Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Smith and Stephen Morgan

Monday 9th December 2024 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Smith (Hyndburn) (Lab)]

I welcome this Government’s ambition to ensure that 40,000 extra children are school ready every year. However, at schools such as West End school in Oswaldtwistle in my constituency, there are no extra classrooms to make extra nursery provision available. Will the Minister consider capital funding to ensure that lots of primary schools have the opportunity to extend high quality nursery provision?

[Stephen Morgan]

The Government are committed to rolling out school-based nurseries. I would welcome the opportunity to meet my hon. Friend to discuss those issues further.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Smith and Stephen Morgan

Monday 4th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Morgan]

I thank the hon. Member for his question. We have a child-centred Government, and early years is a priority for the Secretary of State. We will focus on reforming the childcare system to ensure that it is fit for purpose for the future and of high quality for all young people. We are taking the sector’s concerns seriously, and we want to ensure there is a sustainable system going forward.

[Sarah Smith (Hyndburn) (Lab)]

8. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.