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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Saqib Bhatti Excerpts
Monday 27th February 2023

(1 year, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Nick Gibb
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Officials will give detailed feedback when a school fails to secure a bid through the many different bidding schemes for capital. We spend a huge amount of money on capital funding in our schools—about £13 billion since 2015. I am happy to meet the hon. Lady, the school and officials to go through what went wrong with that bid.

Saqib Bhatti Portrait Saqib Bhatti (Meriden) (Con)
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The Secretary of State will be aware of the tragic incident that occurred in my constituency on the icy lake in Kingshurst, where four children tragically lost their lives. Will she agree to meet me to discuss my campaign to educate children on water safety, to avoid such tragedies in future?

Gillian Keegan Portrait Gillian Keegan
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Yes, I am committed to seeing what we can do to improve that, and I will definitely meet my hon. Friend.