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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Sep 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"What action is the Minister taking in respect of overseas students on vocational courses who need to do work experience, which is regarded as illegal working by the Home Office, leading to unnecessary and heartbreaking deportations?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jun 2017
School Funding Formula (London)

"Mr Speaker, may I express my appreciation for being able to speak from these Benches again, after a two-year lapse, and to take advantage of the real privilege we have of being able to raise in an Adjournment debate matters of acute concern to our constituents? I wish to raise …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jun 2017
School Funding Formula (London)

"My right hon. Friend anticipates a point I was going to make, but he is absolutely right to say that this problem is widely shared. Several elements have contributed to this anxiety in the schools sector, one of which is that we have had flat or falling funding in nominal …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jun 2017
School Funding Formula (London)

"Yes, indeed. The right hon. Gentleman makes the important point that it is not just a question to read having a basic amount of funding, but an evidence base for what the cost of running a school actually is. I worry that as the formula is currently devised, there is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jun 2017
School Funding Formula (London)

"I just want to round up and come to a conclusion, to give the Minister a plentiful opportunity to reply.

My final point is that in addition to all the difficulties I have mentioned, there is a high level of uncertainty about how the new formula will be applied. Some …..."
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Written Question
Schools: Buildings
Monday 26th June 2017

Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the relationship between the Education and Skills Funding Agency and local education authorities regarding the provision of sites for new schools; and if she will make a statement on the effectiveness of current arrangements for such provision.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

The Education and Skills Funding Agency works constructively with local authorities and often uses sites secured from them to build free schools. This has proved increasingly effective since the inception of the programme.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I have had a lot of discussions with both of them about this issue, but since the hon. Gentleman is an expert on the subject he will know that what really matters is the real effective exchange rate. We have devalued substantially against the dollar, by more than 10%, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2015
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"My Department plays and has played a key role in supporting the rebalancing of the economy through business to deliver growth while increasing skills and learning...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"As it happens, I am going to Teesside today on my last ministerial visit. I look forward to hearing more about the detail on the ground. There is a very positive story in the adjacent seat of Redcar, which is what I shall be celebrating...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his courteous question on the last day of this Parliament and, for once, I agree with him. It would indeed be disastrous if we were to leave the European Union. There would be a prolonged hiatus before the referendum was held and many options …..."
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