Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Schools White Paper
"One of the most morale-destroying assignments that I have had in this House has been to read this White Paper. It is riddled with jargon, with ungrammatical structures and with split infinitives. For this to come from the Department for Education is particularly unacceptable. I come from a family of …..."Gerald Kaufman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Schools White Paper
"That is a valid point.
Wright Robinson College was rebuilt under the Labour Government at a cost of £47 million and is a model structure. I quote from a letter that I received from the headteacher last month:
“On the evening of Tuesday 2 March 2016, I attended a meeting …..."Gerald Kaufman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Schools White Paper
"Of course...."Gerald Kaufman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Apr 2016
Schools White Paper
"My hon. Friend is right about that. The fact is that, certainly in my constituency, where I am heavily involved with the schools, it is not a matter of the Government providing a choice for the parents; it is the Government taking away the choice of parents and putting it …..."Gerald Kaufman - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 14th March 2016
Asked by:
Gerald Kaufman (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she intends to answer the letter dated 18 January 2016 from the Right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs M. Duran.
Answered by Nick Gibb
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, replied to the Rt Hon Member on 1 February 2016. I have arranged for a copy of the letter to be re-sent to his office.
Written Question
Thursday 19th March 2015
Asked by:
Gerald Kaufman (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 3 February 2015 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr T Cook.
Answered by David Laws
I replied to the Rt Hon Member for Manchester, Gorton on 19 February. I have arranged for a copy to be resent to the Rt Hon Member’s office.
Written Question
Tuesday 13th May 2014
Asked by:
Gerald Kaufman (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24 March 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Sherratt.
Answered by Edward Timpson
My Rt. hon friend, the Secretary of State for Education, replied to the Rt. hon Gentleman's letter on 2 May 2014.
Written Question
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Tuesday 6th May 2014
Asked by:
Gerald Kaufman (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 24 March 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr M Barnes.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
My Rt. hon Friend, the Secretary of State, replied to the Rt. hon Gentleman's letter on 25 April 2014.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2011
Sure Start Children’s Centres
"A year ago during the general election campaign, a woman in my constituency asked me what Labour had done for Gorton. We were standing outside the St James Sure Start centre on Stelling street, where she was waiting to collect her child. That lady, like many constituents of mine, will …..."Gerald Kaufman - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Apr 2011
Sure Start Children’s Centres
"The hon. Gentleman reads out some brief that has been thrust into his hands and talks about Manchester. I can tell him that he knows nothing whatever about life in Manchester and nothing whatever about the lives of my constituents, a huge proportion of whom have already lived in deprivation …..."Gerald Kaufman - View Speech
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