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Written Question
Free School Meals
Tuesday 10th June 2014

Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of schools which will be unable to provide universal free school meals for infant children from September 2014.

Answered by David Laws

From September, all state-funded schools in England will be under a statutory duty to offer a free school lunch to all infant pupils. Based on the feedback we are receiving, the vast majority of schools are already on track to deliver this policy and we are supporting the other schools to do so.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What plans he has to create a national register of foster carers...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the Minister for that response, but does he not agree that it seems somewhat counter-productive to restrict outstanding carers to one authority or agency, forcing them, in effect, to go through that additional bureaucracy and vetting procedure should they move? What plans does he have to make the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2014
School Funding

"Wyvern college in my constituency is one of many Wiltshire schools that has been historically underfunded. Will the Minister meet me to discuss its 10-year deficit? On a more positive note, will he outline the additional per pupil funds that will be available to all Wiltshire schools as a consequence …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Jan 2014
Strengthening Couple Relationships

"Does the hon. Gentleman acknowledge that if we polled young people about their aspirations, it is unlikely that they would aspire to be a single parent? The reality is that we have to get in early and make sure that we give our young people the infrastructure in their lives …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Oct 2013
Qualified Teachers

"I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I was genuinely surprised to see the words of today’s motion, because this debate is based on the fact that fewer than four in every 100 teachers do not have qualified status. If the purpose of the debate is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Oct 2013
Qualified Teachers

"My hon. Friend makes a characteristically wise and perceptive point. We must think more broadly about education and not be held back by dogma in our approach on who we allow in the classroom. We know that Ofsted exists and that there is real rigour in the oversight that we …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Jul 2013
National Curriculum

"The changes to the history curriculum are often presented in a binary way, as a choice between endless facts and “woolly empathy”. Can the Secretary of State explain the wise logic behind the value of children learning a basic chronology of British history before they are asked to think about …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Jun 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What recent progress he has made on reform of the adoption system...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Jun 2013
Oral Answers to Questions

"My constituent Helen Holgate is a respected and experienced foster carer, but she still tells me that there are considerable court delays during the concurrency process. What steps is the Minister taking to improve the concurrent care process so that children can be placed permanently and more swiftly with a …..."
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