Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Excerpts
Monday 21st October 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Johnny Mercer Portrait Johnny Mercer
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I am very keen that the service pupil premium is used in the way that it has been designed for—pastoral care and things like that—and if the hon. Lady has evidence that that is not taking place, I invite her to write to me and we can look into it.

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Ind)
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When the Minister next comes to visit the Royal Military College in Shrivenham in my constituency, will he pop into Watchfield primary school, where he will see a brilliant primary school that educates children from all over the world—the children of those of many nationalities who study at the military defence college—and when he gets back will he ask the Secretary State why the Ministry of Defence gives no financial help to this primary school for the language teaching it has to do for those children?

Johnny Mercer Portrait Johnny Mercer
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I pay tribute to the school in question, which does a great job of looking after the children of those who come and serve at Shrivenham, and I am more than happy to look into the case my right hon. Friend raises.