Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 10 November 2026Answered: 16 November 2026

Asked by

Josh Fenton-Glynn

Labour — Calder Valley

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

I wish all Members of this House a happy new year. Our thoughts are with those affected by the recent flooding. We thank the responders who are working hard to keep communities safe. This week, we published our elective reform plan to rebuild our NHS and end the Tory backlog. We will deliver where the previous Government failed, empowering patients, boosting productivity, more care in the community and incentivising reform. This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.