Proceeding contribution from Ed Balls (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 December 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Children's Plan.
Children's Plan
I thought that my hon. Friend was about to raise the issue of excessive drinking by young adults, which may have occurred on that train on 18 February 1967, after Norwich's surprise victory as a member of division 3 south against Manchester United in the FA cup—one of the highlights of my pre-life, given that I was born seven days later. Why my father was at the game, rather than at home has always been a mystery to me. [Interruption.] He was with my hon. Friend. To answer my hon. Friend, we have put substantial amounts of extra money into supporting special needs in this year's settlement and for the next three years. I have announced reforms to try to improve the way in which we spot dyslexia in the early years of primary school, but following the Bercow review into some of those matters, the Ofsted review will give us an important opportunity to assess whether we are getting that right and whether we need to do even more in future.
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- Children Assessments Curriculum Discipline Design Finance Information Languages Qualifications Parents Pre-school education Pupils Primary education Playgrounds Mental health services Schools Teachers Special educational needs Young offenders Youth services Literacy Numeracy
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