"On behalf of my party, may I send our condolences to the Prime Minister on the death of his father?
I want to ask the Secretary of State a very simple question. Does she think it is acceptable for young girls to be required to wear a hijab to school …..." Laura Trott - View Speech
"I am delighted by that answer. Thank you. This is not a hypothetical situation. A school in Barnet that has recently become state funded says that it is compulsory for girls as young as seven to cover their heads as part of the uniform. Given the Secretary of State’s very …..." Laura Trott - View Speech
"Let me begin by welcoming the new Secretary of State to her place.
Just yesterday, new statistics from the programme for international student assessment showed that English pupils are now in the top 10 in the world for reading, for maths and for science. That is a huge achievement, and …..." Laura Trott - View Speech
"It is what happened. Instead of raising aspirations, the system lowered expectations.
The danger in what the Government are proposing is obvious. History will repeat itself. Highly academic schools will continue to push their pupils towards academic qualifications while schools serving more disadvantaged communities will come under pressure to steer …..." Laura Trott - View Speech
The Secretary of State says that she is proud of the action that the Government are taking on pay. May I suggest that one of the reasons teachers are angry is that they still do not know their pay? When the Conservatives had …..." Laura Trott - View Speech
"The resignation of the Prime Minister this morning was a damning indictment of the record of this Government over the last two years. Part of the Prime Minister’s legacy will be teacher morale at an all-time low. New data from the National Education Union today shows that 72% of teachers …..." Laura Trott - View Speech
"I would be incredibly concerned if that were the case. Would the Minister like to intervene and indicate whether any PPS sitting behind her was doing that? [Interruption.] She says no. Well, that is good to know. It would be incredibly concerning if that were the case...." Laura Trott - View Speech
"My right hon. Friend is always correct to be worried, but he will know that in Lord Nash’s amendment a 12-month delay was written in. I think it is reasonable to give the Government some time to bring the measure forward. As I said, the delay is not as short …..." Laura Trott - View Speech
"On Friday, after Labour MPs had repeatedly blocked a social media ban for under-16s, we had a new proposal from the Government. It was not a serious response to the issue we are facing. It gave the Government three years to take unspecified action on social media, which was nowhere …..." Laura Trott - View Speech