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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2015
School Funding Formula

"Does my hon. Friend agree that there is no reason why the introduction of a new funding formula should jeopardise other elements of spending in the two-to-19 education budget?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"16. If she will ensure that all children receive age-appropriate sex and relationship education...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister consider that the ongoing revelations over child sexual exploitation, the explicit content on new technologies widely available to children, and the warnings of the deputy Children’s Commissioner and the Education Committee among others together make an overwhelming case for the urgent introduction of mandatory age-appropriate sex and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"The new Progress 8 measure for secondary schools will provide more space for the arts in school accountability measures. What discussions has the Minister had with colleagues in the Department for Education to ensure that there is the greatest incentive for schools to provide high-quality arts education, including through prioritisation …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Feb 2015
Careers Advice (14 to 19-Year-Olds)

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does he agree that Ministers should prioritise the introduction later this year of the proposed new UCAS-style one-stop shop for young people who do not want to go to university—a system to prevent their entering the category of “not in education, …..."
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Written Question
Schools: Defibrillators
Tuesday 20th January 2015

Asked by: Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat - Norwich South)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on making defibrillators available to all schools at a reduced price.

Answered by David Laws

I am pleased to confirm that the Department for Education announced new arrangements to allow schools to purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at a competitive price on 26 November 2014. They are the result of a unique agreement between the Department for Education and the Department of Health, enabling NHS Supply Chain to purchase devices in batches from approved framework suppliers via a reverse auction process. The discount achieved on each batch is then passed on to schools through a reduced unit price.

To help schools in considering whether to purchase a defibrillator, the Department for Education has also published advice on installing and maintaining AEDs on school premises. This has been developed drawing on the expertise of NHS ambulance services and voluntary and community sector organisations.

By encouraging schools across the country to acquire these potentially life-saving devices, the Department hopes to make a vital contribution to ensuring that pupils and school staff who suffer cardiac arrests whilst at school have the best possible chance of survival. I hope that as many schools as possible will take advantage of the new arrangements.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Dec 2014
Preparing Young People for Work

"I welcome the new careers company, which I hope will help schools to promote opportunities for young people. Thousands of my constituents have jobs in the public sector. Will the Secretary of State inform the House how public sector employers will be involved in the careers and enterprise company and …..."
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Written Question
Supply Teachers
Thursday 4th December 2014

Asked by: Simon Wright (Liberal Democrat - Norwich South)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the pay and employment conditions of supply teachers employed by supply teacher agencies; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by David Laws

The Department does not collect data on pay and employment conditions for supply teachers employed by agencies as these fall within private commercial arrangements.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What steps she has taken to ensure that the best school leaders are recruited to work in the most challenging schools...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the extension of the Talented Leaders programme to Norfolk. Excellent leadership is vital, and turning around a struggling school needs a team effort, with teachers, governors and parents all pulling in the same direction. What efforts will be made to ensure that the Talented Leaders programme supports a …..."
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