Debates between Munira Wilson and Andrea Jenkyns during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between Munira Wilson and Andrea Jenkyns
Monday 24th October 2022

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrea Jenkyns Portrait Andrea Jenkyns
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Topicals—all right. On results day, I visited a local college, and it was amazing—I wish I could bottle that enthusiasm—but my right hon. Friend is right that the key is working with local businesses and industries, which is why the whole programme was designed with them in mind.

Munira Wilson Portrait Munira Wilson (Twickenham) (LD)
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T5. One school leader told me last week that one of his schools is preparing to offer evening meals to children whose families are struggling to put one on the table every evening, yet with nine out of 10 schools predicting a deficit by next September, few can afford to be so generous. The Chancellor of the Exchequer—assuming it is the same person next week—warns of efficiency savings to come, so will the Education Secretary be advising staff cuts, turning off the heating or letting pupils go hungry?

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BTEC Qualifications

Debate between Munira Wilson and Andrea Jenkyns
Monday 18th July 2022

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Andrea Jenkyns Portrait Andrea Jenkyns
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I think he will also find that more people from disadvantaged backgrounds are going into education than ever before.

Munira Wilson Portrait Munira Wilson
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I had a problem with mishearing before and I may have misheard again, but I do not think I have heard the Minister mention the word “choice” once. The central argument made by all sides in this debate is about the reduction of choice. We have heard for many years from Conservative Ministers and different Conservative Governments that choice is fundamental to their philosophy, yet here they seem to be reducing choice, and that will come at the cost of the most disadvantaged. Yes, a few BTECs will remain, but the vast majority of pupils will be forced into A-levels or T-levels or just to go straight into the workplace with very few qualifications. Please will the Minister address that point—how the Government are decimating choice by defunding BTECs in this way?

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