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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

John Howell Excerpts
Monday 4th July 2016

(8 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Mr Gibb
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This seems like an upside-down House: the Labour Front Benchers are on the Back Benches, and its Back Benchers are on the Front Bench. We intend to increase academy engagement with parents by creating an expectation that every academy will put in place arrangements for meaningful engagement with parents and for listening to their views and feedback.

John Howell Portrait John Howell (Henley) (Con)
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23. Will the Minister use this occasion to reassure parents of pupils at the Europa School in my constituency that they will still be able to play a part in the running of their school?

Nick Gibb Portrait Mr Gibb
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Yes, I am very happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. Of course they will. The Europa School provides an excellent education. Since it became a free school in 2012, it has been rated good by Ofsted, and it continues to provide a very high-quality education.