Information between 5th April 2025 - 4th June 2025
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16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted Aye and against the House One of 12 Independent Aye votes vs 3 Independent No votes Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 279 |
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16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted No and against the House One of 12 Independent No votes vs 3 Independent Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 288 Noes - 239 |
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21 May 2025 - Business and the Economy - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted Aye and against the House One of 3 Independent Aye votes vs 7 Independent No votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 253 |
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21 May 2025 - Immigration - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted Aye and against the House One of 1 Independent Aye votes vs 8 Independent No votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 267 |
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22 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted No and against the House One of 4 Independent No votes vs 3 Independent Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 124 |
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3 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted No and against the House One of 1 Independent No votes vs 5 Independent Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 101 |
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3 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted No and against the House One of 3 Independent No votes vs 4 Independent Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 184 |
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3 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted No and against the House One of 6 Independent No votes vs 3 Independent Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 317 Noes - 185 |
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3 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Patrick Spencer voted No and against the House One of 4 Independent No votes vs 4 Independent Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 180 |
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Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Asked by: Patrick Spencer (Independent - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) Monday 7th April 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme on attainment for pupils in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich; and what the cost per child is of the programme. Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) Early language skills are vital to enable children to thrive in the early years and later in life, including for all aspects of later attainment in school. That is why in July 2024, this government announced that funded support for the Nuffield Early Learning Intervention (NELI) programme would continue for the 2024/25 academic year.
To date the department has invested over £20 million in the NELI programme, which supports reception aged children needing extra support with their speech and language development.
In randomised control trial evaluations of the programme at scale, when supported by departmental funding, NELI was proven to help children make, on average, an additional four months progress, or seven months for those eligible for free school meals.
The implementation cost of the NELI programme has been rated as ‘very low’ by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), when compared to other programmes that EEF have evaluated. It is estimated since 2020 that 650,000 children have had their language screened nationally from the investment in the NELI programme nationally.
Based on the £20 million investment, the cost to the department works out, on average, to be as little as £31 per child. EEF’s findings in relation to the NELI programme is available at: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-evaluation/promising-programmes/nuffield-early-language-intervention. |
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Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Asked by: Patrick Spencer (Independent - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Partnership and Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme on attainment for pupils in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich; and what the cost is per child of the programme. Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education) Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) is a cross-government programme, backed by £13 million of investment, delivered through collaboration between the Department for Education, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. PINS brings together integrated care boards (ICBs) local authorities and schools, working in partnership with parents and carers to support schools to better meet the needs of neurodivergent children and their families.
The programme which began under the previous government deploys specialists from both health and education workforces to strengthen training for teachers and upskill around 1,600 mainstream primary schools, which equates to approximately 10% of the total number of mainstream primary schools in England. Building teacher and staff capacity to identify and meet the needs of neurodivergent children provides the opportunity to enhance support and improve outcomes for all children in this whole-school approach. As the programme takes this whole-school approach and the benefits support all children, the department would therefore not be able to indicate a specific cost per child.
The department has commissioned an independent evaluation of the PINS programme. This has been designed to look at the implementation of the programme in primary schools and explore the impact on primary schools’ ability to better support neurodiverse pupils. The evaluation includes exploring attainment, and it covers all ICB areas currently participating in the programme.
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Floods: Insurance
Asked by: Patrick Spencer (Independent - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's Review of affordability and availability of flood insurance to help evaluate the effectiveness of FloodRe, published in October 2022, if he will publish the raw data of the BMG quantitative survey of households. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The department has no plans to publish this data.
Conclusions, research methodology and materials for the 2022 review of affordability and availability of flood insurance can be found here.
Conclusions, research methodology and materials for the Independent review of flood insurance in Doncaster can be found here. |
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Floods: Insurance
Asked by: Patrick Spencer (Independent - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Independent review of flood insurance in Doncaster led by Amanda Blanc, published on 14 April 2020, if he will publish the raw data of the BMG quantitative survey of consumers and businesses. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The department has no plans to publish this data.
Conclusions, research methodology and materials for the 2022 review of affordability and availability of flood insurance can be found here.
