Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jan 2021
Remote Education and Free School Meals
"May I direct my right hon. Friend to the Connect4communities programme that Hampshire County Council is putting together? It includes a discretionary schools grant, a holiday play scheme, and free school meal vouchers for the February half-term. That is how we are spending £2.9 million or so of the covid …..."Steve Brine - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jan 2021
Early Years Settings: Covid-19
"I congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing and introducing this debate. As chair of the all-party group on childcare and early education, I want to make a brief contribution. I hope the hon. Lady will join the group. We look forward to having her as speaker …..."Steve Brine - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Nurseries and Early Years Settings
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered the future of nurseries and early years settings.
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, which is a coming together of the all-party parliamentary group for childcare and early education, which I chair and which fights for the …..."Steve Brine - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Dec 2020
Nurseries and Early Years Settings
"In summary, we have heard some committed speeches about the maintained sector and the PVI sector. The fragile sector comment was very well made by the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms). My neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes), talked …..."Steve Brine - View Speech
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (revocation) regulations 2020
"The Minister is a very good Minister and engages strongly with the sector, including the University of Winchester, which I am fortunate to represent. In terms of future student numbers, has she had any conversations about incentivising European Union students to come here? For a lot of universities and institutions, …..."Steve Brine - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 12th June 2020
Asked by:
Steve Brine (Conservative - Winchester)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted registered (a) nurseries and (b) childminders have closed in each of the last 12 months.
Answered by Vicky Ford
This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to my hon. Friend and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Written Question
Thursday 11th June 2020
Asked by:
Steve Brine (Conservative - Winchester)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent guidance his Department has issued to schools on overseas trips during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department for Education’s ‘Actions for Schools during the coronavirus outbreak guidance’ – which includes advice to schools regarding educational visits and school trips, both overseas and domestic - was last updated on 3 June. The guidance can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-school-closures/guidance-for-schools-about-temporarily-closing.
The guidance states that the Government advises against any overseas or domestic visits for children under 18 organised by schools and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises against all non-essential international travel. The Department for Transport’s advice to avoid public transport and unnecessary journeys and Public Health England (PHE) social distancing measures remain in place. Schools affected by these restrictions should work with their tour operator and/or insurance company. The Department will continue to review this position based on FCO and PHE advice.
Further information is available in the guidance ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): travel advice for educational settings’, which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-advice-for-educational-settings.
Written Question
Tuesday 9th June 2020
Asked by:
Steve Brine (Conservative - Winchester)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what adjustments will be made to GCSE grade boundaries to make allowance for the fact that year 10 children will have not received their full entitlement to education due to the covid-19 outbreak when they take GCSE examinations in 2021.
Answered by Nick Gibb
We recognise that students who are studying GCSE, A level or equivalent courses, and are due to take exams and assessments in 2021, will have experienced disruption to their education. We are working with Ofqual and the awarding organisations to develop our approach to next year’s exams and assessments in light of this.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 25 Feb 2020
Equality of Funding: Post-16 Education
"I think the hon. Member would acknowledge the very welcome recent funding announcement in this area. Peter Symonds College is in my constituency; it is one of the largest sixth-form colleges in England and has had a 30% increase in student numbers over the past decade.
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Schools in Winchester
"The title of this Adjournment debate is “Schools in Winchester”; it has therefore been drawn fairly wide, and deliberately so. Supporting schools in my constituency, which for the record is Winchester and Chandler’s Ford during this debate, is a key focus for me. Winchester is my home; it is the …..."Steve Brine - View Speech
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