Gillian Keegan
Conservative - Chichester
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(since February 2020)22 Former APPG memberships
Apprenticeships, Art, Craft and Design in Education, Corporate Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Football Club, Internet, Communications and Technology, Leasehold and Commonhold Reform, Management, Motor, Polo, Radiotherapy, River Thames, Rural Health and Social Care, School Food, Sex Equality, Social Care, United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development, Vaccinations for All, Women and Enterprise, Women and Work, Youth Affairs, Youth Employment14:30
Oral questions - Main Chamber
21 Jun 2021, 2:30 p.m.
Education (including Topical Questions)
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voted No - in line with the party majority
One of 357 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 358
I have had many representations from MPs in the hon. Gentleman’s area, not least my hon. Friend the Member for …
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 15 January …
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Name of donor: Chichester Yacht Club
Address of donor: Chichester Marina, Birdham, Chichester PO20 7EJ
Amount of donation, or nature …
That this House commemorates the life and work of Professor Martin Gore CBE who tragically passed away suddenly; notes that …
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will …
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Debates during the 2019 Parliament
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Chichester Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 103,248 signatures (0.17%)
of 103,335 signatures (0.10%)
of 103,248 signatures (0.17%)
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of 105,817 signatures (0.09%)
of 17,000 signatures (0.09%)
of 89,534 signatures (0.01%)
Petition Closed
Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas
Gov Responded - 1 Dec 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsclosed 1 month, 1 week ago
Schools should move to online learning from 9 December so that all students and school staff have a chance to isolate for two weeks and then can safely meet older relatives.
Petition Closed
Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021
Gov Responded - 20 Oct 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsclosed 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Government should cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021 due to the disruption of Covid-19. By the time students go back to normal learning, 6 months will have passed since schools were closed to most pupils. This has already had a huge impact on the studying of so many.
Petition Closed
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsclosed 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Close down schools and colleges due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. We are seeing cases of students and teachers catching the virus since schools have reopened.
Petition Closed
Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat
Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsclosed 5 months, 1 week ago
The threat of covid19 is real. Children can’t be expected to maintain sufficient social distancing to keep this virus from spreading. They are social creatures. Allowing them back to school could cause a new spike in cases. They could bring it back home, even if they are a-symptomatic.
Latest EDMs signed by Gillian Keegan
IN TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR MARTIN GORE CBE
Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)That this House commemorates the life and work of Professor Martin Gore CBE who tragically passed away suddenly; notes that he was a giant amongst UK cancer doctors, a pioneer in developing the field of medical oncology, spearheading many advances in the treatment of melanoma, renal and ovarian cancer; further …
(Most recent: 6 Mar 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Scottish National Party: 10
Conservative: 4
Liberal Democrat: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2017
Tabled by: Nic Dakin (Labour - Scunthorpe)That this House notes that November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month across the UK and that 16 November 2017 is designated World Pancreatic Cancer Day; congratulates all pancreatic cancer charities and their supporters on their activities to raise awareness of the disease during November, including the joint Purple Lights initiative, …
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 14
Labour: 13
Conservative: 6
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Commons initiatives
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Gillian Keegan has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Gillian Keegan has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Gillian Keegan has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
2 Bills co-sponsored by Gillian Keegan
Online News Platforms (Regulation) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Damien Moore (CON)
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
Sponsor - Bim Afolami (CON)
3 Written Questions in the current parliament
(View all written questions)1 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Questions
(View all Gillian Keegan's BEIS questions)We acknowledge the role of offshore wind in achieving the net zero target. We have provided more support for offshore wind than any other country in the world, helping us to reach record levels of renewable electricity generation in 2019. The UK accounts for around one third of world’s offshore wind capacity and has the world’s largest offshore wind market with 9.8GW of installed capacity which is expected to rise to 14GW by 2023 and 19.5GW by 2026.
We know that our European neighbours will also be deploying more offshore wind in shared sea spaces such as the North Sea. This continued pace of deployment drives the need to better understand the cumulative impacts. We are collaboratively working with the sector and wider stakeholders to address strategic deployment issues including cumulative environmental impacts on marine species and habitats.
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
We continue to engage with employers on the working of the apprenticeship levy. We are committed to improving the apprenticeship programme to ensure it continues to deliver the skilled workforce that employers need. We will set out further detail on this in due course.
Minister of State (Education)
Through the first Road Investment Strategy, the Government has invested £17.6 billion in England’s Strategic Road Network since 2015. We intend to make £28.8 billion from the National Roads Fund available for our most strategically important roads over the next five years from 1 April 2020.
In addition, we are providing funding to local highway authorities to support maintenance of their roads, and have pledged £2 billion for the country’s largest ever pothole fixing programme.