Conclusions, research methodology and materials for the Independent review of flood insurance in Doncaster can be found here. |
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Schools: Domestic Visits
Asked by: Patrick Spencer (Independent - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) Friday 9th May 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many private schools Ministers in her Department have visited since 5 July 2024; and which schools they have visited. Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) I refer the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich to the answer of 06 May 2025 to Question 46839. |
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Department for Education: Freedom of Information
Asked by: Patrick Spencer (Independent - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) Friday 30th May 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to provide a substantive response to the Freedom of Information Act request of 14 February 2025 with reference number 2025-0005461. Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department responded to this freedom of information request on 7 May 2025. |
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Wednesday 2nd April Patrick Spencer signed this EDM on Tuesday 6th May 2025 Libraries in state primary schools 45 signatures (Most recent: 2 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East) That this House welcomes the National Literacy Trust and Penguin Random House’s Libraries for Primaries campaign; is concerned that research shows that one in seven state primary schools in the UK do not have a library or dedicated library space; understands that children in disadvantaged areas are disproportionately affected by … |
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Friday 23rd May 2025
Special Report - 4th Special Report - Scrutiny of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Government Response Education Committee Found: Perteghella (Liberal Democrat; Stratford-on-Avon) Mark Sewards (Labour; Leeds South West and Morley) Patrick Spencer |
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Thursday 22nd May 2025
Special Report - 3rd Special Report - Screen time: Impacts on education and wellbeing: Government Response Education Committee Found: Perteghella (Liberal Democrat; Stratford-on-Avon) Mark Sewards (Labour; Leeds South West and Morley) Patrick Spencer |
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Tuesday 13th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA), Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO), Ofsted, and Care Quality Commission (CQC) Solving the SEND Crisis - Education Committee Found: Brackenridge; Dr Caroline Johnson; Amanda Martin; Darren Paffey; Manuela Perteghella; Mark Sewards; Patrick Spencer |
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Monday 12th May 2025
Attendance statistics - Members' Attendance Record 2024-25 Education Committee Found: Mark Sewards (Labour, Leeds South West and Morley) (added 21 Oct 2024) 16 of 19 (84.2%) Patrick Spencer |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills At 10:00am: Oral evidence Phil Smith CBE - Chair at Skills England Sir David Bell - Vice Chair at Skills England Sarah Maclean - Joint CEO at Skills England Tessa Griffiths - Joint CEO at Skills England At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ben Rowland - Chief Executive at Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Dr Katerina Kolyva - Chief Executive at Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Emily Rock - Chief Executive at Association of Apprentices Jane Hadfield - Co-Chair, The St Martin’s Group and National Lead, Apprenticeships at NHS England View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills At 10:00am: Oral evidence Phil Smith CBE - Chair at Skills England Sir David Bell - Vice Chair at Skills England Tessa Griffiths - Joint CEO at Skills England At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ben Rowland - Chief Executive at Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Dr Katerina Kolyva - Chief Executive at Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Emily Rock - Chief Executive at Association of Apprentices Jane Hadfield - Co-Chair, The St Martin’s Group and National Lead, Apprenticeships at NHS England View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills At 10:00am: Oral evidence Phil Smith CBE - Chair at Skills England Sir David Bell - Vice Chair at Skills England Sarah Maclean CBE - Joint CEO at Skills England Tessa Griffiths CBE - Joint CEO at Skills England At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ben Rowland - Chief Executive at Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Dr Katerina Kolyva - Chief Executive at Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Emily Rock - Chief Executive at Association of Apprentices Jane Hadfield - Co-Chair, The St Martin’s Group and National Lead, Apprenticeships at NHS England View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board At 11:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Derek Munn - Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board At 11:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Derek Munn - Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Derek Munn - Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Janet Harrison - Head of Service at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Janet Harrison - Head of Service at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Member at The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m. Education Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Curriculum and Assessment Review At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Tom Middlehurst - Deputy Director of Policy at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Darren Northcott - National Official at NASUWT The Teachers' Union Tim Oates CBE - Group Director of Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge University Press and Assessment Jill Duffy - Chief Executive of UK exam board OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA) at Cambridge Assessment At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Charlynne Pullen - Principal Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University Nick Chambers - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Education and Employers Charity Robert West - Head of Education and Skills and part of the Future of Work Directorate at Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Jane Gratton - Deputy Director of Policy at British Chambers of Commerce View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Curriculum and Assessment Review At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Tom Middlehurst - Deputy Director of Policy at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Darren Northcott - National Official at NASUWT The Teachers' Union Tim Oates CBE - Group Director of Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge University Press and Assessment Jill Duffy - Chief Executive of UK exam board OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA) at Cambridge University Press and Assessment At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Charlynne Pullen - Principal Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University Nick Chambers - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Education and Employers Charity Robert West - Head of Education and Skills and part of the Future of Work Directorate at Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Alex Vetch - Director of Policy and Insights at British Chambers of Commerce View calendar - Add to calendar |