Education
Schools, universities, education policy (NOT student visas)
Accountability Metrics for Education
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 105PMQs 2026-02-25
A free breakfast club will open in my constituency this April. However, Rochdale's growing popularity and population mean it desperately needs a new secondary school for mainstream and SEND children. ...
PMQs 2026-02-25
I asked the Prime Minister if he would cut interest rates on student loans—no answer. For the record, energy bills are still higher than when he came into office. Will the Prime Minister tell us wheth...
PMQs 2026-01-28
Elemore Hall school supports more than 200 of County Durham’s vulnerable young people. With an extra school site and PACC extension, Elemore could offer more opportunities locally, saving costs for al...
PMQs 2026-01-21
I strongly welcome the Government’s decision to consult on introducing a social media ban for under-16s. That is something that the Tories did not do in office and did not even support until last week...
PMQs 2026-01-14
I welcome the Government’s commitment to tackling child poverty and recognising high-quality education as an escape route. However, young people attending Churchill community college have been taught ...
PMQs 2025-10-22
Twelve-year-old Millie Blair from Oundle joins us today in the Gallery along with her mum, Gemma, her sister, Jessica, and her dad, Gordon. On Millie’s 11th birthday, she was diagnosed with a rare bon...
PMQs 2025-10-15
For the past year, I have been campaigning for a new special educational needs and disabilities school to open at the Osprey Quay site on Portland. There are far too few specialist school places for c...
PMQs 2025-07-09
I met headteachers and SEND co-ordinators in my constituency last week who all told me the same thing: the SEND system is broken, with adversarial processes, parents at breaking point, insufficient sp...
PMQs 2025-03-26
In 30 minutes, we will hear the Chancellor’s emergency Budget—even the Home Secretary’s husband calls it an emergency Budget—as she scrambles to fix the mess she made last October. But first, let us t...
PMQs 2025-03-05
On Monday, the Prime Minister talked about creating defence jobs across the country as we rebuild our defence industrial capacity. Will he and the Government bring forward an urgent plan for skills in...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 939Child Exploitation 2026-03-23
I am concerned that a child goes missing every three minutes, often as a warning sign of exploitation. Despite this clear connection, the term 'child criminal exploitation' is not included in the Depa...
Child Exploitation 2026-03-23
I am concerned that a child goes missing every three minutes, often as a warning sign of exploitation. Despite this clear connection, the term 'child criminal exploitation' is not included in the Depa...
Topical Questions 2026-03-17
The consequences of knife crime are always tragic. It devastates communities and too often involves young people. There has been under-investment in the criminal justice system and, in particular, in ...
Children in Poverty 2026-03-11
What steps are being taken to help reduce inequalities experienced by children in poverty? Tackling child poverty is a moral mission. What specific steps are being taken to address this issue?...
Promoting Equality 2026-03-11
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality as part of the Government mission to break down barriers to opportunity....
Promoting Equality 2026-03-11
Poverty and economic inequality scar the education and life chances of children. Is it not right that by lifting the two-child limit, delivering 30 hours of free childcare, rolling out free breakfast ...
Food Banks 2026-03-10
What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the level of use of food banks by families?...
Support for NEET Young People 2026-03-09
MYTIME Young Carers in Dorset works to identify and support young people with caring responsibilities. A survey found that one in three young carers aged 16 to 18 are not in education, employment, or ...
Support for NEET Young People 2026-03-09
The Centre for Social Justice reported 707,000 young people with university degrees are out of work and on benefits. Employers in Mid Buckinghamshire are seeking apprentices instead of graduates. What...
Unemployment 2026-03-09
The Secretary of State will know that the level of young people not in education, employment or training in Harlow has gone down, due to the hard work of Harlow College, working in partnership with lo...