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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Dec 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. Does the Secretary of State acknowledge that many schools, including the primary school in the most deprived part of my constituency that contacted me on Wednesday, are struggling financially as a result of, among other things, the overheads that are being heaped on them, and that children with special …..."
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Written Question
Department for Education: Brexit
Wednesday 13th July 2016

Asked by: Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of which policy areas within her Department's remit will be affected by the outcome of the EU referendum.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The Prime Minister has been clear that the negotiation for Britain's future relationship with Europe will need to begin under a new Prime Minister. In the meantime, Departments continue working to deliver the Government agenda.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2016
Term-time Holidays

"The Government underline the importance of giving heads autonomy, which I support in almost all cases, perhaps with the exception of the unacceptable opt-outs in relation to sex education. On term-time absences, does the Minister agree that some holidays or attendance at, for instance, family funerals abroad can be informative, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2016
Apprenticeships

"I should like to start by paying tribute to my apprentice, Callum Morton. If the Minister is doling out praise for those who have contributed to apprenticeships, I hope that he will add Vince Cable to the list, because he played a fantastic role in government. This Government have decided …..."
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Written Question
Schools: Migrant Workers
Friday 4th March 2016

Asked by: Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect on the number of school support staff who are from non-EU countries of the salary threshold increase for Tier 2 visa applications to £35,000.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The requested information is not available. The Department does not collect data on the nationality or the immigration status of the school workforce.

This is a local matter for schools and all schools must employ members of the school workforce in accordance with employment law.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s report, “State of the Nation 2015: Social Mobility and Child Poverty in Great Britain”, published in December 2015...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am sure that the strategy that the Minister mentions will recognise that early intervention is key to improving social mobility. Has he looked at the impact of the removal of the ring-fencing of the early intervention grant, which has led to a 40% drop in the money available for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2015
National Minimum Wage: Sports Direct

"The Minister has pointed out that HMRC conducts risk-based enforcement in sectors where there is a high risk of workers not getting paid the legal minimum wage. Is the sector in which Sports Direct operates a high-risk sector? If so, how many proactive initiatives has HMRC launched in it?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2015
Electoral Registration

"The debate has been important and wide ranging. We have heard many analyses of the issues we face and a number of possible solutions. The problem of under-registration did not happen overnight, and it will not be fixed overnight. Its causes are complex and are linked to increased population mobility …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2015
Electoral Registration

"I think that Members on both sides of the House would like the Electoral Commission to achieve much more than that, and of course that is why the Government have set out £14 million of spending, which I am going to come to, to boost registration.

We have taken a …..."
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