Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stuart Andrew and Wendy Morton

Monday 25th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con)]

5. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that parents have more influence in the running of their children's schools when those schools become academies.

[Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)]

11. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that parents have more influence in the running of their children's schools when those schools become academies.

[The Secretary of State for Education (Nicky Morgan)]

Many parents are governors and make a significant contribution to our schools, and we want this to continue, but that is not the only way we want parents to engage in schools. That is why our White Paper outlined our intention to place a duty on academies to engage meaningfully with parents, introduce parental satisfaction surveys, and set up a new parent portal to help parents to navigate the school system.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stuart Andrew and Wendy Morton

Monday 29th June 2015 Commons Chamber

[Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)]

5. What steps the Government are taking to release more public sector land for development.

[Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con)]

14. What steps the Government are taking to release more public sector land for development.