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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Stephanie Peacock Excerpts
Monday 25th June 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Gibb Portrait Nick Gibb
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We are introducing a baseline assessment so that we can measure the progress that all pupils make in their time at primary school, and that will be based very much on assessment and observation.

Stephanie Peacock Portrait Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East) (Lab)
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Northern College has recently started teaching a pioneering 10-week course to help survivors of modern slavery. Will the Secretary of State join me in paying tribute to the work of Northern College? Will he also meet me to discuss its difficulty in using public funds to fund these vital courses because of current immigration regulations?

Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds
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Of course I will meet the hon. Lady, and I pay tribute to what she is doing to make sure that the survivors and victims of modern slavery are given all the opportunities possible.