Speeches by Voaden.

“Moving on to the national curriculum, what impacts do you expect the provisions in the Bill requiring academies to teach the national curriculum to have?”

“Thank you. My supplementary question is, what impact do you think there will be on schools’ ability to plug staffing gaps or bring in experience from other professions? You have touched a little bit on that, but does any of you have anything extra that you would like to say on whether academies should be restricted to …”

“Headteachers in my constituency of South Devon have expressed some disappointment today at the reform in the Ofsted regime; they said it offered the opportunity for fundamental reform but they do not see that. For example, there are no details on how inclusion will be measured, which we know is absolutely crucial for a…”

“I apologise, Sir Jeremy. The Government are saying that they want to increase trade with the European Union. Could the Minister comment on how helpful he thinks it is when suggestions are put forward by the European Union? Last week, for example, we had a suggestion of a pan-European Mediterranean customs agreement, wh…”

“The Government talk a lot about growth being crucial for restoring the public finances. Does my hon. Friend agree that sectors such as hospitality—it is important in my constituency of South Devon—are struggling from lack of staff? If we could restore a youth movement deal, we would have lots of enthusiastic European y…”

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“Since the election, I have seen and heard lots of evidence of more conversations happening between the UK and the EU than did over the previous few years, so I accept what you are saying about a rapprochement and a more positive engagement. You say that the Government are keen to increase trade—”

“Children and young people with SEND experience disproportionately high rates of school exclusions. In your view, what are the key factors contributing to this issue and what measures do you think schools and teachers can implement to effectively reduce exclusion rates and better support children with SEND so that they …”

“No, we are short of time, it is fine. We will move on.”

“Children and young people with SEND experience disproportionately high rates of school exclusions. In your view, what are the key factors contributing to this issue and what measures do you think schools and teachers can implement to effectively reduce exclusion rates and better support children with SEND so that they …”

“Given the current shortages in specialist teachers and special teachers and SENCOs, what measures can the Department for Education or individual schools implement to attract more specialist teachers or support and upskill existing staff, and how can the school system enhance support for SENCOs to help them effectively …”

“I have had conversations with teaching assistants who want more skills around speech and language, for example, and finding the resources to upskill them seems to be very difficult. Online resources for them to tap into would be—”

“I would like to look at the professionals in schools now. Given the current shortages in relevant healthcare professions, do you think it is possible to upskill other staff in education settings to provide more basic interventions in these areas? The second part of the question is: what steps do you think could be take…”

“No, we are short of time, it is fine. We will move on.”

“Given the current shortages in specialist teachers and special teachers and SENCOs, what measures can the Department for Education or individual schools implement to attract more specialist teachers or support and upskill existing staff, and how can the school system enhance support for SENCOs to help them effectively …”

“I have had conversations with teaching assistants who want more skills around speech and language, for example, and finding the resources to upskill them seems to be very difficult. Online resources for them to tap into would be—”

“I would like to look at the professionals in schools now. Given the current shortages in relevant healthcare professions, do you think it is possible to upskill other staff in education settings to provide more basic interventions in these areas? The second part of the question is: what steps do you think could be take…”

“The horrendous events in Southport show that people who do not fit the profile of Islamist or far-right extremism can still present serious risk. Does the Minister agree that there is a real danger in the promotion of misogyny and opposition to feminism online and that to combat the scourge of violence against women an…”

“Given the hugely contradictory evidence on whether expanding airport capacity will boost GDP growth, will the Minister explain how the Government can justify prioritising airport expansion over much-needed substantial investment in green travel and public transport, which would benefit the economy in the long term and …”

“In Devon, only 4.9% of EHCPs are received within 20 weeks. Conservative-run Devon county council has been utterly failing our children for the past 10 years. Will the Minister meet me to discuss what more we can do to support the council and turn things around for families, like that of my constituent James, who has ha…”