Lord Storey
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Became Member: 2nd February 2011
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
(since June 2015)10 Former APPG memberships
Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties, Education, Northern Culture, School Exclusions and Alternative Provision, Sixth Form Education, Skills, Careers and Employment, Swimming, Teaching Profession, Water Safety, Water Safety and Drowning PreventionDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Department Debates
(2 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Lord Storey has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Storey, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
4 Bills introduced by Lord Storey
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to include water safety and training in prevention of drowning as a compulsory part of the curriculum for all schools in England
A Bill to make it an offence to provide or advertise cheating services for Higher Education assessments
A bill to make it an offence to provide or advertise cheating services for Higher Education assessments.
Thursday 30th January 2020
A bill to require parents who choose to home-educate their children to register with the local authority; to make provision about the maintenance of registers by local authorities of children in their area who are not full-time pupils at any school; to make provision about support by local authorities to promote the education and safeguarding of such children; and for connected purposes.
Lord Storey has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 4 Written Questions
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Where a pupil has been permanently excluded, it is for the local authority to determine the most appropriate form of alternative provision for a child, and they must put educational arrangements in place for a permanently excluded child from the sixth school day following the permanent exclusion. The education must be suitable, full-time, or as close to full-time as is in the best interests of the child, and on par with what the child would have received in a mainstream school. The department has published statutory guidance on alternative provision (AP), which local authorities must have regard to. This can be found here and is attached: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/942014/alternative_provision_statutory_guidance_accessible.pdf.
Minister of State (Education)
The department collects data on children missing education (compulsory school aged children not registered at school or otherwise receiving suitable education) from local authorities on a voluntary basis. The latest figures are attached, and can also be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-missing-education.
On census day in autumn 2023 there were an estimated 33,000 children missing education (this includes adjustments made for non-response and is based on a figure of 30,400 reported by 94% of local authorities).
The figures do not include children registered in schools or alternative provision who are persistently or severely absent and/or on part-time timetables, or children receiving suitable elective home education.
This government is committed to the introduction of local authority registers of children who are not in school. These measures will be included in the future Children’s Wellbeing Bill, as announced in His Majesty the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024. These measures will ensure that the department and local authorities are able to keep a record of children and ensure they are receiving the high standard of education they all deserve.
Minister of State (Education)
This government is committed to the introduction of local authority registers of children who are not in school, including those who are home educated. These measures will be included in the future Children’s Wellbeing Bill, as announced in His Majesty the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024.
These measures will ensure that the department and local authorities are able to keep a record of children and ensure they are receiving the high standard of education they all deserve.
Minister of State (Education)
£500 million is being provided to enable the current Household Support Fund, including funding for Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula to be spent at their discretion. This means Local Authorities in England are receiving £421 million to support those in need locally.
The current Household Support Fund will be in place until 30 September 2024.
As a new government, we are reviewing all policies, including the Household Support Fund.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)