Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kevin Foster and Nadhim Zahawi

Monday 19th March 2018 Commons Chamber

[Nadhim Zahawi]

We are currently in negotiations with the Communication Trust. We are looking at whole-workforce training to ensure that we deliver better quality outcomes for children with speech and other disabilities.

[Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con)]

I welcome the news of the £26 million investment in breakfast clubs. How will my right hon. Friend ensure that the most disadvantaged children benefit from that, particularly in coastal communities?

School Holidays (Meals and Activities) Bill

Debate between Kevin Foster and Nadhim Zahawi

2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 19th January 2018 Commons Chamber

[Nadhim Zahawi]

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for dealing with this issue through an evidence-led strategy. He agrees with the Government that we need to conduct the research and the pilots in order to understand what is happening.

[Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con)]

I can give some evidence of Conservative support for this work. How will the pilots be selected? Will it be done on a local authority basis?

[Nadhim Zahawi]

It is early days. We are currently considering how we will conduct the research, and when we have conducted that research we will, hopefully, be able to tell the House how we will conduct the pilots.