Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Justin Tomlinson Excerpts
Monday 24th June 2013

(11 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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It is a new departure for Members on the Treasury Bench to subcontract ministerial visits to their parents. Who knows what else is in store?

Justin Tomlinson Portrait Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con)
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5. What consideration he has given to including life-saving skills in the physical education curriculum.

Elizabeth Truss Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Elizabeth Truss)
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Our proposals for the new national curriculum were published for consultation earlier this year. They are based on the principle that the national curriculum should set out a body of essential knowledge that children should be expected to acquire in key subjects. We are considering the consultation responses, and considering the inclusion of life-saving skills.

Justin Tomlinson Portrait Justin Tomlinson
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I am conscious that we do not wish to be too prescriptive, but just two hours of training could enable help to be provided to those suffering the 60,000 cardiac arrests that take place outside hospital each year and give a real, tangible skill to those who wish to go into the sports and leisure industry.