Llun, 24 Hydref 2022
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps he is taking to help support students with the cost of living.
What steps his Department is taking to attract science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers to work in disadvantaged areas.
What steps he is taking to ensure that students have access to high-quality vocational alternatives to A-levels.
Whether he is taking steps to tackle educational underachievement of black children.
What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the potential merits of providing additional support for school pupils and higher education students in...
If he will take steps to encourage the take up of EBacc subjects and modern foreign languages at GCSE level.
What steps his Department is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of teachers.
What steps his Department is taking to facilitate collaboration between colleges and employers.
What steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of speech in universities.
Whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure greater access in education to training in computer numerical control operation.
What plans he has to help support schools with rising costs.
What recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of inflation on (a) school budgets and (b) the cost to parents associated with school.
What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Order. I now invite remaining Members to swear the Oath or make the solemn Affirmation to His Majesty. We will suspend at about 3.45 pm before resuming our substantive business at approximately...
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to make a statement on the future of Great British Railways.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the imminent closure of Doncaster Sheffield airport.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell) said that the Mayor of South Yorkshire had shut the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher)...
Before I call the Home Secretary to make this statement, I remind hon. Members that they should not refer to any specific cases currently before the courts and that they should exercise caution...
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. For clarity—it is important for us to have the right timings—the shorter version of the agenda for today refers to a Westminster Hall debate...
[Relevant Documents: Written evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2022-23 Out of Turn Estimate Memorandum...
Presentation and First Reading, and remaining stages Andrew Griffith accordingly presented a Bill to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2023; to authorise the issue...
Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Motion for Resolution ‘Stamp duty land tax (reduction)’ and to proceedings on any Bill brought in upon the...
(1)(a) Proceedings on the Motion for Resolution ‘Stamp duty land tax (reduction)’, proceedings on presentation and first reading of any Bill brought in upon the Resolution,...
(2) When the proceedings on the Motion for the Resolution have been concluded and the Bill has been read the first time and ordered to be printed, the Order for the Second Reading of the Bill...
(9) Provision may be made for the taking and bringing to a conclusion of any other proceedings on the Bill.
(10) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to any proceedings to which this Order applies. (11) Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any...
I inform the House that I have selected amendment (a) in the name of Tim Farron.
Richard Fuller accordingly presented a Bill to reduce the amount of stamp duty land tax chargeable on the acquisition of residential property. Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time...
Second Reading
With the leave of the House, we shall take motions 6 to 11 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 18 July, be approved.
That the draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 15 July, be approved.
That the draft Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 21 June, be approved.
That the draft Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 4 July, be approved.
That the draft Exclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Unenforceability and Redress) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 6 July, be approved.
That the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Alterations to the Search Powers Code for England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2022, which was laid before this House on 18 July, be approved.—(Rebecca...
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
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