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Chris Stephens

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Monday 23rd May 2022

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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My right hon. Friend raises a very powerful point, and he is quite right: children should be taught how to think, not what to think.

Chris Stephens Portrait Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West) (SNP)
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T8. According to the Child Poverty Action Group, 27% of children in the UK are living in poverty, which equates to eight in a classroom of 30. A classroom with hungry children is not an environment that is conducive to good learning, so what discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Chancellor to plan emergency interventions to tackle such shocking levels of child deprivation and inequality across these islands?

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