Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Nov 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"I welcome the Secretary of State and her team to their new positions, or back to their old ones. From her work on the Public Accounts Committee, among other things, she will know of the desperate need in this country for digital and cyber skills. At the recent Silicon Milkroundabout, …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Disadvantage knows no boundaries and, likewise, we have huge challenges in our schools in Hackney. The Government promised that the starting salary for teachers would be £30,000. How close are the Government to reaching that manifesto commitment?..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Mar 2022
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Review
"While this is a welcome move, I think that there is an issue with the maths. It does not seem that much newer money is coming in as a result of the Secretary of State’s announcement today. We know that there is an in-built cost to supporting our young people, …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Education: Return in January
"When school pupils had to have laptops, the Government stepped in, but in future years schools are having to replace laptops out of their own funding. With the catch-up teachers—the retired teachers—coming back, who is funding them and how long will that funding continue?..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 6th September 2021
Asked by:
Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch)
Question
to the Department for Education:
What progress has been made on catch-up learning for pupils in response to the disruption caused by the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Gavin Williamson
Since June 2020, we have announced over £3 billion to help children to catch up, including over £950 million in flexible funding to schools and £1.5 billion for tutoring. Over 500,000 children were invited to take part in summer schools nationwide. Over 200,000 have started tutoring, with more starting shortly.
Written Question
Friday 21st May 2021
Asked by:
Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the decision to change the reconciliation threshold rate for Education and Skills Funding Agency grant funded AEB adult skills.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
We are lowering the reconciliation threshold for the Education and Skills Funding Agency grant funded Adult Education Budget (AEB) (adult skills including non-formula funded community learning and 19-24 traineeships) and Advanced Learner Loan Bursary fund providers for the 2020-21 academic year, from 97% and 100% respectively to 90%.
The 90% now proposed for the current funding year is, therefore, a relaxation of the normal rules for the benefit of all grant-funded providers and their learners.
In areas where the AEB has been devolved, Mayoral Combined Authorities or the Greater London Authority are responsible for considering any provider flexibilities in their areas.
We are monitoring the situation carefully and, in particular, if there are providers that may need further support.
Written Question
Wednesday 10th March 2021
Asked by:
Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provisions in the Turing scheme are accessible for youth groups.
Answered by Michelle Donelan
The Turing Scheme is backed by £110 million, providing funding for around 35,000 students in universities, colleges and schools to go on placements and exchanges overseas, starting in September 2021.
The Turing Scheme is an education mobility scheme. International opportunities for young people outside of formal education settings, such as youth groups, are being considered as part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport-led Youth Review, which was commissioned by Her Majesty's Treasury at the 2020 Spending Review.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Jan 2021
Educational Settings: Reopening
"I was one of those advocating for schools to stay open as long as possible, but I agree with the Minister that, given the height of the pandemic we are in now, this was the right thing to do—I say that very reluctantly. However, the longer it goes on, the …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Dec 2020
Education: Return in January
"We all know that children benefit from being in school, and we have seen the gap between those from the richest and the poorest households widen during covid. The Secretary of State’s permanent secretary put great store in the tutoring programme when she appeared before the Public Accounts Committee nearly …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Nov 2020
Further Education Funding
"As usual, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. As my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill Furniss) has said, at a time like this, with so many people losing their jobs, further education and its ability to agilely shift to retraining …..."Meg Hillier - View Speech
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