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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"I will discuss the specifics of the petition in a moment, but as I said in my opening remarks, it is not just parents but headteachers who are contacting us to express concerns about the status quo.

It is important to point out that nobody here, including my hon. Friend …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"My hon. Friend makes an important point. I do not know whether she saw my remarks in advance, but I was coming on to say that what I want is a world where we recognise that the best people to make decisions for children in individual cases are their parents …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"It is a perfectly reasonable question. I tried to answer it in advance by saying that there is always a concern about what Ofsted’s view will be when it considers absences on the school roll across the board. All headteachers are extremely concerned that if they authorise such an absence, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"Absolutely. Many businesses in such resorts find themselves in that position. That feeds back into the point I made earlier: because the season is now so focused, families who run tourism businesses in my constituency and that of my hon. Friend have no choice. There is no way they can …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"I thank the Minister for his views. I shall simply say this: at the moment, we are in a mess. Teachers, headteachers, schools and parents do not know where they stand. I take his point, which is perfectly reasonable. I do not agree that I am exaggerating the situation, though, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The Minister said that this debate boils down to the definition of “exceptional circumstances”; under any definition, what the hon. Gentleman has just described would be exceptional.

It is absolutely right that the Government have a duty to ensure that parents send …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"On Friday I attended an event to mark the first anniversary of the extremely successful Care Academy, which is a unique collaboration in my constituency between Petroc College and the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. In effect, it provides apprenticeships for young people wanting to get into the health profession. …..."
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Written Question
English Baccalaureate
Thursday 7th January 2016

Asked by: Peter Heaton-Jones (Conservative - North Devon)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to consult the teaching profession before implementation of the English Baccalaureate.

Answered by Nick Gibb

On 3 November 2015 the Secretary of State for Education launched a public consultation seeking views on the government’s proposals for the implementation of the English Baccalaureate.[1] The consultation will run until 29 January 2016.


[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Dec 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"T5. A few days ago in North Devon, I met the new cohort from the Petroc College Care Academy, which has a unique programme providing part-time apprenticeships at the local healthcare trust. Will the Minister join me in congratulating them, and does he agree that it is an important programme …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 26 Oct 2015
Term-time Leave

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I congratulate my right hon. Friend—[Interruption.] I was pre-empting the obvious result of what is happening today. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing the debate. I …..."
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