Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Nov 2015
Children of Alcoholics
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered support for children of alcoholics.
It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am glad to see the Minister for Children and Families, the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Edward Timpson) in his place. The matter …..."Liam Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Nov 2015
Children of Alcoholics
"I congratulate my hon. Friend on the leadership that he has shown on that. Mothers who drink during pregnancy are absolutely included in the asks. I hope that the Government will accelerate the publication of advice for pregnant mums about what it is safe and not safe for expectant mothers …..."Liam Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Nov 2015
Children of Alcoholics
"My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Her intervention gives me the chance to say on the record how important her courage in speaking out some years ago was in persuading me that I could do it too. I very much follow in her footsteps.
Every child of an alcoholic …..."Liam Byrne - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 9th November 2015
Asked by:
Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the framework is for assessing quality of education and inspecting standards and safety in settings where children are instructed in madrassas.
Answered by Edward Timpson
Local authorities are responsible for safeguarding children in their areas, regardless of where they are educated. The statutory guidance on the Prevent Duty[1] makes it clear that local authorities should take steps to understand the range of out of school settings, such as supplementary schools and tuition centres, in their area and take appropriate steps to ensure that children attending such settings are properly safeguarded.
The Prime Minister has recently announced that supplementary schools which provide intensive education will need to register themselves for inspection. The government’s counter-extremism strategy[2] sets out our intentions to introduce this system. We will be consulting on this regulatory framework.
Intervention will apply if there are concerns about the safety or welfare of the children attending these supplementary schools. Where institutions are teaching intolerance we will not hesitate to take action. We are consulting on the coverage of this proposed scheme, which is likely to include some madrasa schools.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance
[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counter-extremism-strategy
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"This term, schools around the country are rightly being asked not only to respect but to promote British values. Does the Secretary of State agree with the proposal in my early-day motion, tabled today, that it is time we added compassion to that list of values? My constituents think that …..."Liam Byrne - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I stiffen the Minister’s answers? The truth is that British universities win more research grants from the European Research Council than any other country in Europe. Well over £1 billion flowed in last year from Europe into the British science base, which is more than any other country received. …..."Liam Byrne - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 23rd July 2015
Asked by:
Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure pupils' names are not removed from school admission registers without an adequate explanation of the child's whereabouts.
Answered by Nick Gibb
As recently announced, we are taking immediate steps to strengthen the regulations about the information schools must collect when a pupil is taken off the admissions register.
Written Question
Friday 17th July 2015
Asked by:
Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which qualifications in religious education her Department has approved for teaching in publically-funded schools.
Answered by Nick Gibb
A list of the religious education qualifications approved in accordance with section 96 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 for delivery in publicly-funded schools is attached to this response. The full list of approved qualifications is published online on the section 96 website:
www.education.gov.uk/section96/download.shtml
Written Question
Wednesday 15th July 2015
Asked by:
Liam Byrne (Labour - Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local spending bodies in the city of Birmingham (a) her Department is responsible for and (b) draw on funds voted to her Department.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The Secretary of State has signed funding agreements with 138 academies that fall within the boundaries of Birmingham City Council.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Our universities are critical to the strength of our science base, but following the tripling of tuition fees in the last Parliament, four out of five students no longer think that their courses are value for money. The Minister’s predecessor said that he saw no case for raising tuition fees …..."Liam Byrne - View Speech
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