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Debate between Bridget Phillipson and Sarah Teather
Monday 11th October 2010

(14 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sarah Teather Portrait Sarah Teather
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The statement of needs is supposed to be reviewed annually, so it is a matter of concern if that is not happening and it has taken 10 years for such a review to take place. However, I should also say that too often a statement of needs is a static document that ends up in a drawer, rather than a dynamic document used as a basis for discussion and focusing on outcomes. Again, I hope that the Green Paper will begin to examine this issue.

Bridget Phillipson Portrait Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)
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6. What assessment he has made of the effects on children from the most deprived backgrounds of the changes to the Building Schools for the Future programme.