Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 22 April 2025Answered: 28 April 2025

Asked by

Richard Foord

Liberal DemocratHoniton and Sidmouth

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

Bridget Phillipson

We will set out our approach to the recommendations in the usual way, but I say to the hon. Gentleman that one of the very first acts of this incoming Labour Government was to accept the previous recommendation to fund the 5.5% pay award for teachers that had been sat on the desk of the Conservative Government.