Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jan 2015
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"5. What progress his Department has made on creating a low-carbon economy...."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jan 2015
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"Although I welcome the Government’s commitment to green energy and a low-carbon economy, surely there must be a better way of achieving that than hydraulically fracturing for fossil fuel such as shale gas, which causes huge environmental disbenefits...."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 22nd December 2014
Asked by:
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received on funding for rural schools; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by David Laws
Since June 2014, Ministers in the Department for Education have received 5 letters and have had one meeting with an MP on the subject of funding for rural schools.The Government recognises the importance of rural schools, many of which are small schools, and the need to maintain access to a local school in rural areas. The Department has enabled local authorities and Schools Forums to support small rural schools by allowing funding to be allocated via a ‘sparsity factor’. Sparsity funding is additional funding given to small schools serving pupils who would have to travel a long distance to any alternative school.
In addition, the Department has recently made an additional £390 million available to the least fairly funded local authorities through the introduction of minimum funding levels. Many local authorities with small rural schools have benefited from this policy, and will see increases in their per-pupil funding.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2014
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"Will my right hon. Friend join me in impressing on local schools the importance of work experience? Will she also congratulate the York, North Yorkshire & East Riding local enterprise partnership on the work it is doing in placing people on work experience and giving careers guidance, together with local …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Nov 2014
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"I hate to break up the “bromance” but 28% of farms and rural businesses across Thirsk, Malton and Filey will not have any fast-speed broadband, not even 2 megabits, by 2016, yet the Government are making us all go digital by default. What measures will the Minister take to allow …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Jun 2014
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"Employers are trying to steer a course between being flexible and skirting around their legal obligations, but there is concern about the zero-hours contracts for care workers, on whom we are becoming increasingly dependent. Will the Secretary of State’s Department take a careful look at that industry with a view …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Jun 2014
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"The Business Secretary gave us the welcome news that the local growth fund will come on stream next year. Infrastructure is the key to allowing local businesses to develop. Will there be enough money in the local growth fund to improve and upgrade the A64 along its whole route from …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 19th June 2014
Asked by:
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on funding sixth forms in rural schools.
Answered by David Laws
The Department for Education has received three letters recently on funding sixth forms in rural schools. We recognise the importance of rural schools, many of which are small schools, and the need to maintain access to a local school in rural areas. Often these schools are at the heart of their community.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2014
Points of Order
"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I rise to seek your advice. The House is obviously privileged to be the subject of a documentary, which is being filmed at present, but I am sure no one would wish to breach the integrity of a ballot that is currently taking …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jun 2014
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"North Yorkshire is a very sparsely populated rural county, and is one of the 40 least well funded. Is my right hon. Friend aware of the problem of funding small schools in rural areas of that kind—which includes the problem of sixth-form funds—and will he address it?..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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