Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Secondary School Opening Hours
"Has not research shown that we need to limit the amount of time people spend using screens, whether on their phones or their iPads, and that doing so can have a big effect on people’s attentiveness during class?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Feb 2019
Secondary School Opening Hours
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Main, and it is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner). I will say straightaway that there is a kernel of truth in what he has said, but more research needs to be done on …..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Will my hon. Friend tell us how maths hubs have helped to increase the teaching of mathematics and to enable its better appreciation by students?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Jan 2019
Children’s Social Care
"Is my hon. Friend as worried as I am about the patchy way in which children are brought into the decisions being made about themselves?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Europa School
"I am grateful for the Minister’s attendance. He and I have talked about the Europa School at some length on a number of occasions, and he was, of course, responsible for the reply from the Department for Education to a petition that I presented in the Chamber not so long …..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jan 2019
Europa School
"I agree with both my hon. Friend’s points. The school’s success shows the importance of the free school movement and our commitment to continuing our co-operation in Europe. I thank him for making those points.
I was particularly proud when the Europa School was specifically mentioned here in 2011 when …..."John Howell - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 10th January 2019
Asked by:
John Howell (Conservative - Henley)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the University of Oxford on the effect on its (a) national and (b) international reputation of the suspension by Christ Church of its Dean.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
There have been no discussions. Higher education providers’ governance arrangements are matters for the Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education in England.
The OfS requires all registered providers to meet the public interest governance principles, which include that all providers must operate openly, honestly, accountably and with integrity and demonstrate the values appropriate to be recognised as an English higher education provider.
If providers fall short, the OfS has powers to intervene. The OfS considers a range of factors before deciding whether an intervention is required, including reputational damage to the higher education sector caused by the actions of a provider registered with the OfS.
Written Question
Thursday 10th January 2019
Asked by:
John Howell (Conservative - Henley)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with the University of Oxford on its governance following the suspension of the Dean of Christ Church cathedral and college Oxford; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
There have been no discussions. Higher education providers’ governance arrangements are matters for the Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education in England.
The OfS requires all registered providers to meet the public interest governance principles, which include that all providers must operate openly, honestly, accountably and with integrity and demonstrate the values appropriate to be recognised as an English higher education provider.
If providers fall short, the OfS has powers to intervene. The OfS considers a range of factors before deciding whether an intervention is required, including reputational damage to the higher education sector caused by the actions of a provider registered with the OfS.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Jan 2019
Apprenticeships and Skills Policy
"I understand the point that the hon. Lady is making about her constituency. Does she believe that schools in her constituency have something to contribute to redressing the imbalance she is describing?..."John Howell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 08 Jan 2019
Apprenticeships and Skills Policy
"It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David, and it is an even greater pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins). I will take advantage of the way in which she has drawn the subject so widely because I want to answer …..."John Howell - View Speech
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