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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Valerie Vaz Excerpts
Monday 24th October 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jonathan Gullis Portrait Jonathan Gullis
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My hon. Friend is a doughty champion for the constituency of Meriden and indeed for the school rebuilding programme. He will understand that I cannot comment as the bid is in and the Department must go through a process, but I am more than happy to arrange a meeting for him with my noble Friend Baroness Barran, who is the Minister responsible for this portfolio area.

Valerie Vaz Portrait Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
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Why has the Secretary of State dropped the Schools Bill?

Kit Malthouse Portrait Kit Malthouse
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As the right hon. Member will know, the legislative timetable is under review—or it was, under the previous Prime Minister. We wait for the opinion of the new Prime Minister as to his priorities in the months to come. We will have to wait and see what we has to say.