Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 May 2022
Making Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow Old
"I must congratulate the hon. Member for Birmingham, Erdington (Mrs Hamilton) on her speech, which she delivered with such feeling. I was sitting here waiting for clapping from the Gallery above—she must warn people not to do that, but she would have deserved it. Her speech was absolutely brilliant.
Given …..."Paul Beresford - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th September 2020
Asked by:
Paul Beresford (Conservative - Mole Valley)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made, ahead of schools returning in September 2020, of the (a) effectiveness and (b) safety of the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers in schools.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Government has been clear that all pupils, in all year groups, should return to school full-time from the beginning of the autumn term and on 2 July we published guidance to help schools prepare for this. The guidance can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools.
The guidance sets out a system of controls which provide a framework for school leaders to put in place proportionate protective measures to minimise the risks of COVID-19 transmission, including cleaning hands thoroughly more often than usual.
COVID-19 is an easy virus to kill when it is on skin. This can be done with soap and running water or hand sanitiser. Schools must ensure that pupils clean their hands regularly, including when they arrive at school, when they return from breaks, when they change rooms and before and after eating.
Schools have been advised to consider whether they have enough hand washing or hand sanitiser ‘stations’ available so that all pupils and staff can clean their hands regularly. Schools have also been asked to supervise hand sanitiser use given risks around ingestion. Small children and pupils with complex needs should be helped to clean their hands properly. Skin friendly cleaning wipes can also be used as an alternative where required.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 05 Nov 2019
School Uniform Costs
"I am interested in what the hon. Lady is saying, because I have also had people contact me. One lady said that supermarkets are an ideal place to go because she can get matching clothes. I was surprised to find that Tesco used to embroider badges on at parents’ request. …..."Paul Beresford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2016
International Men’s Day
"I join in the thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies) for launching this topic on what is probably an unsuspecting House.
Having recently had a small brush with the Committee on Standards in Public Life, I must declare some interests. One thing I will touch …..."Paul Beresford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2016
International Men’s Day
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Nov 2016
International Men’s Day
"I think I will probably be one of the last men—certainly in my area and my family—to be called a misogynist. We are failing men; that is the point.
We have the Women and Equalities Committee, and I am sorry the Chairwoman is not here, but perhaps, under the equalities …..."Paul Beresford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Mar 2015
Child Sexual Exploitation (Oxfordshire)
"Two weeks ago I was with the Metropolitan police jigsaw unit and paedophile unit, and they will be delighted to a degree to hear her statement on education, because they feel that that is the answer, but they want it to be slanted more towards prevention. Teach what is normally …..."Paul Beresford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Jul 2013
Surrey County Council and Adoption
"I am raising the anonymous case of a small group of parents—potentially—who started an adoption procedure with Surrey county council at the same time. I am not happy with the procedure, and nor are the individual set of parents whom I will talk about. I must say at the beginning …..."Paul Beresford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Jul 2013
Surrey County Council and Adoption
"I will scurry, Mr Bayley.
In March 2012, the adoptive couple discovered that their potential adoptees—the two little girls—were still on the list for adoption. They had been offered to other potential adopters but not accepted, for some reason. On that understanding, the couple approached the manager. They were told …..."Paul Beresford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Jul 2013
Surrey County Council and Adoption
"I hear what the Minister is saying, but on paper and from what he is saying, Surrey county council would have appeared to have put in the support and so on. The difficulty is that, looking at it from the outside, it is virtually impossible to tell that that help …..."Paul Beresford - View Speech
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