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Backbench debate on Thursday, 3 July 2014, in the House of Commons, led by Hazel Blears. The answering members were David Laws and Rushanara Ali.

Social Mobility/Child Poverty Strategy

First backbench debate (part 2). Motion that this House has considered social mobility and the child poverty strategy. Agreed to on question.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
583 cc1137-1178 
Session
2014-15
Department
Department for Education
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions
Hazel Blears | 583 cc1138-1143 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House has considered social mobility and the child poverty strateg...

Graham Stuart | 583 c1143 (Link to this contribution)

The right hon. Lady is making a powerful speech, and I think that she and Alan Milburn are absolu...

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Hazel Blears | 583 cc1143-5 (Link to this contribution)

Obviously I support the pupil premium, because it is a way of putting a substantial amount of mon...

Graham Stuart | 583 cc1145-1151 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to take part in the debate and to follow the right hon. Member for Salford and E...

William Bain | 583 cc1151-4 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr Stuart). I congratulat...

Simon Wright | 583 cc1154-6 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the Backbench Business Committee on giving us the opportunity to debate this impor...

Damian Hinds | 583 cc1155-1161 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing time for this important debate, and I congr...

Graham Stuart | 583 c1160 (Link to this contribution)

Has my hon. Friend seen the articles by Christopher Cook, who is now the BBC’s education correspo...

Damian Hinds | 583 c1160 (Link to this contribution)

I have not seen the marrying study, although I have seen several of Chris Cook’s articles in the ...

Damian Hinds | 583 c1162 (Link to this contribution)

Three reports have come along at once.

Lots of different effects are taking place, and we n...

Rushanara Ali | 583 cc1162-5 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Salford and Eccles (Hazel Blears) on securing ...

Graham Stuart | 583 c1165 (Link to this contribution)

The shadow Minister is being a little churlish, which is not in her nature, so I am sure she will...

Rushanara Ali | 583 cc1165-6 (Link to this contribution)

I referred to the failure to close the gap. The hon. Gentleman is right that there have been impr...

Rushanara Ali | 583 c1166 (Link to this contribution)

I did not give way to the hon. Gentleman, but if he insists—if I am allowed to continue then I am...

Damian Hinds | 583 c1166 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Lady was talking about London a moment ago. Can she tell the House which region has the ...

Rushanara Ali | 583 c1166 (Link to this contribution)

Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will say why his Secretary of State said that there is no need for qua...

Rushanara Ali | 583 c1166 (Link to this contribution)

I will not give way any further because I have already given way twice to the hon. Gentleman—[Int...

Lindsay Hoyle | 583 c1166 (Link to this contribution)

Order. It might be helpful to say that it is up to the shadow Minister whether she wishes to give...

Rushanara Ali | 583 c1166 (Link to this contribution)

I will give way to the Chair of the Education Committee.

Graham Stuart | 583 c1166 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the hon. Lady since she mentioned me. As she has made clear, qualified teachers ...

Rushanara Ali | 583 cc1167-8 (Link to this contribution)

I am rather disappointed that the Chair of the Select Committee is taking such a partisan view. T...

Rushanara Ali | 583 c1168 (Link to this contribution)

I am not going to give way. I want to conclude and let the Minister make his speech. If Mr Deputy...

Rushanara Ali | 583 cc1168-9 (Link to this contribution)

I will make some more progress and then I will consider giving way.

Apprenticeships are cri...

Rob Wilson | 583 c1169 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Lady for giving way and for being so generous with her time. I would like to tak...

Lindsay Hoyle | 583 c1169 (Link to this contribution)

Order. I am sorry, but I just need to clear up this matter. It is up to the shadow Minister, the ...

Rob Wilson | 583 c1169 (Link to this contribution)

I would just like to take the hon. Lady back to her comments on youth unemployment. From what she...

Rushanara Ali | 583 cc1169-1170 (Link to this contribution)

If the hon. Gentleman looks at the evidence, he will find that the future jobs fund got young peo...

David Laws | 583 cc1170-2 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Backbench Business Committee for giving us the opportunity to debate this very import...

Stephen Timms | 583 c1172 (Link to this contribution)

The pupil premium is based on free school meal eligibility, but we still do not know which recipi...

David Laws | 583 cc1173-5 (Link to this contribution)

I can tell the right hon. Gentleman that there is no disagreement in government. This is a very i...

Graham Stuart | 583 c1175 (Link to this contribution)

The Minister will know that thanks in part to the flexibilities that this Government have introdu...

David Laws | 583 cc1175-7 (Link to this contribution)

I entirely agree. Money is of course not always the answer—if it is spent badly, for instance—but...

Hazel Blears | 583 cc1177-8 (Link to this contribution)

I record my thanks to the Backbench Business Committee for allocating time for this debate. I hop...

Subjects
Children Disadvantaged Employment Education Low incomes Poverty Work experience Social mobility Living wage
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