Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 24 February 2026Answered: 2 March 2026

Asked by

Oliver Ryan

Labour (Co-op)Burnley

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Josh MacAlister)

I thank my hon. Friend for his advocacy for a technical excellence college in his constituency. We have launched the applications for 19 of those. They get to the core of what this Labour Government are about, which is creating opportunities in every corner of this country.