Parliamentary Activity - Bridget Phillipson

Topical Questions

Bridget Phillipson made a speech in the House of Commons

Headteachers are telling us they are having to cut back on staffing, school trips, and even pens and paper. As costs soar and the national insurance rise comes into effect, the Secretary of State...

Topical Questions

Bridget Phillipson made a speech in the House of Commons

The Schools Bill gives the Secretary of State sweeping powers over the operation of our schools. Does that mean that he recognises that the Government’s approach to school improvement over...

Making Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow Old

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The last Labour Government transformed the life chances of a generation, and it will fall to the next Labour Government to do the same. Because, in a country...

Making Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow Old

Commons debates

I am afraid that I did not catch most of that intervention—it was a bit hard to hear the hon. Lady—but I repeat that the last Labour Government rebuilt schools across our country....

Making Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow Old

Commons debates

The last Labour Government transformed the life chances of people across our country—child poverty down, investment in our schools, schools rebuilt, teachers properly supported. That is a...

Making Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow Old

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to speak in today’s debate on behalf of the Opposition, and to set out the contrast between a Conservative Government who have spent 12 long years failing Britain and a...

Department for Education: Parliamentary Questions

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average number of working days is that it has taken him in the (a) 2021-22 Parliamentary Session as a whole and (b) in the 2021-22...

Schools: Construction

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to change the current framework governing the opening of new schools.

Further Education: Finance

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 19 April 2022 on the Further Education Capital Transformation Fund, HCWS769, for each college...

British Students Abroad: Russia and Ukraine

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2022 to Question 146609 on British Students Abroad: Russia and Ukraine, what assessment he has made of the capacity...

Department for Education: Apprentices

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Public Sector Apprenticeships Target, how many apprentices were employed in his Department in the financial year 2021-22; what...

Department for Education: Parking

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much revenue his Department has raised by charging staff for car parking spaces at each of the office premises operated by (a) his Department, (b)...

Department for Education: Parking

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many car parking spaces have been made available to staff (a) free of charge and (b) at a charge at each of the office premises operated by (a)...

Department for Education: Cybersecurity

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the comments made by the Director of GCHQ on 31 March 2022 on the standard of the UK's cybersecurity, whether he has made a recent...

Department for Education: Travel

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking in respect of each public body for which he is responsible to encourage (a) active travel by staff, (b) the use of public...

Textbooks: Languages

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer on teaching materials for Ukrainian-speaking and Russian-speaking children (question 145854), what steps he has taken to assure...

Department for Education: Randstad

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of tutors employed through the funding provided to the National Tutoring Programme; and how many of those...

Department for Education: Randstad

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Tutoring Programme.

Department for Education: Randstad

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the National Tutoring Programme on pupil attainment.

Department for Education: Randstad

Department for Education

Bridget Phillipson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 31 March 2022, HCWS755 on Education Update, on what date the decision was taken not to renew the contract...