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Commons Chamber
Education: Return in January - Wed 30 Dec 2020
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Gavin Williamson (CON - South Staffordshire) and assist in the roll-out of a mass testing regime in all secondary schools. - Speech Link
2: Karin Smyth (LAB - Bristol South) parent and as a legislator, I have no confidence in what he has just said. - Speech Link
3: Nigel Mills (CON - Amber Valley) Given that Amber Valley as a local authority area has some of the higher levels of cases in the country - Speech Link
4: Esther McVey (CON - Tatton) Those who are due to sit their A-levels and GCSEs in 2021 have suffered, and continue to suffer, far - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Exams and Accountability in 2021 - Tue 08 Dec 2020
Department for International Trade

Mentions:
1: None We support Ofqual’s decision that, in awarding next year’s GCSEs, AS and A-levels, grading will be as - Speech Link
2: None their GCSEs and A-levels. - Speech Link
3: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (LAB - Life peer) announced on GCSEs and A-levels do not go far enough and leave a number of issues to be resolved.The - Speech Link
4: Baroness Berridge (CON - Life peer) relation to GCSEs and A-levels, Ofqual specifically looked at whether we could adopt any kind of regional - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Covid-19: Impact on Schools and Exams - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Jonathan Gullis (CON - Stoke-on-Trent North) I come to the final petitioner, Alex, who has called for the cancellation of all GCSEs and A-levels in - Speech Link
2: Mark Pawsey (CON - Rugby) GCSEs and A-levels next summer. - Speech Link
3: Gillian Keegan (CON - Chichester) and Alex’s petition to cancel GCSEs. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 23 Nov 2020
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Simon Baynes (CON - Clwyd South) (b) A-level exams can take place in 2021. - Speech Link
2: Gordon Henderson (CON - Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (b) A-level exams can take place in 2021. - Speech Link
3: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) GCSEs and A-levels are two-year courses. - Speech Link
4: Nick Gibb (CON - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) We have delayed this summer’s exams—GCSEs and A-levels—by three weeks to free up teaching time. - Speech Link
5: Ruth Cadbury (LAB - Brentford and Isleworth) even the delayed GCSEs and A-levels next summer, and they are still waiting. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Education (Exemption from School and Further Education Institutions Inspections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 - Thu 29 Oct 2020
Department for International Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Durham (Bishops - Bishops) the pandemic period.As we all know, these are exceptional times and there are extraordinary levels of - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) assessment systems for GCSEs and A-levels next year in the difficult circumstances that we will clearly - Speech Link
3: Lord Watson of Invergowrie (LAB - Life peer) will recommence in January 2021. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Berridge (CON - Life peer) We will not cancel the standard assessment tests.I shall answer the noble Lord, Lord Jones. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Black History Month - Tue 20 Oct 2020
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Beth Winter (LAB - Cynon Valley) Asian and minority ethnic communities, who also suffer higher levels of deprivation. - Speech Link
2: Taiwo Owatemi (LAB - Coventry North West) Our status as UK City of Culture 2021 has galvanised us to celebrate black history in Coventry, and I - Speech Link
3: Ruth Cadbury (LAB - Brentford and Isleworth) community leader.Ciya was doing her A-levels. - Speech Link
4: Duncan Baker (CON - North Norfolk) , tolerant, welcoming and diverse countries in the western world, with some of the lowest levels of hate - Speech Link
5: Richard Graham (CON - Gloucester) Friend is making a good case about not allowing cancel culture to infuse our society. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Exams: Covid-19 - Mon 12 Oct 2020
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Tonia Antoniazzi (LAB - Gower) call to debate the petition and put into action a plan to reduce the content of GCSEs and A-levels so - Speech Link
2: Huw Merriman (CON - Bexhill and Battle) and A-levels without sitting exams. - Speech Link
3: Nick Gibb (CON - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) is important, and while the Government were clear that the content of GCSEs and A-levels will not be - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Coronavirus Act 2020: Temporary Provisions - Mon 28 Sep 2020
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Earl of Erroll (CB - Excepted Hereditary) People are losing money as they have to cancel with no compensation. - Speech Link
2: Lord Patel (CB - Life peer) The areas of concern highlighted in the letter were: to reduce levels of infection by October; to make - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) The Government need to publish a plan for elections to go ahead safely in 2021. - Speech Link
4: Lord Bethell (CON - Excepted Hereditary) They have been moved to 6 May 2021 and I would just reflect on the great efforts made by the parliamentary - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Awarding of Qualifications: Role of Ministers - Wed 09 Sep 2020
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LDEM - Westmorland and Lonsdale) As a dad of two kids, one of whom went through GCSEs and one of whom went through A-levels this year, - Speech Link
2: Gavin Williamson (CON - South Staffordshire) have now received, for GCSEs, AS-levels and A-levels as well as for vocational and technical qualifications - Speech Link
3: Gavin Williamson (CON - South Staffordshire) of April, Ofqual published a policy document on awarding grades for GCSEs and A and AS-levels, which - Speech Link
4: Andy Carter (CON - Warrington South) , in particular, the challenge presented to students due to take their GCSEs, A-levels and BTECs who - Speech Link
5: Margaret Greenwood (LAB - Wirral West) Government’s handling of GCSEs, A-levels and NVQs this year. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 07 Sep 2020
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Robert Halfon (CON - Harlow) autumn resit will be awarded, and urge universities to honour their offers for a September 2021 start - Speech Link
2: Gillian Keegan (CON - Chichester) We are also investing £2.5 billion, which will be available in April 2021. - Speech Link
3: Gavin Williamson (CON - South Staffordshire) both GCSEs and A-levels. - Speech Link
4: Nick Gibb (CON - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) That is one of the reasons why we put on an autumn series of exams in all subjects across GCSEs, A-levels - Speech Link