Oral Answers to Questions

Lincoln Jopp Excerpts

Monday 20th October 2025 Commons Chamber

[Georgia Gould]

One of the best parts of my new role has been getting letters from people across the House who have had conversations with their communities. They bring stories of challenges but also of some of the great practice that is happening around the country. I read my hon. Friend’s letter about those challenges with interest, and I am committed to working alongside her. As I set out, we have invested £740 million to increase the number of specialist places around the country. I look forward to a conversation about how that can benefit her constituency.

[Lincoln Jopp (Spelthorne) (Con)]

The previous Schools Minister, the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell), was so excited to hear from me about Manor Mead special school in my constituency that she undertook to visit it. Sadly, she had to cancel that visit and has now clearly moved on to other things, so would the new Schools Minister like to visit Manor Mead special school and see the fantastic work being done there?

[Georgia Gould]

I am proud to follow on from the previous Schools Minister, and would be delighted to visit that school with the hon. Member.