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Debate between Tim Loughton and Helen Jones

Monday 18th June 2012 Commons Chamber

[Tim Loughton]

This needs to involve a combination of rewards and penalties. New guidance will come into force next year, which will give head teachers the power to issue penalties, including penalty notices. In 2010, local authorities were responsible for bringing 11,757 attendance prosecutions when parents failed to ensure that their children attended school. Surely, however, the best incentive for parents is the knowledge that the very best start in life they can give their children is to ensure that they go to school on a regular basis.

[Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab)]

12. What steps he is taking to support the provision of better facilities for special needs education in Warrington.