Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the Government’s civil contingency plans and (b) preparedness for a potential future pandemic.”
Tabled: 1 July 2021Answered: 8 July 2021
Asked by
Ellie Reeves
Labour — Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for School Standards (Catherine McKinnell)
High quality teaching is the most important in-school factor for improving outcomes for all children, including those with disabilities. That is why we are committed to delivering our first step of recruiting 6,500 new teachers to drive high and rising standards in our schools in both mainstream and specialist settings. We are doing that by bolstering pay and conditions, and restoring teaching as a respected, expert profession.