately one hour a week, to put together the events programme and to coordinate and manage the department’s stand at the show. This stand is provided free of charge by GovNet. Up to 40 members of staff operate the Department’s stand on a shift basis, to answer questions that delegates have about the academies programme.
The Academies Show brings together headteachers, teachers, governors, school business managers and others involved in the world of education. The show provides an opportunity for delegates to increase their understanding of the academies programme and to hear presentations and case studies from a wide range of education experts. The last Academies Show, held in London in April 2014 attracted almost 2,400 visitors.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 10 Dec 2013
Engineering Skills (Perkins Review)
"I applaud the Minister’s effort and his enthusiasm. When does he imagine that a Minister with responsibility for this area, from whichever party, will be from an engineering background?..."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Oct 2012
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
"The Minister mentioned the enormous concern across the creative sector about the clause and, more particularly, its purpose when it was first introduced. His reference to the fact that all it does is endorse existing law will have confused many people, as they will have wondered why, if that was …..."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Oct 2012
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
"To reinforce that point, the wooliness of the Minister’s response, if it is left like that this evening, will have created an awful lot of work for his colleagues at the other end of the building. There are people down there who know better than most Members of this House …..."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Oct 2012
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
"On that point, why does the Minister not do what was suggested by the hon. Member for Maldon (Mr Whittingdale) and simply put in a tightened disciplinary regime and nothing else? Why is that so difficult for the Government to accept, if that is the sole purpose of the clause?..."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Dec 2011
Financial Education
"Before the hon. Gentleman moves away from payday loans, does he not agree that anybody who finds themselves even contemplating taking one out—I accept his point that there are different ways of calculating the best way out of a situation—needs to address their whole financial position? It tends to be …..."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 07 Jul 2011
Intellectual Property (Hargreaves Report)
"Before the hon. Gentleman moves away from the point about illegal downloading, has he seen today’s BBC report showing that the problem not only persists but continues to grow year on year? Does he agree that regardless of all the sophisticated arguments that can be advanced, it is nothing short …..."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 07 Jul 2011
Intellectual Property (Hargreaves Report)
"On that aspect, the report uses the precise expression “a highly respected figure” in the industry. I am not sure that that takes us much further forward in defining how respected they are and by whom...."Jim Dowd - View Speech
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