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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Secretary of State tell the House what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Augar post-18 education review?..."
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Written Question
Post-18 Education and Funding Review
Friday 12th July 2019

Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which universities (a) Philip Augar and (b) members of the associated panel visited during the Post-18 review of education and funding.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

I refer the hon. Member for the City of Durham to the answer I gave on 26 June 2019 to Question 267762.

Written Question
Students: Disadvantaged
Thursday 13th June 2019

Asked by: Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will change the measure of disadvantage used in the Student Premium to capture individual-level socio-economic disadvantage as recommended in the May 2019 Post-18 education and funding review: independent panel report.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The government will consider the Post-18 Education and Funding Review recommendations carefully and will conclude the review at the Spending Review. The government has not yet taken decisions with regards to the recommendations put forward. Access and successful participation remain a priority for this government and is enshrined in the Higher Education (HE) and Research Act (2017). Everyone with the ability to succeed in HE should have the opportunity, regardless of their background or where they grew up.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Sure Start: IFS Report

"Since 2012, all five Sure Start centres in my constituency, serving the most disadvantaged areas, have closed, with devastating impacts on early years interventions in those areas. The Minister needs to visit Durham to understand that Sure Start’s multi-agency approach and access to a wide range of services has not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Jun 2019
Post-18 Education and Funding

"It is good, I am sure, that we have agreement across the Chamber that more money should go into lifelong learning and further education, but we want to hear a guarantee from the Minister that those resources will not come from higher education. We also want a guarantee that if …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 May 2019
Children’s Future Food Inquiry

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Rosindell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy) for securing this important debate, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) for all the work she does. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 May 2019
Children’s Future Food Inquiry

"My hon. Friend makes an excellent point.

There was a universal free school meals pilot for two years in County Durham, and it transformed behaviour in school. It was incredibly important for the children to learn those social skills, and attainment levels across the school were improved in a short …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 May 2019
Children’s Future Food Inquiry

"Will the Minister give way briefly?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 May 2019
Children’s Future Food Inquiry

"Yes...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"T6.   Can the Minister tell the House when the Augar review of post-18 education and student funding is likely to report? I hope he does not just say, “Soon.” Will he outline the steps the Department is taking to ensure that Augar’s proposals do not adversely affect or reduce university …..."
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