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Lords Chamber
Love Matters (Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households Report) - Fri 08 Dec 2023
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bshp - Bishops) Data published by the Ministry of Justice shows that 57% of adult prisoners have literacy levels below - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Latin America - Thu 07 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hooper (Con - Life peer) My Lords, recent developments in the 20 countries of Latin America have drawn more media attention to - Speech Link
2: Lord Brennan (Non-affiliated - Life peer) They are educated people, with a high literacy rate in most countries. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Sentencing Bill - Wed 06 Dec 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Alex Chalk (Con - Cheltenham) If we want to rehabilitate people, we will not be able to do so unless we address the issue of literacy - Speech Link
2: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham, Ladywood) exclusions in this Bill, and I am sure we will return to that debate in Committee.We only have to look at media - Speech Link
3: Robert Neill (Con - Bromley and Chislehurst) information, they are not simplistic in their views in the way that some politicians and some of the media - Speech Link
4: Lia Nici (Con - Great Grimsby) Instead of sending people to go and improve their literacy, we should get them to work off their crime - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 30 Nov 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) Or maybe it is really all about clickbait and social media reach, and she does not care at all. - Speech Link
2: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Lady think is responsible for plummeting international rankings in maths, literacy and science? - Speech Link
3: Miriam Cates (Con - Penistone and Stocksbridge) As has been well publicised in the national media, a number of other teams in that local women’s league - Speech Link
4: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) When I was Minister for Women and Equalities, I raised it with the Department for Culture, Media and - Speech Link
5: Martin Vickers (Con - Cleethorpes) Would it be appropriate, notwithstanding the fact that the Media Bill is currently in Committee, to have - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Early Years Education - Thu 30 Nov 2023
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Kidron (XB - Life peer) whether it could harness the trend of increasing screentime to narrow the gap in language, maths and literacy - Speech Link
2: Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab - Life peer) children in their early years and children early on in school, all these important factors come together—media - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Report stage - Wed 29 Nov 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Rosie Winterton (Lab - Doncaster Central) Workers should be supported to build the information, literacy and skills neededto fulfil their capabilities - Speech Link
2: John Whittingdale (Con - Maldon) after tragic events where a child has taken their own life, by removing obstacles to accessing social media - Speech Link
3: David Davis (Con - Haltemprice and Howden) Some people lack the technological literacy or simply the hardware to get online and make the most of - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Autumn Statement 2023 - Wed 29 Nov 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Lord O'Neill of Gatley (XB - Life peer) so-called supply-side measures.Indeed, the Chancellor made a point in his speech, and his follow-up media—as - Speech Link
2: Lord Londesborough (XB - Excepted Hereditary) We now have 9 million adults in England who have low basic literacy and numeracy skills. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Autumn Statement Resolutions - Mon 27 Nov 2023
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Matt Warman (Con - Boston and Skegness) All these projects rely on greater digital literacy among the population, and they rely on the Treasury - Speech Link
2: Lyn Brown (Lab - West Ham) Gangs are using fake job ads to target children on the social media sites they use, clearly aimed at - Speech Link
3: Steve McCabe (Lab - Birmingham, Selly Oak) held her business together during the pandemic by sheer hard work and creative advertising on social media—does - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 23 Nov 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Lucy Powell (LAB - Manchester Central) Much of it takes hold on social media platforms. - Speech Link
2: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Library, strengthening its ties with Government Departments—particularly the Department for Culture, Media - Speech Link
3: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) fewer teachers, maths scores declining in every PISA survey, science at a record low and plummeting literacy - Speech Link
4: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) The next Department for Culture, Media and Sport questions are not until the new year, so I will make - Speech Link
5: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) I will certainly ensure that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has heard his suggestion - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Educational Technology - Thu 23 Nov 2023
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Con - Life peer) If that is not regulated, it does not happen—we have seen that time and again in social media. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) We must ensure that all young people are equipped with both literacy and numeracy skills as well as analytical - Speech Link
3: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) I remind the Committee that our focus on numeracy and literacy and a knowledge-rich curriculum has helped - Speech Link