Laura Trott

I am delighted to come to the House today to welcome a proper phone ban in place for schools. The Government have finally done the right thing, but they have been on what I would euphemistically descr

I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement, and also for taking the time to brief me on the report yesterday. This is an important and timely review, and I pay tribute to Sir Da

I am delighted by that answer. Thank you. This is not a hypothetical situation. A school in Barnet that has recently become state funded says that it is compulsory for girls as young as seven to cover

On behalf of my party, may I send our condolences to the Prime Minister on the death of his father? I want to ask the Secretary of State a very simple question. Does she think it is acceptable for you

It is what happened. Instead of raising aspirations, the system lowered expectations. The danger in what the Government are proposing is obvious. History will repeat itself. Highly academic schools wi

Let me begin by welcoming the new Secretary of State to her place. Just yesterday, new statistics from the programme for international student assessment showed that English pupils are now in the top