Here are the highlights from yesterday's Children, Schools and Families questions. Buckingham MP John Bercow advocated a more liberal exclusion policy: "Of course, schools sometimes mistake disability for disobedience. Children with special educational needs are nine times more likely to be permanently excluded from school, and the Government are rightly committed to reducing the incidents […]
Yesterday the Commons hosted questions to the Home Office. The new Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Grayling (right), had a chance to shine. Shadow Justice Minister David Burrowes asked about drug prevention: "Mr. David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con): Last month, the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse published figures that reveal that nearly 25,000 young people […]
Conservative MPs posed questions on women and equality yesterday. Maria Miller, Shadow Minister for the Family, asked about pay equality: "What steps the Government are taking to reduce the gender pay gap. [250977] The Minister for Women and Equality (Ms Harriet Harman): Because there are many things that lie behind unequal pay for women, we […]
Maria Miller MP, Shadow Minister for the Family, outlines ways in which the Conservatives will make life easier for parents. Like many women, I worked for a number of years before having my eldest daughter and then I went back to work when she was about 5 months old. In fact now, more than half […]
Maria Miller MP, Shadow Minister for the Family, outlines the measures the Conservatives are proposing to help families stay together. A strong, stable family life is critical for every child. That is why we have put the family at the heart of our vision and why are committed to making Britain the most family friendly […]