Speeches by McKinnell.

“I think that is a really important question because clearly your outfit should not be the barrier that holds you back from participating in sport. You are right to identify that that can be the challenge. I just want to add to the previous point as well that we have resources from Oak, the online resources that are mad…”

“That is a good question. Going back to the issue of swimming, it really does pick up on some of the challenges that Tom outlined in terms of the demographics and the accessibility to sport. Some of the headline education figures indicate that 70% of children in year 7 report they can swim 25 metres, but when you break …”

“Would you mind if I just very quickly said thank you for having me here? It is great to have the opportunity to talk about PE, sport and enrichment, and it is obviously a big part of what we want to achieve in terms of unlocking opportunities for children and young people. It is good to recognise the cross-Government w…”

“You have identified what the real opportunity is that we have here to make sure that we take all those fantastic examples. We can all think of them in our local area as well, in my local schools, and the children who benefit from them. It is to make sure that that is not dependent on some of the challenges in girls' an…”

“Do you want to come in there?”

“When we have worked out and will announce our new partnership approach, the intention is that we maximise all the community assets that we have available. By taking a co-ordinated, cross-departmental approach—because some of it, yes, is related to the Department for Education. Some is related to MHCLG, communities and …”

“If you are talking about the partnership model that we are working on, as a Department, we are very keen to develop school sport partnerships and we will be taking a leading role in that, but it is very much a cross-Government approach. I think that is the difference from what we have seen before.”

“Oh. Some of the funding went to Active Partnerships, which then co-ordinated the approach in the local area. Some went directly to schools. What we want is a sustainable model that makes sure we are maximising all these assets that we have in our communities.”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) for securing this incredibly important debate on further education colleges. Their importance and the passion for them have been clearly demonstrated by the number of interventions that she has skilfully taken, while also allowing for the contribution from my h…”

“I am really sorry, but I do not think I will have time if I am to respond to all the issues that have been raised; I do not think I will manage even that. We are offering targeted retention incentive payments to FE teachers, particularly in key science, technology, engineering and mathematics and technical shortage sub…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) on securing this debate about an incredibly important subject. He, like many others here today, has a real interest in supporting families in his constituency to navigate the complex and challenging special educational needs and disabilities system. I kno…”

“I will, but I am conscious of time and want to respond to all the issues raised.”

“Yes, we absolutely recognise that the current system is really difficult for parents, carers and young people to navigate, and it is not delivering the outcomes we want to see. While we will set out the longer-term approach to reform in the schools White Paper in the autumn, we are clear that the changes we make must i…”

“The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. What we want is a system in which local partners work in partnership. Currently, that is inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. I will come to the particular examples in Kent and the south-east that hon. Members have raised. We want to support and challenge local au…”

“Okay, Sir Edward. I take the points about the specialist teaching workforce, and how we need to invest in that. Finally, on increasing the capacity in the system, we have already allocated £740 million to capital funding for high-needs capital allocations. Kent county council has been given £24 million as part of that …”

“I add my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) on securing this very thoughtful and important debate. He made a powerful opening speech. I add my welcome to Cian and Alex, who are on work experience here in Parliament, supporting my hon. Friend. He touches on a really pressing…”

“I recognise the challenge that the hon. Member and others have set out. We are looking at the national funding formula. Obviously, this cannot happen as fast as one might want, because it is important to maintain stability in the system, and changes from year to year can create challenges for local authorities and scho…”

“Congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Dagenham and Rainham (Margaret Mullane) on securing this debate on an incredibly important subject. I know that she and other hon. Members in the Chamber have an interest in supporting families in their constituencies in navigating the special educational needs system; h…”

“I know the hon. Gentleman cares passionately about this issue, and he is clearly keen to see the expansion of provision. As he knows, we are investing in the capital estate in the round, and supporting mainstream schools to expand. We have already given local authorities the funding, and we hope that they are working w…”

“As my hon. Friend will know, I am a big fan of Newcastles. It would be nice to come and see the other one, as I have never been; I would love to accept his invitation if there is an opportunity. High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s outcomes. That is why, as part o…”