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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am sure that like me my hon. Friend is pleased that the Work programme is helping the long-term unemployed, both men and women, back into work. Will she confirm that the number of long-term unemployed people has fallen to its lowest in five years and that the claimant count …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2015
Electoral Registration

"Will my hon. Friend explain why when in power Labour made sure the military had individual registration but now seems less keen on the idea for other people?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2015
Electoral Registration

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Nov 2014
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"May I add my condolences to those already expressed on the death of Phil Hughes? I declare an interest, as my brother is Sky television’s cricket correspondent.

I thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for meeting me and a delegation from Plymouth earlier this month to talk …..."
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Written Question
Schools: Transport
Thursday 17th July 2014

Asked by: Oliver Colvile (Conservative - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures her Department holds on total local authority spending on school travel in each of the last five years, including the amount spent on (a) discretionary services, (b) statutory services and (c) travel for SEN and other eligible groups.

Answered by David Laws

The available information on local authority expenditure on home to school transport is published online.

For 2008-09 and 2009-10:

webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130903115029/http://education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/financialmanagement/schoolsrevenuefunding/section251/archive/b0068383/section-251-data-archive/outturn-data---detailed-level-2008-09-onwards

For 2010-11:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-and-school-expenditure-on-education-childrens-services-and-social-care-2010-to-2011

For 2011-12:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/expenditure-on-education-children-and-young-peoples-services-academic-year-2011-to-2012

For 2012-13:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/la-and-school-expenditure-financial-year-2012-to-2013

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"20. Following the floods that took out Dawlish railway line, last week I visited a number of my businesses at my Plymouth railway station, including taxi drivers, Spar and some newsagents, who have noticed a 40% drop in their footfall. What might the Government be able to do to help …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Jan 2014
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"14. What steps he is taking to encourage more people to become engineers...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"As my right hon. Friend knows, Devonport dockyard is the only naval dockyard in the country that refits and refurbishes our nuclear submarines. How have the Government helped—and how can we help—to make sure that we protect Britain’s nuclear engineering skills base and ensure that the work force are not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2012
Autism

"May I add my congratulations to my hon. Friend—my very good friend—the Member for South Swindon (Mr Buckland) on securing this debate? Indeed, this situation is pretty unique, because in 1995, when we were both doing our parliamentary selection board, we ended up doing a debate together. He opened for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jan 2012
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"Plymouth’s excellent college of art is looking at trying to develop and create a free school aimed specifically at bolstering the arts economy and improving participation in the arts. Would my hon. Friend be willing to meet me and fellow representatives from the college of art to discuss how it …..."
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