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Westminster Hall
Educational Attainment of Boys - Tue 05 Mar 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Nick Fletcher (Con - Don Valley) what they are being taught.Thirdly, there need to be tactical interventions, especially on literacy, oracy - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Arts - Thu 01 Feb 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Rebuck (Lab - Life peer) With the arts declining by 40% at GCSE and no government plan to improve literacy, oracy, creativity - Speech Link
2: Viscount Chandos (Lab - Life peer) My right honourable friend Sir Keir Starmer’s commitment to the Labour Party promoting oracy through - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Children Not in School: National Register and Support - Tue 23 Jan 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) things I did on becoming a Member of Parliament was to set up the all-party parliamentary group on oracy - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Life Skills and Citizenship - Thu 07 Sep 2023
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Garden of Frognal (LDEM - Life peer) Oracy is often overlooked in the curriculum, but being able to express oneself plays a key part in success - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Creative Industries (Communications and Digital Committee Report) - Fri 07 Jul 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Rebuck (LAB - Life peer) I would add oracy to that list, as suggested yesterday by Keir Starmer, having seen the positive effects - Speech Link
2: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (CON - Life peer) I learned a new word: oracy. - Speech Link
3: Lord Young of Norwood Green (LAB - Life peer) my vocabulary is as good as most people’s, but I had to check the dictionary when I heard the word “oracy - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Online Safety Bill
Report stage: Part 3 - Thu 06 Jul 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I complimented Keir Starmer on his speech on the importance of oracy and encouraging young people to - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist Workforce - Wed 22 Mar 2023
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Geraint Davies (LAB - Swansea West) other specific learning difficulties, on eye health and visual impairment, on muscular dystrophy, on oracy - Speech Link
2: Sally-Ann Hart (CON - Hastings and Rye) They are behind with oracy and communication skills, and that impacts on their ability to access learning - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Fair Taxation of Schools and Education Standards Committee - Wed 11 Jan 2023
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Emma Hardy (LAB - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) I would hope that that was a priority for whichever party was in government.I want to mention oracy: - Speech Link
2: Margaret Greenwood (LAB - Wirral West) Friend’s time, but she is making an excellent point: oracy is really important. - Speech Link
3: Emma Hardy (LAB - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) Oracy helps students to get along with others. - Speech Link
4: Stephen Morgan (LAB - Portsmouth South) views that they have expressed today, and I thank her for her consistent work on raising issues around oracy - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Young People: Skills (Youth Unemployment Committee Report) - Wed 23 Nov 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Lord Shipley (LDEM - Life peer) less important than other subjects in the Government’s EBacc measure, while essential skills such as oracy - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Education: Philosophy - Tue 01 Nov 2022
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (CON - Life peer) The evidence on the value of oracy beyond simply public speaking is all important and very clear, and - Speech Link