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Written Question
Hearing Impairment: Teachers
Thursday 9th February 2023

Asked by: Chloe Smith (Conservative - Norwich North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the numbers of Teachers of the Deaf.

Answered by Claire Coutinho - Shadow Minister (Equalities)

I refer the hon. Member for Norwich North to the answer I gave on 3 February 2022 to Question 136794. .

Written Question
Students: Loans
Monday 6th February 2023

Asked by: Chloe Smith (Conservative - Norwich North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Lifelong loan entitlement, published on 24 February 2022.

Answered by Robert Halfon

On 6 May 2022, the department concluded it’s consultation on the Lifelong Loan Entitlement, as part of the planned pathway to delivery from 2025. This consultation and other ongoing sector engagement is a critical part of delivering a transformation of student finance. We are carefully considering the contributions and will publish our response in due course.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Sep 2016
Schools that work for Everyone

"I have no ideological hang-up about letting the brightest children do well, but it is crucial to let the poorest come through to do so. I welcome this as the beginning of a debate and as one method by which we can increase the diversity of the school system. I …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jul 2016
Early Years Development and School-Readiness

"I wanted to take part in this debate because I strongly endorse the four points with which my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (James Berry) began: the workforce, speech and language therapy, special educational needs and disability—SEND—and what the most disadvantaged need most. He was absolutely right …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 12 Jul 2016
Early Years Development and School-Readiness

"An extremely brief factual question: will the Minister give us the results of his consultation and the funding formula he referred to before the summer recess, or should we await that a little later on?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 May 2016
Education, Skills and Training

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for City of Durham (Dr Blackman-Woods).

I went into politics because I was that bored 16-year-old growing up in rural Norfolk, frustrated by the lack of opportunities and keen to do my bit to make things better. I had loving and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 May 2016
“Educational Excellence Everywhere”: Academies

"Thank you, Mr Speaker. [Laughter.] I am delighted to be picked from among the serried ranks of excellent Back Benchers. Evidence such as the social mobility index sadly shows that my constituency has some of the poorest opportunities for the poorest children. May I urge the Secretary of State to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2016
Apprenticeships

"The Prime Minister came to my constituency last August to launch the consultation on the apprenticeship levy. I would like to support the Minister in looking to increase quality by asking employers to make their own choices through the Digital Apprenticeship Service. Will he update us on progress towards making …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister is right to talk about incentivising providers to come forward, and this is a big opportunity, but may I urge him to take into account the needs of different types of provider—childminders, as well as nurseries and all the other types of setting—all of which should be able …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2016
Childcare Bill [Lords]

"I welcome the announcement of the funding increase, which is very important as a reassuring message to many providers who sometimes have concerns about what it costs to provide these places. May I urge the Minister to press local authorities to pass as much of this money as possible on …..."
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